Happy Veterans’ Day everyone!

We wanted to pass along this letter from the great folks at American Lung Association about what they’re doing to keep our armed forces healthy and smoke-free. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Learn more.

Dear Supporter,

Much of the United States military is currently deployed around the globe, often in dangerous environments that require their full attention. Active-duty personnel need to be healthy and prepared for any situation.

Unfortunately, more than a third of our troops smoke. The physical damage of smoking compromises troop readiness and costs billions in tobacco-related medical care, but cigarettes are far too accessible to our troops and sold inexpensively at military bases.

On December 31, 2010, all submarines deployed below the surface will become smokefree, a move which will protect crews from secondhand smoke.

The American Lung Association applauds the U.S. Navy’s timely action and provides smoking cessation counselors at our HelpLine at 1-800-LUNG-USA (800-586-4872).

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