[Pontiac]

Each of the bundles contained goodies requested by the Soldiers, including sodas, cookies, beef jerky, CDs, DVDs, footballs, soccer balls, socks, T-shirts, personal hygiene items and an assortment of other treats.

All of this stuff is good, but what a red blooded American man wants on Independence Day is; a charcoal grill, a couple Grade A Sirloins and of course a couple cold brewskis.

But those things will have to wait until a later 4th of July for these heroes when they are home and we their fellow patriots can see to it that they are rewarded properly for their sacrifice for Freedom.

[SandRat]

and you don't think that Cookie didn't talk to the Motor Sergeant to fix up a couple 55 gallon drums to be BBQs with Cookie figuring out in collusion with the Supply Sergeant how to get the Charcoal and Steaks. There may even have been a little bit of a Wetter courtesy of Doc in Sick Bay - just for Medicinal purposes you understand.