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Send a Care Package to our Illinois Troops in Iraq Helping Our Heroes™ is currently sending care packages to soldiers overseas. We've shipped over 100 boxes to our heroes since Thanksgiving week. We are currently looking for additional items to send abroad.
We will try and tailor a package to a specific soldier. For example:
So as you can see, the sky is the limit. PLEASE NOTE: Flammable items cannot be sent. But we were able to send some manicure/pedicure kits and hydrating lotion to a troop that is stationed high in the mountains. Every thank you note we have received had stated that the soldiers are sharing the goodies with their tent or room mates! Everything is appreciated. Please contact Peggy Kayser for more information at phone (847)506-5002 or e-mail peggy@ranwc.com or info@helpingourheroes.org Email from Troops in Afghanistan From: Pearson, Tim S USA SFC USA TF Rock Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:57 AM To: Peggy Kayser Subject: RE: goodies coming your way Ms. Peggy Kayser, I can't tell you how much we appreciate the support that you have provided to the Paratroopers of my unit, but all Service Members as well. It really let's the Soldiers know that people much like yourself, are out there willing to support them regardless of the situation. It helps them do their jobs with confidence when they know that many American's continue to provide support and comforts to them while they spend many months away from the normal comforts of home and time away from their families. The bread maker's will make a huge hit with the Soldiers. The bread we get here is not sent straight from the bakery due to the logistical issues as well as the location where we are. 40% of our locations are only reachable via helicopter. Because of these circumstances, they freeze the bread and then deliver it. By the time the Soldier consumes the bread, it is usually between 6-7 days from it's initial baked date. So if the Soldiers don't toast the bread, it crumbles. If you get any other supporters, we are looking for a few slow cookers as well. Since our operations can't stop because of night, we have a select few Soldiers that stay up during the night and run the operations. With them up like that, we would like to support them with the ability to cook fresh food while still keeping it hot. With the large bulk quantity that we get most of our food, it is hard to provide good food in small quantities without having to waste a good amount. To give you a little background on who you are supporting, my field feeding platoon consists of 27 of the best food service sergeants and specialists the Army has to offer. We support a light infantry airborne battalion that is spread all over the mountains in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan. Our infantry counterparts, are involved in 80% of the conflicts and contacts with the insurgents that occur here. They live in some of the most austere conditions and some are just now getting electricity after being here for over 8 months now. But yet, their morale continues to stay high as they know the purpose of their mission. My Soldiers just completed cooking an authentic Thanksgiving and Chris™as meal and they usually work between 14-16 hours a day in the kitchens, pulling guard duty, and riding logistical patrols. I am very proud of my Soldiers as we continue to ask them to accomplish more than anyone else. Most of them are between the ages of 19-24 years of age. 50% of my platoon is on their first deployment and this is their first time away from home. This is the best platoon I have been associated with during the 15 years that I have spent in the Army. I have attached a few pictures of our platoon so you can put a face to the group, unfortunately not all of them are in here. We are spread out over 9 different locations so it is hard to get a group picture. Again, thank you so much for your support and I will send you updates as much as I can. TIM S. PEARSON, SFC, USA, Senior Food Operations Sergeant, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Task Force Rock
Photos from Troops in Afghanistan
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