who knows how to 'adopt" a division or platoon or whatever...

toddzilla

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:02 PM
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who knows how to 'adopt" a division or platoon or whatever...

i read on here a while ago about someone sending a group of soldiers care packages. How do you go about doing this if you don't really know anyone that is over there? i'm part of a very large bulletin board and i think i could get a ton of stuff to send over and make life a little more bearable for some of the people stuck in the quagmire..

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:09 PM
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1. Contact the USO or

the public affairs officer for any unit deployed.

Try to go for a local Guard or Army unit.

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Parche

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:12 PM
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2. we do care

We do care that they are over there, they should not be there
in the first place, but this moron in the whitehouse has sent them
there, yes we should send things to them,

Care package
Cookies
Heineken 6pack
Letters of encouragement
Picture of Smirk, smirking and saying this is the moron who sent you over here, to be used as a dart board

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efhmc

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:12 PM
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3. What state are you in? (No, I don't mean mentally. LOL)

Edited on Tue Sep-23-03 04:13 PM by efhmc

I have a contact here in Texaa.

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toddzilla

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:27 PM
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4. i'm in missouri, but i'll ship anywhere.

i figure i'll get some people involved and get a list of things that are needed/wanted, and then find someone specific who can take delivery in iraq. the uso doesn't take general stuff, and apparently they don't want anything that isn't new or shrink wrapped.

i have stuff like an extra portable cd player w/ headphones, books etc that i think could be of use, and i'm open to buying stuff too..

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efhmc

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:35 PM
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5. I live about 45 minutes from Ft. Hood and one of our good Dem is

retired military. He and his wife work with the soldiers before they go over. If you send me a PM, I'll send you his e-mail and I'll let him know to expect to be contacted.

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SoCalDem

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Tue Sep-23-03 04:38 PM
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6. A group of us here have "adopted" some soldiers with 101st

right in the belly of the beast..

My friend's son is one of them and he gave us names.. pm me if you would like to participate..

They are in the most dangerous place there is right now.. Tikrit/Mosul & vicinity:(

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roguevalley

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Tue Sep-23-03 05:00 PM
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7. Please send me an address to mail to.

I want to do this too and my mom and dad are going to help.
This is so sad, really.

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