God Bless America.
Posted on 02/19/2005 12:40:42 AM PST by patriciaruth
"... because many soldiers never get anything and just get pleasure out of seeing someone else get a goodie box."
Wow! Is there a way that some of us here can help out? Maybe she could tell her soldier about www.operationmilitarysupport.com and he can tell his commanding officer to sign up some of his soldiers!
Patty-
About how long does it take for the packages to get there?
(I can't believe I don't know this and I should have asked at the post office)...
Thanks!
That's nice that they will be having a 4th of July picnic! I bet the stuff you sent will really help them feel like celebrating our liberty!
Do they have any requests for specific items there in Baghdad? (This is the unit that replaced our previous one, right?)
Generally it take 2-3 weeks for packages to get to Afghanistan and Iraq depending on space available. The post office has no control once the package reaches the Army staging area about when the package will make it on board a flight out.
I haven't had any special requests yet from the psyop group at Baghdad. You could write them and ask.
In Baghdad in the past we have sent packages to OhioWfan's son's unit, and to the 411th Engineer Combat Battalion which was there last year, and now to the follow-on Engineers unit who took the place of the 411th.
The psyops group in Baghdad is in a redeployment after about 6 months back home. Some of them were in Bagram, Afghanistan, last year, so we do have a prior link to this unit.
They helped educate Afghanis about their upcoming elections last year. They may be in Baghdad to advise Iraqi officials about the nuts and bolts of holding the election on their new Constitution which will be coming up this Fall, and for training their officials in nuts and bolts of holding the elections for public offices which will follow, maybe in December, if the Constitution is approved.
These smaller flat rate boxes I am using seem to get there faster than larger heavier boxes (not so easy to tuck into space available).
Some boxes recently got to Iraq in 8 days that were mailed from U.S. West Coast. That's a record.
It may be their delivery system have improved (I heard they had contracted with FedEx or someone to do a lot of their mail) or they don't happen to be in a major redeployment now and haven't as much gear and munitions taking up space on the flights.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks.
Thanks for the ping, mam.
You're on.
Hope you find it fun to follow the troop care packages and our adopted units in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Prayers for our soldiers are always needed.
nip.
:-)
I put you on the ping list, so you could follow our activities and responses from the troops. If you want off in the future, let me know.
I shall certainly pass along the info. Thanks!
re #340
God Bless them!! I hope they have a great time..they, more than anyone deserve it!! Let Freedom Ring!!!
My thanks to everyone here that helped make that possible!
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Dear Patty
Thanks for all the decorations and movies. I'll make sure we take some pictures on the fourth and send them to you.
(censored rest)
Thanks.
And have a happy and safe 4th Of July, btw.
Letter from the Engineers Battalion at Baghdad came in mail today! Anybody got some recent Playstation2 or Nintendo Games they could send them?
Dr. ***,
I am writing to express the gratitude of the battalion for the items you sent.
I am sure you know that many of the soldiers prefer to play video games in their spare time. I lot of them were not able to bring their own equipment or games, and it is more fun to play with a big group, anyway.
We also play movies [frequently]. Those are, of course, a universally popular passtime. We try to provide as much variety as possible, and you have really helped with that.
Our soldiers really need a diverse MWR program to keep their spirits up. They are in a stressful environment, separated from their friends, family and normal lives. Thanks so much to you and the rest of the Merry Band of Patriots for helping us to continue to update our MWR program!
The commander asked me to express his and our thanks for him because he is convinced his handwriting is illegible. :)
Sincerely,
CPT ****
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Reminding us all that we previously sent
October 15, 2004, asgardshill sent a Playstation 2 and two games (Gran Turismo 3 and Star Wars Starfighter)
October 23, 2004, Tunehead 54 sent Proscan VCR, Remote, Cabling (red, white, yellow), new batteries + extra, Manual
I'm trying to find my note of who sent the Nintendo Console and controls and games. Was it Icantbelieveit? Whoever, please step forward, as I'm also looking for the list of games that went with it, and hope you might still have it.
Some things have been misplaced when I switched computers twice this last year.
God Bless America.
FANTASTIC!!!
I'll ping the gang, and by the time they come the pics from our adopted Battery at Kirkuk may be up, too.
The first photos from the 4th of July in Iraq are coming through, some posted above and some below this ping.
First in line is MI at Kirkuk and then the POB at Baghdad, and below will be our newly adopted Battery at Kirkuk.
ENJOY!
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