Hi Patty,
I'm having technical difficulties as far as sending you the pix, but I wanted to let you know that you have quite a few happy kids here.
The chocolate was a little soft, but we put it in the fridge and it was fine. Everything arrived in great shape. We have a check-out sheet for the movies (so that everyone can enjoy them) and the popcorn was popping throughout the day yesterday.
You should be getting some thank-you notes in the near future - or how ever long the post office takes. The folks here are truly grateful and amazed at the generosity. One guy wanted to know if you were married (!) and I said you were, so then he wanted to know if you had a daughter. :)
We have the flags flying around our office area and the pocket constitutions are out for everyone. EVERYTHING is so much appreciated. I only wish you could see the smiles.
Truly - I'm amazed at the thoughtfulness. I never thought I'd be on the receiving end of FReepers commitment to soldiers. You guys rock!
God bless those soldiers. Be sure to let us know if there is more we can do.
Sent on June 16 to Bagram: (postage $19.70 insured for $67)
5 tapes of the Ronald Reagan funeral ceremonies and processions
Books: Goodbye Darkness-Memoir of WWII in Pacific (William Manchester), Tunnel in the Sky (Robert Heinlein), Far Side cartoon book, Washington the Indispensible Man-biography
Essay on Islam in America
Magazines: Army on Space, Women's NRA, Decision on Bakersfield crusade
2 Jergens mild soap, 2 Carefree gum, 5 stuffed envelops, 1966 music CD
Had to send a letter to Kirkuk for more details about culturally appropriate gifts for kids there after getting the thank you from Kirkuk with request for help with their school kids project. Also needed to send thank you cards and notes I'd received for them. So I put in some more goodies that Mo1 had sent and that I had around here.
June 16, 2004, to Kirkuk: (postage $29.25 insured for $191)
Picture album of troop support rallies (Tunehead54 and SerpentDove) and 16 Thank you notes and cards
DVD Movies: Bruce Almighty (Jim Carey); Radio (Cuba Gooding, Jr.); Men in Black II (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones)[contributed by Mo1]; Lawrence of Arabia (Peter O'Toole); Starship Troopers; True Lies (Schwarzenegger); Fifth Element(Bruce Willis)
VHS tape of President Bush Speech to the Nation on Iraq
Books: Sun Tzu's Art of War; Seven Pillars of Wisdom (T.E. Lawrence); Shogun (James Clavell); Goodbye Darkness-Memoir of WWII in the Pacific(William Manchester); Sum of All Fears (Tom Clancy); Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein); Pied Piper (Nevil Shute); A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute); 25 pocket constitutions
24 pencils #2 in plastic case
CD 1965 Music
2 Carefree gum
Light reading: People magazine issue about Reagan, Essay on Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Letter by Franklin Graham about faith.
Thank you for sharing that!