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Here we go, gang - this is what OpMaleStar has been doing - anyone question their worth after reading this letter from the front? Printed with the permission of OpMaleStar.

I am currently deployed to Iraq
with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Myself and thousands of
other troops have been here about eight months now and expect to be here
another three or four. A friend of mine asked that my name be put on the
Opmale Star mailing list and once I found out about it, I never had a
complaint against them.
In fact, I'm very fortunate to have made their mailing list, as their
support has helped me and many of my troops get through this war. The
Opmale Star program has sent thousands of letters and care packages and
motivational emails to the soldiers here, and thats only counting the ones
in my unit. I can only imagine how much support they've been giving to the
tens of thousands of troops we have in the region, or even around the world.
At no time was this program forced upon me or any of the other members on
the mailing list. I'm very grateful my name found its way onto their list,
because they have been an incredible source of strength and hope to myself
and many others. I was very upset when I found out that this program was
being restricted due to "spam" laws. I understand the applicability of this
rule to porno sites and telemarket type institutions, but this? This
program has never solicited me for anything and has never harrassed me in
any way. If they have any complaints about their emailings, I'm sure they
were from vindictive personnel that were doing some type of wrong themselves
(ie sending dirty emails to the members of Opmale Star, etc). Opmale Star
has always said that if members wanted to be off the list, all they had to
do was ask.
If this program's accessibility to troops over aol is restricted or
suspended, you will be doing an incredible disservice to the men and women
that have been serving their country and putting their lives on the line
every day. I was a platoon leader only a few short months ago and had 34 of
America's finest soldiers under my care. Opmale Star would send me care
packages all the time with basic necessities (ie soap, toothpaste, snacks)
that I could pass out to my troops (I'm talking twenty or thirty packages in
only a few weeks) and I did. Let me tell you, the morale boost to the
soldiers was huge. One of the soldiers that I gave packages to never really
got much mail in the duration of the war, so he was extremely excited to get
their mail. Well, when an Iraqi vehicle cut him off during one of our
convoys on May 14th, his truck flipped onto him and he died. His name was
Specialist David Nutt, and he was one of the best soldiers you could ask
for. I know it may not seem related to what I'm telling you, but I got to
see the eyes of my soldiers light up when they got the support Opmale Star
provided. My lost soldier was one of them. We never know if we're going to
make it to the next day here, and hostilities are only increasing. I
applaud any efforts by such caring groups in the states to support our
troops in any way they can. If Opmale Star's means to support us is
restricted or suspended, again, you will be doing a terrible disservice to
our soldiers and our nation. We don't ask for much except for a little
appreciation, and lifting your restrictions on this program would allow that
little bit of appreciation we get from back home. I thank you for your time
and your consideration. Please do not forget us when you are making your
decisions.