The Fine Print
Family members and friends may often be apart, but for Valentine’s Day Stars and Stripes is helping to bring them a little closer. Spread a little love and tenderness this year; submit a Valentine’s greeting for your loved ones stationed overseas to find in the pages of Stars and Stripes! Messages received by January 24 will be printed in the February 14 edition (European, Pacific or Middle East) of Stars and Stripes.
Messages received after January 24 will appear online only.
Print: Messages received by January 24 at 8 a.m., EST, will be included in the February 14 newspaper edition selected (European, Pacific or Middle East) when you submitted your message.
Online: Messages received after the January 24 print deadline will appear online only. We will accept online-only messages until February 13.
Stars and Stripes is authorized for publication by the Department of Defense (DOD) for members of the U.S. military services overseas. However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, and are not to be considered as the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense or the U.S. European or Pacific Commands. As a DOD newspaper, Stars and Stripes may be distributed through official channels and use appropriated funds for distribution to remote and isolated locations where overseas DOD personnel are located.
The appearance of advertising in the print edition or on this website does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense or Stars and Stripes of the products or services advertised. Products or services advertised in the print edition or on this website shall be made available for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron.
It is the policy of Stars and Stripes that all personal messages submitted for publication in Stars and Stripes are subject to approval. Only messages written in English can be accepted for publication in print or online; messages written in any language other than English will not be published. No messages will be accepted which, in the judgment of Stars and Stripes, are indecent, suggestive or offensive, or which contain text or pictures in poor taste or in any other way violate Stars and Stripes publication policies. Stars and Stripes does not accept messages which, in its judgment, contain attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature, or which reflect unfavorably on competitive organizations, institutions or merchandise.
We reserve the right to make minor edits that do not change the message’s intent. Stars and Stripes reserves the right to reject any message, for any reason, with or without cause, and with or without explanation.
Stars and Stripes will not share any information collected through its message programs with any third party other than a message program sponsor, however Stars and Stripes does reserve the right to share email addresses with its message program sponsor(s) if requested.