Forty-five of the 67 members of a local chapter jammed into a room Tuesday night at United Methodist Church. In about 30 minutes, they packed 16 to 18 pounds of provisions in boxes to be shipped to 18 area soldiers stationed abroad.
“I sent a box at Christmas to a nephew, Spc. Dylan Esterl, in Iraq. Our hope is that all the soldiers get home safe and soon.”
The packages include valentines from third- and fifth-graders at Emanuel Lutheran School and first-graders at Lincoln Elementary School, both of New London.
“These are our soldiers...”
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