This 21st Century digital miracle is the key to diversion from Mission Fatigue. Entertainment, for an hour or two, provided by a DVD is frequently the only diversion for weeks at a time. Quality, safe entertainment is difficult at best for our U.S. Armed Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even traditional activities such as baseball and softball games are at a high risk because of IEDs, snipers, mines, bombs and other terrorist activities. AMVETS Task Force DVD is an appeal to Patriotic Americans to donate their new and used DVDs which will then be shipped to our fighting men and women overseas.

Troops Request Your DVDs – Hit this link (thilton@amvets.org) and provide your “complete” military mailing address, name, APO, etc.

Thanks for your dedication and sacrifice. On behalf of all American veterans and a grateful nation!

AMVETS Task Force DVD facts:

• DVDs will be available at all bases in Iraq and Afghanistan for the entertainments of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.
• Our goal is one million+ new and used DVDs donated by the American Public.
• Most bases have a reinforced recreation room equipped with a Television and DVD player. Similar facilities exist on ships. Many Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines have portable DVD players.
• The project is to ultimately have hundreds of titles in rotation at each base. This may be the only quality safe entertainment some will have on their tour of duty.
• “Children Titles” donated will be distributed to Servicemen and Women’s families (Stateside) through the Family Readiness Group(s) of the National Guard.

Help us provide quality safe entertainment for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and those who may be injured and recuperating at bases in the U.S. and Europe

To involve your agency, club, organization or business in collecting DVDs please call Toll Free 1-877-726-8387 ext. 4031 AMVETS National Programs Department.

Cash donations may also be made to handle the costs associated with collection boxes and mailing. $5.00 will mail a package of 35 DVDs to a Serviceman or Servicewoman. Over $60,000 to date has been spent in providing this much needed service. If you wish to make a donation to help defray the cost of postage, please send to: AMVETS Task Force DVD, 4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706

Download AMVETS Task Force DVD logos for placing on your collection boxes.

Pictured here is a collection box, easily made by purchasing a U.S. Postal mailing carton, 15” x 12” x 10” for $3.19. Download and print (landscape not portrait) the 8 ˝ x 11 logo and tape neatly to the box. Tape the box and logo with “clear” package tape. The logo may also be printed onto 8 ˝ x 11 inch sticker paper and neatly placed. Sticker paper is available at various business stores, including Staples. (A 30 sheet pack for about $12.00) The last step is to neatly cut a slot in the top of the box. When full, this box can be used to mail directly to our Columbus, Ohio collection center.