Interactive USO Map Lets Residents Show Support for Local Soldiers

There are lots of ways to , but a new platform from the USO is putting Matawan and Aberdeen — and everywhere else — on the map.

The "Thanks from Everywhere" online map the USO created allows users to log in and blast a message of thanks to troops, while pinning their message to the commenter's ZIP code.

That means that servicemen and women from the area can see what folks from their hometown have to share. The map allows those in active duty to leave messages to their hometown, too.

A local resident using the name Lisa Marie wrote in November:

I would like to give my thanks to the service men and women whose sacrifice, service, and dedication to our country makes living in the United States of America the most wonderful place on Earth. We are truly free here and live a life that so many envy and I am so glad that there are people like are armed forces who give their lives so that we can enjoy such freedom. I know that you all have families, dreams, and lives of your own and I can't thank you enough for all that you do. Thank You.

The site has a scrolling list of messages from everywhere, but simply type in a ZIP code in the search bar toward the bottom of the homepage and you can see what folks from that ZIP are saying.

Check out the interactive map here. Once on the page, you can leave a message of your own after logging in on the right.