[BillF]

Great article. Only available for a couple more days.

I just saw the article today.

[BillF]

Maybe we could help or coordinate with this operation for the proposed BWI project?

[BillF]

Thought that you would be interested in this.

[BillF]

Nice story.

[VOA]

ping...just to see what's happening with the soldier transit at BWI.

[DustyMoment]

It is particularly appropriate that veterans from Korea and Vietnam take part in this. We were ignored, abused and mistreated when we came home from what were "unpopular" wars (I tremble to think that any war was "popular").

Although I am not physically there, I join my brother and sister veterans in ensuring that the Iraq War vets know they are appreciated and supported and that their efforts have neither been forgotten or ignored.

[Maigrey]

I thought you would be interested in seeing this.

[Feiny]

Thanks so much for this fantastic article.
Is there any way to find out when these flights arrive.
I am near LAX & would love to welcome home troops. And...I know plenty of LA freepers who would join me.

[Feiny]

Thanks so much for this fantastic article.
Is there any way to find out when these flights arrive.
I am near LAX & would love to welcome home troops. And...I know plenty of LA freepers who would join me.

[VOA]

BillF, I apologize in advance to you and Jim Robinson for stealing this thread momentarily...

Dear Fellow Freepers...I'm hi-jacking this thread for a short side-bar in hopes to inform you to motivate y'all just a bit.....
the deadline (November 13th) for mailing military care-packages via the APO/FPO route to
our best and brightest has passed.

BUT...you can still mail military care packages!
I know, I DID IT YESTERDAY! (Saturday 11-15-03)

It's still TIME to:
SHOP
BOX
and
MAIL

for shipping advice, see threads at these URLs:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1003802/posts
(please not that the USPS website URL are missing a ".com"),
and remember to mark the "Redirect" box and write in "Commander/Chaplain"
on the Customs form...that way your box will definitely be used
AND
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/997310/posts


Further info. on VOA's mailing of two packages on 11-15-03, Saturday

I'll admit that it's costly. I loaded up one of the free "Priority Mail" cardboard boxes from the
local United States Post Office.
I loaded up each of two boxes with all sorts of "comfort food" and "personal hygiene" items that
should be useful, no matter if the recipient gets them or they are redirected by a "commander/chaplain".

I loaded each boxes with food items like...
flavored coffeed (e.g, hazelnut flavored that had sugar in the blend),
artificially-sweetened Tropical-Punch-flavored Kool-Aid (so sugar isn't required),
Spam-brand "Oven-roasted Turkey" (no pork products; metal-sealed for long-term preservation)...something
that a hungry Iraqi might really appreciate as a gift),
Lipton soup-packets in the flavors of "chicken noodle", "ranch", and "beef onion" (humble, but a change of pace!)
Oreo Cookies ("America's Favorite Cookie"...so I bet US soliders like 'em),
M&Ms -- holiday-colors...bet those will be well received around the tent!,
disposable razors (and a bar of "Burma-Shave" brand shaving soap!),
new toothbrushes (heck, might just be useful in cleaning an M-16!) and toothpaste,
solid-form under-arm deoderant....

I'm sure that folks who've actually served in a long-term deployment far from home, especially when separated
from beloved family and friends DURING THE HOLIDAYS can come up with even much more meaningful
and significant items to send to those who are abroad...protecting us, their fellow band of brothers and sisters,
and, at a long reach.....you and me.