| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/7/2008 8:54:17 AM | some cookies do well, choc chip, raisin puffs. oatmeal packed in coffee cans or tupperware.
peanut butter did not do well tends to crumble
some candy would probably work but make sure its not something that will melt.
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/7/2008 9:07:49 AM | I have a recipe for a cake baked in a mason jar and when I can get my hands on the darn thing I will send it to you.
My oldest was in Iraq for several months and I know he about starved on the MRE's they fed him in the field. He rather have gone hungry than eat them.
Here's a sampling of what I sent him:
Packaged tuna and chicken, not canned
Beef jerky
dried fruit and nuts--raisins, prunes, apricots
trail mix and granola
canned fruit-with the pull off tops or the little plastic cups
MRE's cause constipation so fruit and nuts are very helpful
Soups in the little microwave cups
raman noodles
rice that's been cooked with veggies that's packaged and sealed..uncle ben's has it i think
and the cake's baked in the mason jars that are sealed.
Good luck with your Service member's safe return home! I so appreciate our young men and women who are serving, and the the sacrifices they and their families make for us. God Bless them all. | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/7/2008 9:36:58 AM | Many cookies keep really well. Gingerbread cookies & harder cookies, for instance. Fudge or really moist brownies keep pretty well. Even chocolate chip cookies can survive the trip.I make springerle at Christmas and they keep for months but I doubt you'll find any. I would send them to my friend when she was in Iraq. I would not send cake or anything chocolate coated where it might melt. She also wanted scented soap. Sounds silly but such small luxuries really can make a difference to someone. Soap and other toiletries are apparently in high demand.
They will love it, I guarantee. | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/7/2008 10:22:55 AM | Marilyn Monroe...
Thanks you for being there to welcome our service members home when they 1st arrive stateside. You may have been there to do that for my Marine when he came home from Iraq a couple of years ago. Thank you! It's nice to know he was greeted by a smiling, appreciative face. It makes my heart glad and my eyes tear.
They endure much, and return home forever changed. For the fellow who things we should send them a conscious... You are entitled to your thought, however it isn't our service men that lack conscious, they are doing a job, just like you do your job.
Those who need the conscious are those that create the conflicts that bring our troops to their borders. A conscious for terrorists would be in order, don't you think? Perhaps if Bin Laden had had your conscious 911 would not be remember as a day of horrific tragedy. Direct your sarcasm to our policy makers, world leaders and tyrants. I feel positive that Holocaust survivors, and most of Europe, were glad that our American service men had the conscious to do their jobs, else we may all be speaking German today! Enough said.
I see that the recipe for the cake in a jar has been posted so I shall not be redundant. I would mention further that vitamins and powdered energy C for a drinks is great too. It can be purchased at Wal-mart.
Thanks for a great thread! | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/17/2008 10:19:19 PM | I visited a Mediterranian store and bought sweets.
I also found some stuff for fun:
In a gun shop... TJ Hunter disposable Urinal bags; Rust protection gun cloth; Bullet Hole stickers.
In the DDay Museum in New Orleans (vacation trip) I found some victory matches, and mints called Bite the Bullet.... Also found there a game with three fez hat cups and a little monkey. Its the sleight of hand game "find the monkey".
While antique shopping I found two coins that would do as "challenge coins". These are large coins that the guys give to one another for things well done. They collect them and each has meaning to them due to the nature of why it was given and by whom.
Also, I've noticed he always thanks me for the movies (cd's) that I send. | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/18/2008 12:22:20 AM | To Guy in CNS, What you said is totally innapropriate.That comment does not belong here. People are questioning what to send their troups to make their life a little more pleasant in very harsh conditions. Do you think that those guys are there by choice?
Most of them are just young guys doing their job, lots of them were recruited from the poorest part of the country, this was the best career choice that they had. Blame George Bush but don't blame them, they are not the killing machines that you think. I am not American, I am Canadian but I spend a fair amount of time in the States and I've met and know a lot of these guys. We also have our own guys in Afganistan, I don't know if your country has any personel in peacekeeping roles, if you don't perhaps you should keep your comments to yourself, they are very hurtful. I know those guys and it breaks their hearts to see what they see. | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/18/2008 4:29:55 AM | I told him to piss off and that he was a waste of skin. I'm retired military and I did my 20 years for Canada. This "troll" needs to have an attitude adjustment.
Sign me....proud of our boys. | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/18/2008 6:52:26 PM | I'm sorry that is how you feel our boys didn't ask to go over there and kill any one that is what our president sent them to do I know one young fella who went over there and was sent home for a family emergency and didn't want to go back to finish his tour but the army sent him back any way
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/18/2008 7:02:41 PM | | I am also a member of a group called soldier angel's go to soldierangels.com if ya want to join you can adopt a soldier all ya have to do is write letters to them and send them a care package once a month. I have been doing this for a bout 2 years and one of the best friendships I have came from that I still write and email my soldier and he has been home since January it is very rewarding | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/18/2008 7:25:36 PM | | As an ex-military (long ago), I'd like to say:" **** the politicians, BUT support the troops!" THEY are the ones who are risking their lives for their for their country, but they are NOT the ones giving the orders!! Send them some politicians to stand in FRONT of the troops when the shooting start!! Guarranteed to get the troops home that way !!! | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/20/2008 12:08:29 AM | 1 thing I didn't see listed in any of the care packages was some spices.
A couple of my friends served and loved the care packages, but always requested spices. A jar of mrs. dash made the MRE's halfway palatable. | |
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/26/2008 11:00:32 AM | I thought I might have something to add. Reading through this thread has convinced me otherwise. Thanks all of you. I'm an ex fleet sailor (served back when Noah was still fleet admiral). The one thing I can do is say thanks to you all and tell you that the packages, letters, thoughts you send are what keep us sharp and alive. Loneliness and depression slow your reactions and get you killed.
Send to the Non Coms (sargents, etc) and junior officers too. Send there because it's their responsibility to be sure that their troops are ready and able. And they need everything they can get for that. If you're familiar with Maslow's Heirarchy of Need, that's what we're trained to evaluate with and try to keep together for each of our troops.
Someone mentioned sending turkey dinner or maybe is was dressing. We'd almost have fought for that. If it's got any meat of meat byproducts in it, pressure can it. If you don't it'll be deadly. If several people want to get together there are home machines for canning in tins. Expensive, so it's best if a group does this.
You all are Angels
Guys too! Thanks!
Dof
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/26/2008 11:46:13 AM | Just some thoughts from the receiving end. It's okay if cakes and cookies arrive dry and crumbly. A bowl and some milk fixes that really nice. Do pack so the package can withstand hard use, and will float. :-) The last is especially for any Navy folks you're sending to. Mail is often picked up at a fleet landing in a utility boat. Mail sacks are tossed aboard from the pier. Some miss. We do hook them out, but wet. I guess you could pack something that would taste good with salt water 
The kids in Iraq and Afghanistan, those in combat theaters are the most important, but don't forget there are kids all over the world doing the same job. Just not getting shot at...yet.
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| What to send to Service Personnel in Iraq
Posted: 8/27/2008 10:33:54 PM | Thank you all for your heartfelt wishes to the soldiers and your advice on what to send.
The Sports Illustrated Issue just released has models without real suits... they have air brushed and painted on birthday suits. I found a little motion sensored "doll" who does front kicks while wearing a "gee". He says, "I might be little but I can kick some serious >>>" and "are ya feelin' lucky?"
Will be visiting a giant flea market this weekend, so surely will find something wonderful! | |
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