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Point 8: Hide a bible somewhere in the package.

Although I can't speak with authority, my reading of the regulations/restrictions
allows for you to send religional material (e.g., a Holy Bible) to a service-person
"for personal use".
This appears to be true even for Afghanistan or Iraq.

I think the points are:
1. follow the rules so the host country won't shut down the gift pipeline
2. be discrete about shipping materials that might offend the sensibilities of
people in the host countries...that's why I sent a 2004 calendar with photos
from our National Parks...no girls in bikinis! (as much as they'd be appreciated by
the service-people and some honest Iraqi males!)

So, if you stick to something like a Bible and maybe a religional-content book or novel,
things would probably be cool.
But I suspect that a large box filled with religious tracts would either get dumped
in the trash at customs and/or get your service-person some unpleasant Q and A time with
some officers and postal inspectors.