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To help out troops, send cash not packages, parcels are much more trouble than money
Post-Gazette National Bureau ^
| Monday, March 31, 2003
| By Karen MacPherson,
Posted on 03/31/2003 4:51:57 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:35:05 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
I've heard that pre-paid phone cards are most welcomed by servicemen.
On another thread it's reported that some servicemen are 'cranky' from nicotine deprivation. Wonder if the anti-tobacco nuts in the government will prevent shipments of ciggies?
To: Behind Liberal Lines
A co-worker with a daughter serving in the Gulf said that she asked him to send flea collars, that they wrap them around their ankles or legs to keep the fleas from biting. Also 45 block sun screen and eye drops in individual packets (don't buy a bottle of eye drops cause sand gets in the bottle.)
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04/01/2003 10:06:04 AM PST
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Ciexyz
To: Behind Liberal Lines
We can't risk blocking up the supply lines of care packages with thousands of envelopes stuffed full of cash. Send your cash to me; I'll consolidate it all and send it along in one big package. No thanks necessary...
To: Ciexyz
Is there a limit on how many care pack we can send him?
Is there a weight and size restriction?
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04/01/2003 10:28:15 AM PST
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Kay Soze
(France is a terrorist nation - "The country where the worms live above ground")
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Donated Flea Collars Don't Help Deployed Troops
Story Number: NNS030410-14
Release Date: 4/12/2003 9:06:00 AM
From Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Donations from home are a welcome sight to deployed troops, but some donated items may cause more harm than good.
In an April 3 memo from the deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment, well-meaning donations of flea collars may cause health problems for troops overseas.
According to the Department of Defense (DoD), a number of national media have reported that donated flea collars are being sent to the Iraqi theater of operations to safeguard troops against insect and tick attack. DoD warns that wearing the flea collars can have adverse effects on humans.
Flea collars contain many different kinds of pesticides that are not intended for human use. These pesticides can lead to severe skin reactions, and they may also trigger some chemical agent detectors.
Deployed personnel are advised to follow the recommended DoD insect repellent system, which combines the use of DEET lotion on exposed skin and permethrin on the field uniform to protect against insect-borne diseases.
For more information on personal protective measures against insects and other arthropods, visit www.afpmb.org/coweb/guidance_targets/ppms/TG36/TG36.htm.
For related news, visit the Navy Medicine Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/mednews.
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04/12/2003 6:39:13 PM PDT
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GoRepGo
(God bless America. Thank you for your duty and sacrifice)
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