Posted on 01/21/2006 3:06:06 PM PST by patriciaruth
Mailed out 1 box to Bagram today.
Value ($45) Postage ($41)
1-18 oz. bag Salted Stick Pretzels
1 pkg of 8 mini boxes Sunmaid Raisins
4-Bumble Bee Chicken Salad w/crackers
4 boxes Slim Jims
5 pack of Juicy Fruit Gum
5 pack of Big Red Gum
8 oz. bag of Boston Baked Beans
1-8oz. pkg. Raisin & Nut Trail Mix
2-8oz. pkgs Honey Roasted Peanuts
1-10oz. pkg. of Sunflower Seed Kernels (roasted & salted)
1-12oz. box Snack Crackers
3 pkgs. of Tom's peanut butter & cheddar cheese crackers
2 boxes of LD Oatmeal Creme Pies
1 pkg. Assorted Creme Wafers
12 "Cup of Noodles" soups
8-Walgreens Brand of "Airborne"...called "Walborne"
2-2007 Patriotic Calendars
Card
Lookee here Patti...
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/09/09/news/top_stories/22_14_349_8_06.txt
This is a story from our paper this morning that talks with a soman whose son is in the 172nd Stryker Brigade, and the dolls that some are sending to Iraq, and why.
Thought you might be interested.
S.Cub Bear
Always glad to see what's going on.
I heard that story about the little girl in front of the tank a couple years ago.
We sent a bunch of toys, including some 99cent store dolls (half with brown skin) and trucks, to Kirkuk a couple years ago as part of Operation Crayon. The last couple of years we've just sent school supplies there.
But we are in touch with a Chaplain who knows a group of orphan kids in Kirkuk (parents killed by suicide bombers) if anyone is interested in sending something. I'm going to organize that in October.
Wowser!
That looks like a very scrumptous box of goodies!
And a very large box....
Oh, there's nothing so great as a microwave in winter in Afghanistan!
I'll be curious how mailing that turns out.
So, have you met your daughter-in-law to be yet?
Mailed movies directly by Amazon, 3 packages to 3 wounded warriors.
box 1:
Independence Day (Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum)
Men in Black I and II (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones)
Box 2:
Hitch (Will Smith)
The Gods Must Be Crazy I and II
Flight 93
Box 3:
Tombstone (Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott)
Galaxy Quest (Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver)
There’s Something About Mary (Carmen Diaz, Ben Stiller)
Now that the 9/11 is passing, our next "organized" packages for the troops will be candy for Hallowe'en. You can buy the sales now, but don't mail till October 15, so the chocolate won't melt.
Anyone can send "unorganized" packages to them in the meantime. The Stryker companies are requesting drink mix powder to flavor their water. Bagram, Afghanistan is requesting snacks for the soldiers at the fire bases, including cups of soup, and movies. I'll post the movies we've sent there this last year in the next post.
Mailed September 11, 2006, to A company of Stryker at Baghdad, 2 boxes
Box 1, insured $78.91, postage $10.40 paid by my optometrist
1 Boxed set TV series: Lost, season 2
36 individual packs 15 Wet Ones (donated by my optometrist)
1 card with sentiment of appreciation for service
Box 2, value $38.00, postage $8.10 paid for by my optometrist
38 individual packs 15 Wet Ones (donated by my optometrist)
Mailed September 11, 2006, to HHC of Stryker at Baghdad
1 box, value $56.08, postage $8.10 paid for by my optometrist
34 indiv packs 15 Wet Ones
3 magazines:
Economist
Stuff
FHM
1 book: Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
Mailed September 11, 2006, to Camp Ramadi
1 box, insured $69.90, postage $10.40 paid for by my optometrist
1 boxed set TV series: Lost, season 2
1 box 24 Payday candy bars (2 lb 12.4 oz total)
1 box 15 oz Chips Ahoy cookies, soft baked chunky
1 pack 16 oz strawberry Twislers
4 TicTacs
5 indiv packs Wet Ones (donated by my optometrist)
3 travel Kleenex packs
1 Floss mint waxed 55 yds
1 can Mandarin oranges
2 packs 12 Trident white chicklets
1 card with sentiment of appreciation for service to country
Mailed September 11, 2006, to Bagram, Afghanistan,
1 box, insured $69.22, postage $10.40 paid by my optometrist
3 DVD movies/standup comedy routines
They call me “Tater Salad” (Ron White)*
Blue Collar Comedy Tour, One for the Road*
Cat Ballou (Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin)*
7 cans of Mandarin oranges
2 jars 18 oz Skippy extra chunky peanut butter
2 mint waxed floss 55 yards
8 individual packs 15 Wet Ones (donated by my optometrist)
5 packs 12 Trident white chicklets
2 magazines, 1 newsletter
People magazine, Steve Irwin cover
Weekly Standard “Human Rights”
Billy Graham letter
1 birthday card for a soldier
*donated by SwatTeam
MASTERLIST for Bagram since new psyops unit arrived
DVD’s sent in the last few months:
3 boxed sets TV series:
Scrubs, Season 1
Scrubs, Season 2
Scrubs, Season 3
2 DVD movies:
DC 9/11 – Time of Crisis (Timothy Bottoms, Penny Johnson)
Flight 93 (A&E/Fox movie for television)
They call me “Tater Salad” (Ron White)*
Blue Collar Comedy Tour, One for the Road*
Cat Ballou (Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin)*
The Cisco Kid, 10 episodes (Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo)
Baa Baa Black Sheep, volume 1, 12 episodes (Robert Conrad, John Larroquette)
Tombstone (Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer)
Dodgeball (Vince Vaughn)
Pushing Tin with John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton**
12 Monkeys with Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt **
The Patriot with Mel Gibson **
Lockup with Stallone**
Out To Sea with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau **
Q&A with Armand Assante and Nick Nolte**
Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid **
Striking Distance with Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker**
*sent by SwatTeam
**sent by daybreakcoming
Sent to previous psyops unit for Christmas last year:
Star Wars III, Revenge of the Sith
Batman Begins (Michael Caine, Liam Neeson)
S.W.A.T. (Colin Ferrel, Samuel L. Jackson)
The Mummy (Brendan Fraser)
The Fast and the Furious (vin Diesel)
Elf (Bob Newhart, Will Ferrell)
The Warriors (original DVD issue)
Sin City (comic book recreation, several stories, one with Bruce Willis)
It’s a Wonderful Life*
Christmas Vacation*
*sent by Nina0113
Sent for Halloween, 2005
The Others (Nicole Kiddman)—a ghost story
Kiss the Girls (Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd)—a horror thriller
Sons of Katie Elder (John Wayne, Dean Martin)
Tombstone (Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott)
The Cowboys (John Wayne)
The Man from Snowy River (Tom Burlinson)
6 Dial hand sanitizer
6 Colgate Shaving Cream
4 Johnson's Talcum Powder
7 bars soap (Dove, Irish Spring, Zest, Dial)
4 tubes Curel lotion
6 deoderant (Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick)
7 tubes toothpaste (Colgate, Aquafresh)
2 pkgs disposable razors (18)
4 pkgs Trident Gum (5 per)
Great stuff! Thanks so much, kat, for being our Fairy Godmother.
Special Kudos for SENClander who sent the air pumps for them to inflate the soccer balls!
Here's an email from A company of Stryker at Baghdad that just came. Anyone want to get the first couple of seasons of Smallville for A company?
EMAIL from BAGHDAD!
..you are the greatest. We just received the air pumps today. That will help us in developing the new areas that we go into. I am glad that your computer is not infected. The guys really enjoyed the pillows and the mini series [Lost, seasons 1 and 2] as well. If you can send Smallville that will be nice. Thanks again for all that you do.
bttt
Yes, thanks to Patty for organizing all of this!
I ordered Smallville from Amazon, seasons 1-4, to be sent to Kattrack's home. I volunteered her for mailing them out to Company A of Stryker at Baghdad. They should be there Friday.
I also ordered the just released 5th season, but it is going to Texas so I can watch a couple episodes I missed while visiting my Mom. I'll mail it out later next week probably.
Thanks especially to MJY1288 and jtill for contributions that made this possible.
How about some applause for Pig Rigger, too? He just sent a Paypal contribution.
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