Merry Christmas! We wish you a warm, bright and joyful day with your loved ones.

But we also hope you'll remember the thousands of deployed service members who can't be with their families this Christmas.

Today will be a tough day for them. We can't change that, but we can make sure they know they're not alone and that folks back home are thinking of them and wishing them a merry Christmas.

That's why we set a goal to reach 100,000 signatures on this Christmas card for service members — but we fell short of our Christmas Eve goal deadline, and your name was on the list of those who still haven't signed.

So please, because it’s Christmas, and your words of joy, support and solidarity will mean more today than any other, will you add your name to let our heroes know you’re thinking of them?

Thank you for all you do to support our heroes in uniform and their families — especially during the holiday season.

—The USO