ALEXANDRIA, Va. – More than two weeks into Operation Iraqi Freedom, care packages and donations have begun to stream in as family and loved ones brace for what some are saying may be a long and drawn-out war.

This time around, screening and mailing procedures have dramatically changed, but officials urged civilians not to be deterred by the "adjustments" which are necessary for the safety of troops serving around the world.

Since November 2002, Pentagon Federal Credit Union along with America Online, AT&T and other corporations through the United Service Organizations (USO) have contributed products and services to assist with the assembly of care packages to troops deployed and those poised for deployment to Iraq.

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