Hug a GI Day
Hug a GI Day is held on March 4. This event in the first decade of the month March is annual. 
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Gather around your servicemen and women to give them a hug. It's simply a way to show your support.
Show some love to military service members today because it's Hug a GI Day! The abbreviation “G.I.” used to stand for “government issue”, “ground infantry”, and is now used as shorthand to refer to any person serving in uniform.
March 4 is the only day on the calendar that's also a military command — march forth! Hanning described findings that four hugs per day was an antidote for depression, eight hugs per day would achieve mental stability and twelve hugs per day would achieve real psychological growth. If this is the case, touch has a greater significance than most of us would realise.
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