Patti Patton-Bader, who founded soldiersangels.org late last year from her home in Pasadena, Calif., said she plans to continue sending video games, microwave ovens, batteries, blankets and other items through the holidays.

More than 20,000 people have registered on the site, she said, including roughly 250 people from Kentucky and 200 from Indiana. She said many soldiers who are "adopted" by the site's users would otherwise receive nothing.

"That angel is that person's family," Patton-Bader said. "We cannot abandon our soldiers. I refuse to abandon them."

Patton-Bader said her service offers a "hands-on touch" that traditional charities do not provide.

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