Giving back to the troops: Donating your books to soldiers  Apr
30, 2012, 8:39 a.m.  If you're a veteran who served your country
proudly, or are always talking about how much you appreciate the
contributions of servicemen and servicewomen of the U.S. armed
forces, there are a number of ways that you can donate to troops
that are both effective and inexpensive.  One way to accomplish
this is by donating your gently used books. Operation Paperback
has been -- well, in operation -- since 1999, and is a non-
profit organization that has shipped close to two million books
worldwide to soldiers stationed throughout the world. By
donating books to Operation Paperback, you can not only support
our troops by letting them know you care, but you can also
accomplish several other things you might not have thought of.
1. Expose a young soldier to classic books they may not
otherwise ever read. This is a truly wonderful opportunity to
share your personal love of literature with someone you've never
met, but whose service