It's own bag may work well, but this gizmo gets a vacuum seal on mostly everything. Great for shipping things!
Itemized list of what just was mailed to Kirkuk.
Box 1
28 bags Act II KettleCorn microwave popcorn
1 – 8 oz. bag Spanish peanuts*
1- 4 oz. bag mixed nuts*
Weekly Standard’s issue on Afghanistan
Box 2
28 bags Act II Butterlover’s microwave popcorn
1 – 8 oz bag sunflower seed kernels*
1- 8 oz. bag Spanish peanuts*
Commemorative magazine on Pope John Paul II
Box 3
24 bags popcorn (16 Light Butter, 8 Old-Fashioned)
2 small boxes of 5 Slim Jims (spicy, smoky)*
2 packs of 4 small (7x5in) American flags
Box 4
DVD: The Mummy (Brandon Fraiser)
5 boxes of 3 packs of 6 yellow marshmallow chicks (jtill sent earlier, but I wasn’t able to get out for Easter)
1-10 oz box of chicken flavored crackers*
2 -5 oz. bags of cheddar cheese crackers*
3 bags 1.4 oz. ground Folger’s coffee for 1 pot each*
2 – 3.5 oz. snack packs tuna salad and crackers*
Thank You card made by Mr and Mrs Swat Team
Box 5
DVD: Chisum (John Wayne)
2 magazines (StreetTrucks and Time’s issue on Anne Coulter)
15 peanut butter Power Bars
2 – 12.2 oz. boxes Little Debbie oatmeal crème pies*
1 pad 100 sheets writing paper
1 bag 3.25 oz Sugar Free coffee nips
1 – 7 oz. bag buttery toffee peanuts*
1 – 7 oz. box strawberry twists*
1 – 8.8 box Hot Tomale (cinnamon candies)*
1 – 4 oz. bag mixed nuts*
Box 6
28 bags Butter popcorn
10 oz bag Hawaiian brand Kona Classic ground coffee
Box 7
2 DVD’s
Once Upon a Time in the West (Henry Fonda)
Proof of Life (Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan)
10 oz bag of Kona Classic ground coffee
2 boxes 12 Power Bars (peanut butter and chocolate)
11 oatmeal raisin Power Bars
1 plastic cup drip coffee maker for single mug
2 boxes 40 filters for single cup coffee maker
6 large packs Carefree sugarless gum (original bubblegum flavor)
Box 8
Box of 2 John Wayne DVD movies (McLintock! and Angel and the Badman)
Popular Mechanic magazine (America 2005)
3 boxes 12 Power Bars (1 oatmeal raisin and 2 chocolate)
11 oatmeal raisin Power Bars
2 bags 10.5 oz Kona Classic ground coffee
1 box 40 filters to make single cup coffee
3 large packs Carefree sugarless gum (original bubblegum flavor)
Box 9
4 plastic cans Albertson’s sugared drink mix (8 qt.) (lemonade, grape, cherry, punch)*
2 boxes of 80 small envelops*
2 packs 4 pens*
2 puzzle books*
1 - 6 oz. bag pecans
1 pack of 2 strips of beef jerky*
Box 10
8 DVD movies
Rio Grande (John Wayne)
High Noon (Gary Cooper)
Lonesome Dove (several DVD’s for the miniseries) (Robert Duval)
Rockwell (Karl Malone) – low budget Mormon Western, not bad, with Karl in supporting role as a black cowboy – kinda cool performance
Last Samurai (Tom Cruise)
Ransom (Mel Gibson)
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle [too crude, which negates some zany humor]
Without a Paddle (Burt Reynolds) [starts slow, gets progressively zanier and funnier]
1 box 100 Slim Jims (small spicy, smoky jerked sausage)
1 box 12 Power Bars (chocolate)
6 Power Bars (4 peanut butter, 2 oatmeal raisin)
5 large packs Carefree sugarless gum (spearmint)
*items donated by Ros42
Wow, that's a lot of stuff that will surely put smiles on our soldier's faces! Thanks for all your hard work!
It's own bag may work well, but this gizmo gets a vacuum seal on mostly everything. Great for shipping things!
2 Emails from MI at Kirkuk! And one from Mosul!
KIRKUK:
Patricia, we have received most of the ten boxes you have sent. #7 is the only one that has not arrived as of yet. We did receive the DVD player and the Headlamps.
Thank you so very much. I know the guys really enjoy all of the things that you do for us over here.
Thank you from the ***th MICO.
V/R 1SG ***
Patty, yes we did [get box 7] and thank you very much. The new DVD player works very well. Those lights are very nice. Thank you for all you do. ****
MOSUL (airborne's nephew):
Hey there DR. Things are going pretty good over here for the time being. lol You guys are amazing!!!! Still can't thank you enough for everything your doing for us over here.
99 boxes of girl scouts cookies....yummy the guys would love that I will check for when they arrive so I can relay to you.
Headlamps still tring to get a count they passed them out to the soldiers quick so I will try to get back with you on that one really fast.
Yes I recieved the packages from you with my headlamp in there. You should also see the banner that Uncle Chris had made for the Company and one for me by the boy scout troop there in PA ....it is awesome and hanging up in my room. =)=)=)
July 4th decorations should be great. I can't wait to see them
Popcorn.........WOW that's alot of popcorn...LOL Thanks it will come in very handy.
I love the JOKE OF THE DAY..........LOL =)=)=)
I find it hard to believe that all this is b/c of me and I refuse to believe it b/c it never is just me. It is the men with whom I serve with and the men that work for me who make things happen over here. Thank You so much. I will continue to check on all the stuff that comes in and give you updates when I get the information.
Send my best to all the people that are doing this for us. We are eternally grateful.
Always, SSG ****