As the largest
organization of combat
veterans, VFW knows the
importance of keeping
military families in
touch. That's why in
1996 VFW launched the
VFW
Operation Uplink™
program - the premiere
calling program for
deployed service members
that provides free phone
time to active-duty
military personnel and
hospitalized veterans.
Operation
Uplink
initially provided
calling cards to
deployed and
hospitalized troops, but
on Mother's Day 2006,
due to the growing
popularity of the
program and thanks to
the generosity of
corporate donors like
Sport Clips and
Harleysville Insurance,
the program began
hosting "Free
Call Days."
The program is the only
one of its kind,
providing two designated
days each month when
deployed service members
making phone calls from
their Morale, Welfare &
Recreation (MWR) center
to the U.S., and other
home base location land
lines, are greeted by a
recording which states
the call will be
free, courtesy
of Operation
Uplink.
VFW and Auxiliary
members, as well as
other caring citizens,
generously support the
program. Since it's
start in 2006,
Free Call Days
have provided more than
6.1 million free
connections for service
members and their
families. The VFW is
proud of
Operation Uplink
because it
provides an easy way for
individuals and
organizations to make an
immediate difference in
the lives of active-duty
military personnel.
Click here
if you or your
corporation is
interested in sponsoring
a Free Call Day! Contact
Linda Ferguson of VFW
National Military
Services at 816-968-1102
or
lferguson@vfw.org
with any questions.
OPERATION UPLINK
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