Muster at Merrifield Post Office in Support of Troops
and Memory of Bob Hope

WHAT:
USPS partners with the founder of TroopTreats.com to provide U.S. troops with support from the home front as part of the Bob Hope recognition ceremony.

WHO:
USPS Customer Relations Coordinator Sandra Latham and TroopTreats.com founder Germaine Broussard

WHEN:
Friday May 29, 2009 at 1:00 PM

WHERE:
Merrifield Post Office Lobby, 8409 Lee Hwy

BACKGROUND:
On May 29, the U.S. Postal Service honors beloved entertainer and performer Bob Hope with the issuance of the Bob Hope stamp. In tribute to Bob Hope’s legacy of entertaining American men and women in uniform, the Postal Service is encouraging customers nationwide to support the troops by sending care packages to military personnel overseas. To help families and friends of military personnel, the Postal Service offers a discount on its largest Priority Mail Flat Rate Box for parcels shipped to domestic or overseas U.S. military addresses. The Postal Service is proud to provide this discount to support our military and their friends and loved ones here at home.

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Muster at Merrifield Post Office in Support of Troops and Memory of Bob Hope

Muster at Merrifield Post Office in Support of Troops
and Memory of Bob Hope