Military Awareness Week

May 17 – 23, 2008

WHO:
Columbus, Georgia Postmaster, Fort Benning Station

WHEN:
Special Customer Appreciation Day:
Thursday May 22, 2008 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE:
Fort Benning Post Office
110 Vibbert Ave
Columbus, GA 31995-9998

WHAT:
In appreciation and support of our military men and women, the US Postal Service in Columbus, Georgia will be holding Military Appreciation Week May 17 – 23, 2008 at the Fort Benning Station.

Earlier this year the Postal Service introduced a larger Flat-Rate Box and for the first time is offering a special price for packages going to military addresses. The price for sending the Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box is $12.95 to U.S. addresses, no matter how much the package weighs or where it is going. But for items going to APO/FPO addresses, the price drops by $2.

The new Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box measures (12" X 12" X 5½") and holds 50 percent more than the current box. A special version of the box is being offered for the military, and a $2 discount, for shipments to an Army Post Office or Fleet Post Office (APO/FPO) address.

The military box features the logo of "America Supports You," a Department of Defense-sponsored organization of nearly 300 homefront groups that send packages to troops overseas.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.