Coffee Break

While many of us are enjoying our Memorial Day parades and cookouts, tens of thousands of our men and women are spending their Memorial Day doing what they do - protecting our country. Most of them will return. Some of them will not. This is the day that we set aside to remember and honor those soldiers who gave their lives for our country. For a lot of us, that will mean visits to graveyards, moments of silent prayer, visits to monuments that commemorate their sacrifice. Those memorials and rituals are important, but I believe that one of the best and most enduring ways to honor our fallen soldiers is to support our soldiers who are still living, out there doing their job.

That’s why today I’m posting links to coffee companies that do their part to support our soldiers and their families and ask you to patronize them in whatever way you can.

Buy a Cup of Joe for a Soldier

Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii has been sending coffee to our soldiers overseas since 2006. Their program is simple. You pay for a bag of their coffee, and they ship it to a soldier overseas. The soldiers get to choose from the entire Bad Ass Coffee line. You pay $11.95. Bad Ass covers all the shipping costs. What difference can a bag of Hawaiian coffee make? Read letters from soldiers who recieved Bad Ass Coffee and find out for yourself.

Green Beans Coffee was founded on the idea that every person serving our country abroad deserves, at the very least, a good cup of coffee. The company’s motto is “Honor First, Coffee Second”. The company owns and operates 60 Green Beans Cafes overseas, and serves up a slice of home with every cup of coffee. In addition to contributing a portion of every bag of coffee they sell to charities that support soldiers and their families, Green Beans coffee also gives you a chance to show your support more directly by buying a cup of coffee for a soldier who is serving overseas. You can make a donation in any amount and including a personal message of thanks with your gift. For as little as $2, you can reach out and make a difference in a soldier’s day. Buy a cup of joe for a joe at Green Beans Coffee.

Devil Dog Brew contributes 5% of all their profits to Soldiers’ Angels, a charity that supports our troops and their families, both on the war front and on the home front. The company has two different lines of coffee - Devil Dog Brew and Snipers Brew. They also put together and ship MRE comfort packages that include coffee, snacks and a few little extras. You can get a little something for yourself, as well - 5% off your purchase of Devil Dog gourment coffee when you use the coupon code “soldiersangels”. Check out Devil’s Brew to make your coffee do more.

I know that there are other coffee companies that put their coffee on the line for our troops, but can’t pull them up off the top of my head. By all means, post about them here in a comment. I’ll post more as I find/remember them as well.

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