Mailing Overseas for the Holidays

Week of October 23, 2006

Stars and Stripes reports that military customers are being urged to observe the holiday shipping deadlines set by Army post offices in Europe. The deadlines are Nov. 18 for space-available mail, Dec. 2 for parcel-airlift mail and Dec. 9 for priority and first-class letter mail. Individual locations may have restrictions on what can be mailed to their country based on a host nation's wishes or logistical reasons, so senders are advised to check before mailing.