Posted on 02/19/2005 12:40:42 AM PST by patriciaruth
Time for a new thread!
Our Merry Band of Patriots has seen a psy-ops unit at Bagram, Afghanistan, help educate voters in Afghanistan and come home successfully, while we supported them and special forces in the field by sending over 100 movies and many packages of snacks and toiletries and Hallowe'en candy. A Christmas tree and decorations (Daybreakcoming) and stockings (Ican'tbelieveit) and cards and over 400 candy canes were sent for their follow-on unit, and a box with movies and magazines and misc is just beginning to fill for their next care package. The movies and books we sent previously went into the Special Forces library there.
We've seen Beast Battery at Kirkuk, Iraq, through till their deployment home, sending them over 100 movies and dozens of books and a microwave and DVD/VCR player (from arjay) and many big boxes of snacks. Plus a huge wave of goodies was organized by McLynnan for Christmas in Kirkuk (2 prelit trees, ornaments, Santa suit, many stockings with stuffers, many cards, and a couple thousand candy canes to share out with all the forces there).
We've supported the 411th Engineers at Baghdad in 2004 with about 70 movies and several dozen books, a Playstation 2 and a Nintendo console with a couple dozen games (from asgardshill and ican'tbelieveit), a 4 foot Christmas tree and ornaments and boxes of snacks and many cards and 600 candy canes. In the next couple months we will be bidding them Godspeed as they return to their homebase in Hawaii.
We've sent over 50 movies, a DVD/VCR player (from arjay), and a dozen and a half books to an MI unit near Kirkuk, plus some Christmas decorations and stocking stuffers, and many cards and 156 candy canes. They have mostly left for home now and we just sent a package with more movies to their follow-on unit.
Also we have sent some packages to an Aviation unit at Balad, Iraq and to an Infantry Medics unit, and a small Christmas package each to another AVN unit and an MP unit.
Stryker Infantry company formerly at Fallujah and now at Mosul since November has been the major focus of our care packages these past months. All of Stryker at Mosul has taken fire, and our adopted company has suffered a KIA and some soldiers with severe injuries.
Early on we sent food items (mostly power bars and dried fruit and nuts) then Christmas stockings stuffed with goodies and many cards and 200 candy canes, and since Christmas have begun sending movies. They recently received a DVD/VCR player (from arjay) and with the movies just mailed today their collection will total about 75 movies and a dozen books.
And all this happened because our grassroots volunteer group began forming in the early summer of 2001 to send care packages to Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, when the 101st Airborne and then the 10th Mountain were there.
The contents of packages just mailed will be listed in post below.
Got a thank you email from Mosul a few days ago with a picture of one of the platoons, and I will post those soon. Meanwhile, as over half the platoon looked like they could use some cheering up, I made up some boxes for them.
Mailed January 5, 2006, to our adopted company of Stryker Brigade at Mosul 5 boxes
Box 1, value $6.32, postage $7.70
6 boxes 10 envelopes of Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate mix
LA Times (Jan 3 Sports, Bowl Games special, California; Jan 4 Sports, Calendar)
Box 2, value $6.32, postage $7.70
6 boxes 10 envelopes of Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate mix
LA Times (Jan 3 Front Page, Business, California)
Box 3, value $5.35, postage $7.70
5 boxes 10 envelopes of Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate mix
LA Times (Jan 3 Calendar, Jan 4 Front Page, Business, Rose Bowl special)
Box 4, value $43.23, postage $7.70
Canister Archer Farms macadamia nut caramel crunch popcorn, 20 oz.
Bag 9.7 oz Dove 35 bite size chocolates (milk choc, dark choc, choc caramel)
3 pkgs 2 ½ oz Swizzler strawberry Twists
16 boxes Crystal Lite On the Go 10 envelops of lemonade mix for 1 bottle water
Box 5, insured 71.64, postage $9.90
10 boxes Crystal Lite On the Go 10 envelops lemonade mix
1 lb ground Dean & Deluca Arabian Mocha and Indonesian Java coffee
2 bottles 100 caplets 500mg acetaminophen
DVD movies:
The Wrangler (Jeff Fahey)
The Saint (Val Kilmer)
2 DVD recordings by MJY1288:
White House Christmas Tour with Laura and George
Speech by President Bush, December 7
LA Times, Dec 30 Business (about Medicare)
Box 5
And box of 60 Hedley Ceylon tea bags (English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Orange Spice, Peach Apricot, Green Tea, Lemon)
kattrack and I are both going senile.
Big bump.
Cheers, Patty, and thanks again for all you do. I know that the dark chocolate is a big hit from boxes I've sent to DH's unit...as are the gourmet tea bags. The Aussies and Brits seem to cluster around to "borrow" tea bags quite frequently, he says. You and your merry band of patriots are absolute angels for adopting our soldiers this way. A little touch of home makes things so much more bearable. ;o)
Thanks for the ping Patty! Can't wait to read the email and see the photo from Mosul! :-)
ACCOUNTING for NOVEMBER and DECEMBER, 2005
MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS:
PGalt, mass55th, AIC, PigRigger, norton, musicman, musicman, musicman, PigRigger, Swat Team, JaneAustin, Coop, mass55th, ShowMeMom, jtill, Tunehead54, Let’s Roll, swheats, Just mythoughts, manna, SwatTeam, bjcintennessee, Kitty Mittens
Sent a total of $1820 (cash, checks, money order, Walmart shopping cards and Paypal) minus Paypal fees of $7.02=
TOTAL NET MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS: $1812.98
(If anyone does not see their name on this list, please contact me so I can add any contribution I have inadvertantly overlooked in the barely controlled chaos that was in the livingroom and was moved to the guestroom.)
GOODS CONTRIBUTED:
1. Uncounted DVD recordings from MJY1288 are valued at a dollar each on the customs forms, but not counted in the value of goods purchased by myself and sent to the bases.
2. 66 Handmade lace ornaments (8 red stockings, 5 colorful U.S. flag stars, 23 white stars, 21 light cream snowflakes and 9 hearts) from JaneAustin
3. 26 Christmas cards from ShowMeMom, Coop, Tunehead54
4. 2 DVD’s (Elf and Hurricane Express) from Susie in Texas, who also sent Matrix, Out of Time in exchange for Blazing Saddles, ScaryMovie2.
EXPENDITURES:
1. Sent $110 check to MJY1288 to purchase and mail 6 ft prelit Christmas tree to Tal Afar.
2. Sent $300 check to Nina0113 ($250 was for purchasing and mailing Xbox and multiplayer accessory to Bagram and accessories for their Playstation2 (multiplayer accessory and memory cards) to Engineers at Baghdad, and an additional $50 for partial postage expenses toward the many care packages she mailed to Bagram.)
3. Sent $50 check to Abigail Adams for partial postage expenses toward the many care packages she mailed to Mosul.
4. Purchased $145.60 worth of goods from catalog and had shipped directly to VeniVidiVici (96 Christmas stockings, 80 holly leaf with red berry to decorate stockings, 100 Santa or Snowman print ziplock bags, 96 holiday print cellophane bags, 192 dorky toys (reindeer sponge ball shooters, bottles bubble juice, paddleballs, flutes, rocket flyers, balloon sleds and racer cars, slide puzzles, paratroopers) and 72 really dorky tiny foam gliders plus 1 nice plush Santa hat and unknown musical light up Santa antler hat. His family decorated the stockings with glitter and added edible goodies and mailed to Kirkuk.
5. COST/VALUE of GOODS PURCHASED or SCROUNGED and sent to bases and hospitals (Actual items listed in previous posts)
1) Bagram, Afghanistan: goods $251.92, postage $20.80=$272.72
2) Tal Afar, Iraq: goods $280.04 (plus 2 toothbrushes, 4 floss, stimudent donated by jtill), postage $38.85=$318.89
3) Mosul, Iraq (Stryker Brigade): goods $568.02 (plus 5 toothbrushes from jtill), postage $144.05=$712.07
4) Kirkuk, Iraq (MI): goods $459.01 (plus 2 toothbrushes from jtill), postage $88.95 (6 boxes postage was paid by local optometrist)=$547.96
5) Baghdad, Iraq (Engineers): goods $695.26, postage $113.45=$808.71
f. Ramadi, Iraq (MI): goods $319.71 plus 2 big packages beef jerky from jtill, postage $77.20=$396.91
6) Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo (Psyops): goods $63.68 plus 18 homemade ornaments from JaneAustin, postage $36.00=$99.68
7) Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany (Wounded): goods $83.25 plus 2 packages of homemade ornaments from JaneAustin, postage $10.90=$94.15
8) Bethesda Naval Hospital (wounded): 2 packages of ornaments made by JaneAustin taken there by MJY1288, postage to mail them to him $3.85
Total Value Goods sent to bases and hospitals by patriciaruth: $2720.89
Total Postage: $534.05
Checks sent to team captains and shipping department to help with their expenses: $510
Goods purchased and mailed to VeniVidiVici (which he shipped): $145.60
Clear packaging tape and strapping tape and zipperlock baggies: $52.17
GRAND TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $3962.71
AND that was just what was mailed out by me. If you scroll through the thread for the last couple months you will see an incredible number of boxes filled with goodies sent by many of our Merry Band of Patriots to our servicemen and women in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Anyone want to count them?
Anyone who hasn't posted their Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, New Years care package contents yet, please don't wait any longer, as I am going to start a new thread soon.
A great finish to a great year! Thanks to all of you for your dedication to our cherished men and women in uniform who are serving in harm's way.
Hi Patty-
What a impressive listing!
Just wanted to let you know that I received a certificate of appreciation from the group in Baghdad. That was so nice to get in the mail.
Happy New Year to you.
Thanks for the update...
I believe your certificate of appreciation was for the 140 boxes of microwave popcorn you sent during Operation Popcorn.
Did you ever manage to get the two Harry Potter books and the 2 Grisham novels mailed out to the Engineers? Their APO is now nonoperational, so if you still have the books I can suggest another recipient.
How are you doing lately? So many of us were sick late last year.
Here is an email I received from Psyops in Baghdad, along with the photos above:
Hi Rhonda and a Merry Christmas to you also.
Your gifts, treats and decorations made the day a special time for all of us and help to take our minds off of being here during the Holiday season. On Christmas Eve we had a meal together along with some of our friends out side the unit. My supply guys hosted the festivities. We ate Steak and Lobster, Ribs, Ham and Turkey Roast. My guys raided the mess hall with to-go plates and loaded up on toss green salad, fresh vegetables, pickles, olives and the like. We had already gotten into all the goodies earlier in the day so there was no need for Dessert.
After dinner, we had Santa (AKA PVT xxx ) deliver gifts to all the our soldiers. I am happy to report that none of my soldiers received coal in their stockings thanks to you.
Chaplain xxxx, is collecting more photos to send.
Thanks again,
CSM xxxx
Yes, I mailed the books off ages ago and got a nice email thanking me for sending them.
I'm doing better although the lingering cough is becoming pretty annoying. I'm sure it will resolve itself sooner or later.
Those are great photos! It warms my heart to see our soldiers having a nice time together. :-)
Ros42 has posted some great pictures from Baghdad and an email from them in the posts above.
Enjoy!
I'm waiting for the pics you wanted me to post :-)
I posted what I collected in donations and sent to our bases and hospitals, but here is a list of what the rest of the Merry Band of Patriots sent to our adopted units and hospitals.
BAGRAM:
1 box (bought and sent 12/17 by nina0113 with contribution from mass55th) with Xbox 100 and multiplayer accessory
x large boxes sent by nina0113:
(post 1118)
Box 1 Wt. (can't read my copy of customs form): Postage: $20.10
Decorations & Tableware:
Dartboard set
6 plastic trays for cookies
4 plastic bowls for candy
2 plastic bowls for popcorn
2 Christmas tree plastic trays
250 Christmas napkins
150 Christmas snack plates
160 Christmas cups
3 Christmas vinyl tablecloths
Santa hat
Reindeer antler headband with bells
4 sheets Christmas window clings
1 pack Christmas hanging cardboard cutouts
4 packs 500 icicles
500’ roll red crepe paper streamer
500’ roll green crepe paper streamer
4 green tinsel garlands with gold stars
4 red tinsel garlands with gold stars
2 multicolor 100-light strings
snow blanket
bag of plastic snow
2 16-packs small red velvet flat bows
plastic Santa door cover
3 bunches poinsettias
3 bunches holly
ornament hooks
red felt tree skirt with tartan edging
Merry Christmas letter banner
Madlibs Celebration edition game
Box 2: Wt.(can't read slip): Postage: $12.90
Wrapped trinkets from dollar stores
Includes decks of cards, yearly calendars, coffee mugs, handwarmer packs, manicure set, book lights & other stuff I don't remember
Box 3: Wt.(can't read slip): Postage: $16.90
Handmade Christmas stockings with bags of candy like the ones in box 4, fullsize candy cane, Christmas pencil & a Christmas card (my co-workers wrote some, I did the rest)
Box 4: Wt.: 35 # Postage: $22.25
50 ziplock sandwich baggies with a fullsize Snickers bar, pack of gum, mini candycanes, Hershey minis, hard cnady & chewy candy in each
extra candy that didn't come out even after I did the individual baggies
box of 110 ziploc sandwich baggies
Box 5 - Wt.(can't read slip): Postage: $10.55
Remainder of filled Christmas stockings (total of 52: 27 green, 25 red) & dollar store trinkets (there were at least 55, then I lost count) & leftover fullsize candy canes
6 ft prelit Christmas tree donated by optometrist mailed 11/22 by MJY1288
7 large boxes mailed 11/19 by nina0113 (post 1034)
Box 2 food wt. 30.32# - postage 19.55
40-pack Rice Krispies treats
60 pack Swiss Miss Cocoa
36-pack Act II Butter Lovers Popcorn
180-pack Twizzlers (individually wrapped)
2# Italian fruit flavored hard candy (700+ pieces)
7 10-packs cider mix
38 oz. honey roasted peanuts
White cheddar popcorn salt
box of 20 chai teabags
24 oz. Oriental snack mix
28 oz mixed almond & cashew Roca
52 oz plain Holiday M&Ms
Box 3 food wt. 32.92# postage 20.65
30-pack Oreos
58 oz. Goldfish
50 Almond-pistachio biscotti
40 oz. Mixed nuts (no peanuts)
54 oz canister Swiss Miss cocoa
5 10-packs cider mix
can of 60 Pirouline cookies (chocolate/hazelnut)
2# soft peppermint sticks (82 count)
28 oz almond/cashew Roca
52 oz peanut holiday M&Ms
Box 4 food wt. 39.30# postage 24.25
36-pack Act II Butter Lovers popcorn
40-pack Rice Krispies Treats
58 oz. Goldfish
30 oz Poppycock (like Crackerjack)
24 oz Oriental snack mix
28 oz Almond/cashew Roca
cheddar popcorn salt
2# soft peppermint sticks
52 oz Holiday peanut M&Ms
Box 5 food - wt. 30.22# postage 19.55
36-pack Butter Lovers Popcorn
30-pack Oreos
50 Almond-pistachio biscotti
30 oz Poppycock
60-pack Swiss Miss Cocoa
4 10-packs cider mix
28 oz almond/cashew Roca
butter salt
40-pack Constant Comment teabags
Box 6 food wt.31.38# postage 20.10
2 30-packs Oreos
1 40-pack Rice Krispie treats
50 Biscotti
180 Twizzlers
30 oz Poppycock
52 oz plain Holiday M&Ms
28 oz almond/cashew Roca
2 24 oz bags Oriental snack mix
Box 7 food & games wt 32.86# postage 20.65
2 2 # Italian fruit hard candy
2 canisters of 60 Pirouline cookies
38 oz honey roasted peanuts
4 10-packs cider mix
2# peppermint sticks
40 oz mixed nuts (no peanuts)
24 oz oriental snack mix
board game set (Chess, backgammon, etc.)
Pingpong for 4 set
Box 8 music & movies wt. 18.46# postage & insurance 16.40
Karaoke machine
Extra microphone
Assorted karaoke cds (didn’t inventory before taping box, sorry, I know there’s Christmas, party & sevaral others)
DVDs It’s a Wonderful Life, Christmas Vacation
TAL AFAR
3 boxes sent 12/5 by Ican'tbelieveit (post 1173) with 5 boxes Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate, 5 bags of candy bars (snickers & such), Christmas decor/entertainment ( either Charlie Brown Christmas movie, Red/green 60' garland, 3 bead garland strings, box 100 candy canes, 1 box 100 minilights.
or 60' Silver garland, 3 bead garland strings, 1 box 100 minilights, holiday collection music CD.
1 large box sent 12/5 by Tunehead54 (post 1131)
150 packets - Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix (powder) 6.7 lb.
30 packets - Alpine Spiced Cider Mix (powder) 22.2 oz.
100 packets - Splenda No Calorie Sweetener 3.5 oz.
1 box - Dixie Crystals Sugar Cubes 1 lb.
2 bricks - Maxwell House Coffee 2 lb.
2 cannisters - Pepperidge Farm Holiday Cookies 1 ½ lb.
1 package - Oreo Cookies 1 lb. 12 oz.
1 box - Pepperidge Farm Ginger Family cookies 10.9 oz
1 can - Nature’s First Natural Dairy Creamer
(powdered milk) 8 oz.
2 bags - Kraft Mini Marshmallows 21 oz.
1 bag - Kraft Mini Marshmallows 1 lb.
Total Box Weight 21 ¼ lb.
Cost: $51.48
Shipping: $22.95 Insurance: $1.30
20 boxes sent 12/3 by local optometrist (post 1120)
3 boxes 75 bags 1-2 oz. beef jerky—locally made
3 boxes 30 bags Boy Scout microwave popcorn
9 boxes with 22 bags 5 oz festive trail mix—locally made
1 boxes 14 bags variety fruits and nuts—locally made
4 boxes with 50 individual wrap turtles (chocolate pecan caramel) and 10 specialty candy canes—handmade locally
2 boxes sent 11/30 by daybreakcoming (post 1093)
3 bags of candy
3 bags of Fritos
2 boxes (24 ea) candy canes
4 Christmas trays
34 Christmas messages from FReepers
AND
a stuffed 16" American Eagle
Cabela's catalog
3 Cabela's catalog sent by kattracks
3 boxes sent 11/23 by kattracks (post 1057)
14 boxes Nestles hot choc mix (8 servings each)
2 boxes candy canes
2 boxes Pop Weaver popcorn (4 pkgs each)
1 bag Christmas mints
2 pkgs individual Ritz Crackers/peanut butter (8 pkgs each)
2 tins Christmas butter cookies
2 bags assorted Christmas candy (Snickers, Milky Way, Three Muskateers)
2 boxes Famous Amos choc chip cookies
2 boxes Pop Tarts Cinnamon Roll & Strawberry (12 & 16 each)
2 bags Tootsie Roll candy cane tootsie pops
1 box Quaker Oats grits
2 bags Hershey's Christmas kisses
1 Variety pack Nabisco cookies
1 box Nutter Butter bars (12 bars)
1 plastic container candy dish mix
2 plastic containers non-parreils
1 plastic container party candy mix
3 cans pepperoni flavored Slim Jims (25 per can)
2 lbs honey roasted peanuts
1 bag Butterfingers Christmas candy
100 Glad sandwich bags
4 Christmas CDs:
All the Trimmings
Country Stars
Voices of Christmas
Christmas with the Legends of Country
2 DVD movies:
A Low Down Dirty Shame (Keenen Ivory Wayans)
TV Classic Westerns (Bat Masterson, Rifleman, Death Valley Days, Wagon Train, Stories of the Century) 8 episodes, 3 hours
6 ft prelit Christmas tree donated by norton mailed 11/22 by MJY1288
1 box sent 11/21 by SENClander (post 1051):
Bags of candy, pkgs cookies, peanuts, raisins and Christmas cards from ladies of her church.
Car and sports magazines and husband's Cabelas catalog added by SENClander
big box sent 11/16 or so by daybreakcoming:
Cabela's Christmas catalog
5 bags of individually wrapped candies -
3 bags of 100 each Double Bubble gum (for the kids) -
plastic Christmas tub -
Christmas tablecloth -
3 bunches of silk poinsettas and holly.
9 paperbacks (spy/action/thrillers)
5 boxes sent 11/15 by CAluvdubya (post 1003)
postage $38
1 box (30 count) name brand chocolate bars
1 box (24 count) Butterfinger candy bars
1 box (24 count) Payday candy bars
2 boxes (120 count)Swiss Miss hot chocolate
3 boxes (144 count) Spiced Cider
1 box individually wrapped Red Vines
1 bag (120 count) assorted name brand candy bars
8 bags Bubble Yum gum
3 boxes tinsel
2 boxes (100 light) multi mini Christmas lights
7 DVDs -----
Ice Station Zebra
My Cousin Vinnie
U.S. Marshals
Laura Croft Tomb Raider
Bond, Die Another Day
The Waterboy
The Dirty Dozen
20 Christmas pictures drawn by my Kindergarten class with their comments for the troops (too cute!)
5 boxes sent 11/17 by SENClander (post 1005)
In one is a 2006 almanac
BOX 1
4 boxes of apple cider
4 boxes Snickers candy nutcrackers
8 cans kippered snacks
2 mini photo albums
1 sudoku puzzle book
2 Seek & Find puzzle books
2 magnetic photo pockets
2 cans Skoal tobacco
6 pkgs Christmas confetti
BOX 2
1 Entenmann fruitcake
1 Claxton fruitcake (gotta have fruitcake at Christmas)
1 bag Hershey miniatures in Christmas wrapping
1 bag Hershey kisses in Christmas wrapping
1 bag Nestle Crunch chocolate Jingles
1 deck Bicycle playing cards
1 airwick
"Patton, A Genius for War"
"Bleachers"
"The Last Juror"
BOX 3
Saltwater Sports magazine
NASCAR magazine
Motor Trend magazine
1 big crossword book
2 bags trail mix
1 bag Reese's miniatures in Christmas wrapping
1 box Christmas ribbon candy
2 airwicks
4 mini puzzle books
1 Santa hat
"Band of Brothers" (book, not DVD)
BOX 4
8 boxes Land O Lakes cocoa mix (8 envelopes per box, flavors hazelnut, cinnamon, french vanilla, etc)
4 boxes 10 envelops Mott's apple cider mix
2 bags beef jerky
1 bag smoked chicken snacks
5 Little Debbie Christmas tree shaped snack cakes
2 bags of chocolate coins
2 Santa hats
BOX 5
2 cartons (60 pkgs each) Swiss Miss hot chocolate mix
30 flat foam 'gingerman' ornaments
1 tub (360) mini candy canes
2 sets 100 mini Christmas lights
2 boxes mini Moon Pies
2 pkg ornament hangers
4 tinsel garlands (2 were 12' green red tinsel)
1 Santa hat
4 boxes sent around 11/12 or so by kattracks:
9 assorted sprigs (Holly, Poinsettias)
10 small Christmas stockings
2 stuffed Christmas dolls (Santa & Reindeer)
6 Boggle head Santa dolls w/candy
2 jingle bell ornaments
4 plastic bells and ornaments garlands. (9 ft. each)
3 tinsel garlands (9 ft. each)
3 Styrofoam snowball heads
6 Christmas candles (3 regular, 1 each Santa, snowman, toy soldier)
1 Santa hat & blinking nose
1 Elf hat w/ ears (lol)
13 pkgs. regular candy canes (12 per pkg)
2 pkgs. small candy canes
17 pkgs. cookies (Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Famous Amos)
6 tins Christmas butter cookies
9 pkgs Hot choc. mix (8 per package)
14 pkgs. candy (4 Hershey's Christmas candy, 2 Hershey Christmas miniatures and 8 bags assorted choc. Christmas candy
7 pkgs. Marshmallow Santas & Snowmen (50 total)
1 one lb. plastic container spice drops
2 one lb. plastic container roasted peanuts
Prelit Christmas tree sent out from Sears, ordered 11/2 by daybreakcoming who also mailed nonshatter ornaments and sent also.
2 boxes sent 11/2 by kattrackswith
19 pkgs of candy (Tootsie rolls, Twizzlers Licorace, Dum Dum lollipops and assorted hard candy)
11 pkgs cookies, (including Chips Ahoy and Oreos)
8 nestles Hot Choc boxes (w/ 8 pkgs per box)
4 boxes Sunmaid Raisins
5 pkgs gum (Chicklets w/ 6 boxes per package, and Trident w/ 5 packs per package)
11 small cans of room deodorant
1 large bag pretzels
1 Checkers game
3 books:
Master & Commander, the Far Side Of the World (Patrick O'Brian)
A Royal Duty [about Princess Diana] (Paul Burrell)
Derailed (James Siegel)
KIRKUK (MI)
3 boxes to Kirkuk 12/16 (post 1182)--(kattracks) New Years Party goods and goodies
? boxes to Kirkuk 12/19 (post 1189) by kattracks -6 Boxes Ritz/Keebler crackers w/ cheese (12 pkgs per box, 4 boxes flavored chips (12 pkgs per box), and 2 boxes Milano cookies (12 pkgs per box).
3 huge boxes sent 12/2 by VeniVidiVici containing 2 DVD players, a whole lot of stuffed stockings, 10 magazines, 2 Santa hats, 2 bags of AppleCinnamon potpourri
1 Cabela's catalog sent 11/28 by kattracks
MOSUL:
1 large box SENClander for New Years (post 1189) -200 envelops of Mott’s hot spiced apple cider mix (original, granny smith, red delicious, and golden delicious), 35 little bags of assorted Keebler’s cookies, two 'Happy New Year' banners, a Far Side 2006 calendar and a Ronald Reagan 2006 calendar.
3 boxes sent 12/5 by Ican'tbelieveit (post 1173) with 5 boxes Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate, 5 bags of candy bars (snickers & such), Christmas decor/entertainment ( either Charlie Brown Christmas movie, Red/green 60' garland, 3 bead garland strings, box 100 candy canes, 1 box 100 minilights.
or 60' Silver garland, 3 bead garland strings, 1 box 100 minilights, holiday collection music CD.
1 box sent by Ros42 (post 1117) 40 "Stay Warm" Toe Warmers donated by Walmart, Ros42 paid postage
1 Cabela's catalog sent 11/28 by kattracks
6 ft prelit Christmas tree donated by optometrist mailed 11/28 by MJY1288
12 boxes sent 11/25 by Abigail Adams (post 1066).
Contents financed by musicman:
1 box of 48 Snickers full-sized candy bars
6 boxes of 30 assorted full-sized, name-brand candy bars
4 boxes of multi-colored Christmas lights
Contents from her and Mr. Abigail Adams:
8 Nestle Hot Cocoa, 12 envelopes each
11 Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa, 10 envelopes each
3 boxes full-sized, name-brand candy bars, 30 each
1 5lb bag Jolly Rancher candies
1 3lb bag Peanut M&Ms
5 bags mini-marshmallows
One Christmas CD (got free with groceries)
“A Christmas Story” DVD
boxes sent 11/17 by The Right Stuff:
15 boxes of hot chocolate (10 envelops each)
72 cups of pudding snacks
3 tree garlands
1 string of lights
playing cards
DVD movie: Chisum (John Wayne)
4 boxes of unbreakable ornaments
tea and coffee sets.
boxes sent 11/16 by LittleSpotBlog:
50 envelops of hot chocolate
48 granola bars
various candy (hard candy and assorted Hershey's)
4 packages of tinsel
multi-colored plastic snowflake ornaments
small glass ornaments and hangers
3 CDs of Christmas music
1 box sent 11/17 by mscht (post 1011)
150 Various Christmas ornaments
200 multi color lights
Butterscotch Candy
Pepperment Candy
Christmas card
? boxes sent 11/15 by kattracks (post 995)
6 boxes Keebler fudge cookies (variety)
3 boxes candy canes
1 bag assorted chocolate Christmas candy
20 boxes Nestles Hot choc. mix (8 pkgs. per box)
2 small wooden signs (Merry Christmas, Season's greetings)
1 stuffed Santa doll
4 garlands 10' each (plastic bells and ornaments)
2 pine garlands 15' each
4 tinsel garlands 12' each (red, green, silver, gold)
4 Christmas stockings (gingerbread man, santa, reindeer, snowman)
3 sprigs, (holly, poinsettia)
1 jingle bell ornaments
2 small wreaths
3 Christmas candles (2 reg, 1 Santa)
5 CDs Christmas music
1 Santa hat
1 elf hat
1 box sent 11/16 by daybreakcoming (post 999)
13 paperback books spy/action/thrillers.
Prelit Christmas tree sent out from Sears by daybreakcoming who also mailed nonshatter ornaments and sent also.
Engineers BAGHDAD:
2 boxes sent 12/01 by kattracks (post 1112) with 35 boxes Hot choc. mix (8 packs per box)and 6 boxes cappuccino mix (5 packs per box)
14 boxes sent 11/29 by mathluv (post 1081), all $7.70 postage except 2 ($7.15, $10.85)
3 boxes of 60 hot chocolate
2 boxes of 48 peanuts
3 containers of 310 candy canes
4 9' evergreen garlands
18 Poinsettia clips
24 sm red bows
4 larger red bows
10 air freshners
100 satin ornaments
3 Santa hats
1 tree skirt
6 9' tinsel garlands
6 18' tinsel garlands
1 pkg 625 peppermints
1 pkg safety pops
1 pkg tootsie roll pops
1 pkg Kiddie Mix (Smarties, jaw breakers, bubble gum, and Sweet Tarts)
2 pkg tootsie rolls (220 each)
2 pkg Chewy Mix (Slopokes, Bit-O-Honey, etc)
22 Chapsticks
3 tubes hand cream
2 pkgs beef sticks
1 box sent 11/30 by daybreakcoming (post 1093)
5 bags of candy
2 cans of assorted nuts
2 boxes (24 ea) candy canes
34 Christmas messages from FReepers
12 Christmas cards from my kinfolk
3 boxes sent 11/28 by kattracks (post 1072)
8 boxes 8 envelops Nestle's Hot choc. mix
6 Cappucino mix
CANDY: 22 pkgs/bags/containers (4 boxes 12 candy canes, 12 bags assorted Hershey Christmas candy, 1 plastic container 1 lb. Non-Pareils, 2 packs 9 marshmallow Snowmen, 2 packs 9 marshmallow Christmas trees, 1 plastic container 1lb. Candy Dish Mix)
4 boxes 12 packs Crackers w/ cheese or peanut butter (Keebler and Ritz)
COOKIES: 7 pkgs/tins/containers cookies: (Oatmeal cookies (2 doz.), Chips Ahoy cookies (12 packs), assorted Graham crackers (12 packs), Fig Newtons (12 packs), 2 tins Christmas butter cookies, 1 lb. Spice Drops)
2 pkgs. Swiss CAKE Rolls (8 per pkg.),
2 boxes 4 bags Pop Weaver microwave popcorn
5 pkgs 5 gum
1 DVD - Evel Knievel
1 Cabela's catalog
6 ft prelit Christmas tree sent 11/22 by MJY1288
Swat Team sent 80 tree ornaments ?to Bagram?
1 box sent 11/17 by mscht (post 1011)
100 Ornaments
Presweetend Koolaid
Popcorn
Butterscotch Candy
Peppermint Candy
Christmas Card
1 box sent 11/14 by SwatTeam (post 985 and 987)
4 Christmas CDs:
Manhiem Steamroller
old favorites by various artists
2 of symphonies.
3 DVD movies:
Gunner Palace
O Brother Where Art Thou (George Clooney)
Mr Deeds (Adam Sandler)
138 Tree ornaments: 2 dozen of the 2" diameter cross stitch hanging ones. And the following were made from beads and pipe stems (20 candy canes, 21 small snowflakes, 4 larger snowflakes, 7 little wreaths, 21 icicles, 3 angels, 22 mice)
Psyops BAGHDAD by Ros42
(pictures of psyops at post 1077)
post 1117:
Box 8, value--$9 Postage--$7.70
1 LB. Peanut Brittle
2 Boxes (10 each) Little Debbies Holiday Snack Cakes
1 Box of 5 Little Debbies Christmas Tree Cakes
1 Box of 5 Little Debbies Christmas Tree Brownies
Box 9
Value--$52 Postage--$7.70
1 Box of 12 Little Debbies Swiss Cake Rolls
8 DVD's:
The Dirty Dozen (James Garner, Lee Marvin)
Dances With Wolves (Kevin Costner)
Young Guns (
Enter the Dragon (Bruce Lee)
The Patriot (Mel Gibson)
We Were Soldiers (Mel Gibson)
The 13th Warrior (Antonio Banderas)
Legends of the Fall (Brad Pitt)
2 boxes sent 11/23 by Ros42 (post 1064)
Box 5
Value--$90 Postage--$58.99
40 Homemade stockings (filled)
Stocking fillers:
16 bags-Microwave popcorn
24 boxes-Cracker Jacks
42-Ice Drops (assorted flavors)
42-Tic Tacs (assorted flavors)
7-7oz. pkg's of Milk Chocolate Christmas Candy
2-1lb.-11 oz. pkg.'s of Mixed Name Brand Candy
2 lbs.- Santa Pop's (suckers)
100 Snowman Bubblegum Coins
100 Miniature Candy Canes
40- Snowman Candy Canes (fruit flavored)
40 Chocolate/Marshmallow Santas
40 Christmas Cards--one in each stocking
Box 6
Value--$109.00 Postage--$55.19
2 Nerf Footballs
8 Hacky Sacks (Have no idea if that is spelled right)
2-2lb. Christmas Tins of Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
4 Large plastic "Christmas Tree" platters (for serving snacks)
7-6ft. Strands of Blue Garland w/snowflakes
4 Mini Pointsettas (2 Red, 2 White)
6 Vinyl Christmas Tablecloths
6 DVD movies:
To End All Wars (Keifer Sutherland)
Windtalkers (Nicolas Cage)
Dirty Dozen (did you send 2 of these or is one of them a remake?)
Gettysburg (Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger)
Gods & Generals (Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang)
Battle of WWII (4 movie set)
Book:
The Christmas Shoes (Donna VanLiere)
2 boxes sent 11/23 by Ros42's mom (post 1065)
Box 1, postage $25
4 pkgs. Microwave Popcorn
1 Tin of Mints
1 box of Tinsel
1-Book light
1 Bingo Game
2 DVD's (both animated, she forgot to write names down) :)
6 Handheld Games
19 Treat Bags (each bag has gum, candy, and a Christmas card)
Box 2
Postage--$38.70
4 Puzzle Books
7 Decks of Cards
3 Puzzles
40 pkgs. of Hot Chocolate
2 Boxes of Ritz Crackers
1 pkg. French Vanilla Coffee
2 boxes of tea
2 boxes of Chocolate Mints
2 tablecloths
1 Christmas Door Hanger
1 pkg. Napkins
3 pkgs. of Balloons
She also put some assorted toys in for some Iraqi children
4 big boxes sent 11/19 by Ros42 (post 1033)
Box 1
Value--$100 Postage--$23.35
1-Velveteen Deluxe Santa Suit
including belly "booster" and
Santa's Bag
Box 2
Value--$57 Postage--$35.75
2-2lb. cans of Mixed Nuts
2-2lb. cans of Cashews
12-Snowflake Lanterns
36-Foam Holiday Masks
3-Hanging Santas w/tissue beards
2-Snowflake Garland
12- Hanging Metallic Snowflakes
Box 3
Value--$47 Postage--$43.92
1 box with 60 pkgs of Swiss Miss Hot Choclate
50-Napkins
2 Xmas Cards & Rush Limbaugh CD's from Patty
3 LB. Plastic jar of French Vanilla Cappucino
1 box with 48 pkgs. Spiced Apple Cider
2-Red Velvet Wreath Bows w/bells
4-Blue Velvet Bows w/bells
12-Hanging Snowflake Cutouts
1-American Pride 2006 Calendar
2-Santa Claus Candles
Box4
Value--$40 Postage--23.35
2-Spiral Christmas Tree tealight holders (very cute)
48-Plastic Holiday Cups
3-Snowflake Candle Holders
18 Tealight Candles
2-6ft. Strands of Blue Garland
1 box sent 11/17 by mscht (post 1011)
Christmas Banner
Streamers (red & green)
16-piece ornament set
20 ft. string garland
Popcorn
Butterscotch Candy
Peppermint Candy
Presweetened Koolaid
Christmas card
RAMADI (MI)
sent 11/16 by Ros42 (post 996) (picture at post )
1-6ft. Christmas Tree
1- Homemade tree skirt
1-box of 300 Multi Color Lights
1-Star Tree Topper
1 box of 150 ornament hooks
1 "We Support our Troops" fleece blanket :)
1 box sent 11/17 by mscht (post 1011)
Christmas Banner
Butterscotch Candy
Pepperment Candy
Sunflower Seeds
Raisins
Presweetened Koolaid
Streamers (red & green)
Misc. reading material on Alabama
Christmas card
KOSOVO (Psyops)
1 box sent 11/30 by daybreakcoming (post 1093):
4 bags of candy
1 large candy cane candle
4 Christmas trays (to hold goodies)
34 Christmas messages from FReepers
WALTER REED HOSPITAL
Taken 11/19 by Coop:
2 batches homebaked brownies
goodies at Rite-Aid
His sister and father also took goodies
You have FReepmail.
I'll post them tomorrow, I'm off to bed :-(
Bump for our Troops.
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