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  • Surprise woman gives back to military Care packages are part of effort

    12/02/2003 6:00:02 AM PST · by armywife2 · 24 replies · 308+ views
    Arizona republic ^ | Dec. 2, 2003 | Michael Kiefer
    <p>Editor's note: Each week, The Arizona Republic will bring you the stories of the Arizona men and women who went to fight in Iraq, and the stories of those they left behind.</p> <p>In 1995, Arlyn McClaughry's husband, Mark, was in the Army, stationed in Kuwait, when he got a letter from schoolchildren who had "adopted" him.</p>
  • make a real difference! Are you? Operation Military Pride Supports Deployed Troops

    11/29/2003 9:53:37 AM PST · by armywife2 · 56 replies · 641+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Nov 2003 | K.L. Vantran
    Operation Military Pride Supports Deployed Troops By K.L. Vantran American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2003 – Once the children are off to school, Arlyn McCoaughry logs onto the computer in her Arizona home and begins reading e- mails from service members deployed throughout the world. As chairperson for Operation Military Pride, http://www.operationmilitarypride.org a non-profit organization that sends letters and care packages to troops deployed overseas, McCoaughry said the items most often requested include baby wipes, junk food, gum, foot powder, gel insoles, magazines and books. "These are the kinds of things we take for granted, but they obviously...