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| We work to make life a bit brighter for our troops, and also for the children around them. We will try to help in any way we can. |
Here are some examples . . .
In one month the following was sent to a company of Marines serving in Afghanistan: 360 toy cars, 432
stuffed animals, 144 baby blankets, about 4000 lollipops, 1500 Tootsie Rolls, and 1296 Tootsie Pops
for them to give to children. We sent them 6000 pairs of disposable hand warmers, about 650 pounds
of comfort food including items such as granola bars, pretzels, cheezits, cookies, crackers, and many
other such items. We also provided them with seven hand-held GPS units with databases for Iraq and
Afghanistan.
At about the same time, an army unit in Iraq received 100 4-ply regulation soccer balls, 384 rubber
punch balloons, miniature soccer balls for small children, 96 Fleece baby blankets 384 packages of
crayons and 360 coloring books of 192 pages each. Supplemental equipment enabled the men to
construct a playing field and form a seven team soccer league for youngsters between 12 and 17 years
of age. Of course, we sent them hundreds of pounds of comfort food as well.
Welcome Home Dinner
With the help of a generous sponsor, we held a “Weclome Home Dinner” held at Fort Campbell, KY, for
the men of A Troop, 1/75th Cav, who returned to the states from their third deployment in five years.
The wives and girlfriends of soldiers were invited as well.
Welcome Home for an Injured Soldier
For this Special Welcome Home, our dear friend, Bob Conrad, flew his plane from Cincinnati to
Washington, DC, where SFC Glen Lehman, who lost his arm in Iraq, was recuperating at Walter Reed
Army Hospital. Bob picked up the sergeant and his wife, and flew them to the Welcome Home dinner as
a surprise for the unit. Bob then stayed another full day at Fort Campbell so that the Lehmans could
spend time with friends. The following day he flew them back to Walter Reed.
Mission-Sensitive Equipment
Help in acquiring some mission-sensitive equipment was given to a military intelligence unit whose
mission is highly involved and dangerous. This was equipment they were unable to get on a timely
basis, and with help from our contacts in the military, we were able to break down some red tape
barriers and get them what they needed.
Special Request from a Soldier's Spouse
We received a request from the wife of a soldier whose unit was returning to the US for some toiletry
and other items to make their first days back a bit easier. We shipped all requested items for the 36 or
so men and women in that unit