[Steve Newton]

Exactly right.

When chosing the Silver Star we tried to stay with the historic precedence set before.

Steve

[marmar]

When I was in Germany, SSFOA sent me numerous package for the troops. Everything from books, candy, toiletries, and little satchels that smelled good, to put in your pillow, so you could sleep. As a medic at the CASF I was able to give the stuff out to the troops when they didn't have these supplies on them. Many Wounded Warriors, when they fly in from the contingency area, depending on their injuries, sometimes have their uniforms cut right off their bodies and when they show up to Germany, they don't have anything on them. So these supplies help.