US Military Post Offices In Iraq To Close Novemebr 17

Mail Terminal Services in Newark, NJ, a USPS-contracted company that prepares and ships mail to US war zones. Photo from Mssparky

Military Post Offices in Iraq to Close Nov. 17 -- US Department of Defense

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 – Because U.S. forces are coming home from Iraq by the end of the year, the U.S. Postal Service will stop accepting mail addressed to military post offices in Iraq starting Nov. 17, Defense Department officials said today.

Military post offices in Iraq also will stop processing mail Nov. 17, and service members there should begin now to advise those who send them mail about the Nov. 17 deadline.

Mail still in the postal system through Nov. 17 will be processed and delivered to service members in Iraq, officials said.

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My Comment: You know that the US military is leaving Iraq when you read stories like this one.