Being away from loved ones and missing major milestones is never easy for our troops — but around the holiday season, this burden becomes even more difficult to carry.

While we gather around our dinner tables surrounded by friends and family, our brave troops are in some of the harshest, most dangerous places this winter. And, though there's no way we can make up for the moments they're missing this season, we can make sure that they know how much we appreciate them and all that they've sacrificed for our safety.

That's why we created this holiday card for our service members — but the card closes at midnight tonight, and it looks like your signature is still missing.

Please don't let our troops go through the season without the thanks they deserve. Will you sign the USO's official holiday card before it closes at midnight tonight?

We set a goal to receive 100,000 signatures on the holiday card for our service members, but with only hours left, we are still 69,054 short of our goal.

Our troops are sacrificing a warm, joyful holiday season home with their loved ones to keep us safe — they deserve all of our gratitude and so much more. We know that, as a member of this patriotic community, you're a dedicated military supporter, but we need you to take this small action now to let our troops know that you have their backs no matter what.

So please, before the opportunity ends at midnight, sign the holiday card now to thank our heroes.

Thank you for taking a moment away from your own holiday celebrations to show our service members how much you appreciate them. It may seem small, but this act of kindness will truly make their day during this difficult time of year.

— Team USO