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New Unit has Developed the Army’s New Iraq Strategy The newest unit for Operation Thank You is the Pathfinder Company of the 5th Battalion of the 101st Airborne Regiment. The 60 members of Pathfinder Company are deployed to Central Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq, and have developed the Army’s newest strategy in dealing with the Terrorists targeting US Troops and the civilians supporting the new Iraqi government.

There is another great troop in Iraq that needs our support. These soldiers are the First Battalion - 327th Infantry at FOB McHenry. Take time to send cards, letters and packages!!

Operation Thank You has another unit deserving your support. This Unit is the Second Battalion of the 20th Special Forces Group, officially based at Bagram Air Base Northwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. Once again, they would welcome cards and letters showing your support. Care packages also more than welcome.

Operation Thank You Names the Unit of the Month for JanuaryFranklin, TN: Shooting USA Television has announced the "Operation Thank You" unit of the month. This time it's an Army Reserve Combat Engineering Company deployed above 7,000 feet in the Eastern Mountains of Afghanistan. Their Forward Operating Base (FOB) is a former Soviet Prison that's been crudely converted to barracks. The mission of Bravo Company of the 391st Engineering Battalion is detecting and clearing Improvised Explosive Devices while rebuilding the roads and trails between villages. This is in the area of Afghanistan still largely under the control of warlords and...

"Operation Thank You" Offers Opportunity To Send Cards, Letters Or Packages To US Troops In Iraq Or Afghanistan Franklin, TN: Shooting USA Television has launched a new effort to support the troops named "Operation Thank You". The effort is posted on the www.ShootingUSA.com website to connect viewers of the show with one unit each month that's deployed at a Forward Operating Base in Iraq or Afghanistan. Show viewers are invited to send a letter of thanks, a card, or a package of small items to express support for the troops risking their lives overseas. Jim Scoutten, Executive Producer of the...