Biden helps make care packages for troops, watched ABC7's story on Operation Gratitude

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Dr. Jill Biden is getting involved to help Operation Gratitude assemble holiday care packages for troops. ABC7 was told Biden's team watched reporter Kristen Powers' story on Good Morning Washington this morning and loved the story!

Biden and retired General Lloyd Austin helped assemble care packages for deployed troops.

Operation Gratitude volunteers are preparing to ship out 20,000 care packages to deployed troops with the support of Veterans United Home Loans and CSX.

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The holiday packages are to say thank you for serving overseas in the Middle East, South Pacific, Europe, and aboard U.S. Naval vessels.

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This week at the D.C. National Guard Armory, a small group of Operation Gratitude volunteers are coming together to assemble 2,500 individually addressed care packages to be sent to U.S. troops overseas.

Through Veterans United Home Loans, you can also send a digital holiday message to military heroes, here.

If you would like to support Operation Gratitude's mission, click here.

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