~Troop
And VEteran Support ~
A
Community Effort
Here is a little what a few of the men and women that have received
packages of support have had to say that have gotten a box from us
already.
Below are a few excerpts from some
of the mail I have gotten:
From our current support
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Good morning and how are you? My name is Sgt Torres.
Gunny Dibona passed your email address to me to take over after his
departing the "good times" we are having out here. I just wanted to say hi
and introduce myself. Gunny Dibona was very grateful for everything you
sent him and he always shared with the rest of the troops. So now the
torch has been passed on and I will be sure to do the same. Have a good
week and thank you for all you are doing to show your support.
Sgt T
MALS 26
May Ann,
Thank you for the coffee
donation! Your thoughtfulness and Boca Java’s coffee made a lot of
Marines, Soldiers, and Airman happy today! If nothing else, the coffee
makes this place smell better.
Thank again and Semper
Fi,
Lt Dana
Mary Ann,
Wow! You
all aren't messing around with this stuff. We are happy with just about
anything we get, it is enough for us to think that folks back home are
thinking of us and take time to put stuff like this together.
We are
from:
Jesse,
Concord MI
Brett, St
Paul MN
Timberly OR
Michelle NY
Danielle OR
Richardo TX
Doc O AL
Though they
didn't make the picture:
Tanos OR
Isaac HI
As you can
see we are pretty much from all over the states. Oddly enough we have a
lot of people from Oregon this time around. As I said we sure do
appreciate the support. We look forward to hearing from you all.
Semper
Fidelis
Jesse
Mary Ann,
Than you in
advance for your support. Joe Privitera raved about the awesome job that
you all did when they were here. The kind of incoming you are talking
about would greatly be appreciated. I am enclosing a team photo as it
will you all a chance to put some names to faces.
Semper
Fidelis
CWO Jesse
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I just wanted to
thank you for your support, concern, and generosity. It means a lot to me
out here in Iraq. I am grateful to you, and others who support us out
here. Without the love from home, it wouldn’t be worth coming out here.
Semper Fi,
Christina
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I received you
package today. Very much appreciated. Those items are very hard to come by
here.. but it makes life a little more comfortable. As matter fact.. my
favorite candy is orange tic-tacs. r/ CWO Susan
Mary Ann,
How are you doing
today? I was talking to our Chaplain today and he mentioned that he knows
of two other Marine/Sailor that has not received any mail and if I knew of
a way to get him connected with someone to write to. I couldn't stop
smiling waiting for him to finish his problem at hand. I said "Sir, you
have no idea what I have in store for that Marine and Sailor, we are going
to get them so connected". He was happy to hear about the support that all
of you have been giving us. If you could please send the names of my
Marine and Sailor out for adoption I would appreciate it.
Semper Fi,
1Sgt Irene
I will see that they
get evenly distributed. This is really awesome as we have some Marines who
receive nothing. Again, you are awesome to keep us in your thoughts and
prayers.
S/F,
CWO 4 Kim
I just talked to the
battalion admin/mail clerk and he told me that he does not get any mail.
How ironic he is the one who handles hundreds of pieces of mail but none
of it is for him. His name is LCpl J S and he is from Georgia. He is a
great kid. If you ladies could help me out getting him a pen pal I would
appreciate it. I have attached of photo of him.
thanks,
Irene
Greetings Mary Ann,
I wanted to tell
you I received another package from you. I thank you from the bottom of
my heart. The stuff was passed out in a matter minutes and as always put
a smile on all of their faces. We are so grateful for people like you and
I want you to know how much we appreciate the support from the home front.
The Marines
continue to work hard every day over here. Never hear one complaint.
They are happy to be serving and I am even happier serving with these
wonderful warriors!
Semper Fidelis,
1stSgt
Mary Ann,
My Platoon Commander, Chief Warrant
Officer, wanted me to be sure to extend his thanks and appreciation for
your support. His email is down at this time and he is unable to send his
personal thanks. Your support for our troops means as much to us as it
does to the Marines themselves. I did let one Marine know today that he
would be getting some mail soon. He made a comment about not getting
anything in the mail for the holidays and I told him that someone does
appreciate him and that he would be getting something. I didn't give him
any other information but I will be sure to take pictures and email them
to you once these Marines get their packages. Once again, thank you very
much for your support. Be sure to let the others behind the scenes know
that we thank them as well.
Thanks Again
Semper Fi
Sgt L
From the Frontlines 1st Marine Division. This was the Unit that
suffered the first combat casualty. It was the 2nd Lt. Here is some of
what he has to say:
How are things back there? We are seeing the importance of
mail now. It's something that my generation doesn't often experience,
because we're so used to having e-mail and cell phones. I can see an
incredible difference between a Marine who hasn't heard from his girl yet
and one whose girl writes him all the time. You almost wish that you could
call these chicks and make them understand how they could make a Marine's
week with only 10 minutes of their time. You know what I mean? (Lt
Josh)
From One of the Marines on the Truman:
MaryAnn,
I just wanted to let you know that we got our package about 2 days ago,
and we loved it, we fought over who got what..lol. We appreciated it very
much, thank you for everything.
V/R
LCpl
From GM3Yaklin On the Truman:
Ms. Merritt,
Thank you for your nice package.......it really means a lot!
There is nothing more satisfying than receiving a package from caring
people at home like yourself.
From the Dad of one of the Marines I send to the Unit:
Great news. We just got a call from Camp Pendleton. The company
chaplain had gotten to use a reporter's phone to call and report the
following:
-There have been no serious casualties since last Friday's engagement.
- All members of the company are accounted for
-They have averaged 2-4 hours of sleep per night since crossing the LOD
(line of departure)
- They are "digging in" for now
-A huge shipment of letters and packages arrived today . Quote" you won't
believe what that did for morale, keep it coming, it was wonderful, they
ignored the food while they were getting the mail". That's the reason they
make mail such a priority in this situation ---nothing like it!
As a side note, I had sent Josh a "grabass" package some tome ago with
some kites, golf balls, nerf balls and water balloon launchers -- thinking
they might be delayed in launching the attack. If that got there today,
watch for some kites from the AmTracks.
Thanks so much for everyone's support -- first the prayers and then for
whatever goodies they are enjoying tonight!!
So you can help make a difference in those who have volunteered to
honorably serve our Country.
Donations can be sent to:
WMA Motor City PO Box 590 Romeo Mi 48065
Atten Troop Support