This is truly distressing: Less than 1% of the people who receive this email will take the time to sign the Fourth of July card for our heroes in uniform.

Please don’t take our freedom and the sacrifices of those who defend it for granted: Add your name now to say thank you.

The Fourth of July holiday may be a celebratory time for most of us back home, but it’s an especially difficult time for service members who are separated from their families and risking their lives on dangerous deployments around the world.

Many Americans don’t take the time to honor the service and sacrifice of our heroes who fight for our freedom — but as proud military supporters, we can’t let our brave heroes in uniform feel forgotten on this important day for our country and our military.

That’s why we’re counting on 100,000 proud military supporters like you to sign our Fourth of July card for our active-duty service members deployed around the world before midnight tomorrow: Will you show your support for our service members by signing our July Fourth card now?

Thank you for not taking our freedom for granted this Independence Day.

—The USO