We will ship to as many units and as quickly as support allows.
 

 
 

In The Queue

 

"We thank you very much for your support for us out here in Iraq.  It means so much to all of us to know that people still care and support the troops.  I’ve heard that you guys have put in a lot of effort and time in packing and sending out these packages.  When we receive these packages it brightens our day.  Thank you very much.  We cannot thank you enough for your support.  Thank you from the
3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion!!"

U S  Army
3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion
25th Infantry Division
FOB Bernstein
Tuz, Iraq

   Listed here are the units who we have shipped to or who have requested and are

   awaiting shipments. We will ship as soon as we have enough resources to supply an

    entire unit. 

   You send it... we'll spend it...and we'll pack & ship it all! 

   Here's what we've been up to in 2010:

  1) 1350 Caregiver Kits to RCT-7 on 5/1/10, 

  2) 4050 pairs of THORLO boot socks to RCT-7 on  5/1/10, 

  3) Standard issue t-shirts, skivvies, socks and laundry bags

    (4 lg. cases) for wounded at Camp Leatherneck (~5/15/10),

  4) Twin sheets and pillowcases (4+ lg cases) for beds for

      wounded at Camp Leatherneck (~5/25/10), 

  5) Bagpipes replaced (lost in a base fire) for xxxx (~6/23/10)      

      (KUDOS to the SDFFES for the heavy lifting here), 

  6) Socks for RECON Marines (350 sent ~7/5/10; more are on their way)      

      (KUDOS to Dave & our friends at THORLO for the huge assist here),

  7) Special supply need for USMC 3/6 (~6/19/10)   

  8) Special supply need for Kits for 1st LAR FOP (7/30/10)

  9) Special need for "female" Kits for 60 women warriors (7/18/10)                                  

      (KUDOS to Agnes, Ash & Roberta for the mighty assist.)   

 10) Additional t-shirts, etc. for wounded under rehab at Camp Leatherneck.

      (KUDOS to the Irish community of Baltimore MD; especially the Friendly Sons)
   

     Note: This AO (Area of Operation) has 4,500 potential recipients.

  2.  1st Marine Expeditionary Force; Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

       1000 Caregiver Kits© planned. Requests for support are as follows:

      1) 3rd-MAW FWD

      2) 1st Force RECON

      3) USMC 3/3

      4) USMC 3/6

      5) 1st LAR Bn

       Note: This AO (Area of Operation) has 7,500 potential recipients.

   OUR NEXT SHIPMENT DATE WILL BE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010 (exact date TBA).    

   To give you some idea of unit size:

  • Squad: 13

  • Platoon: 43 plus 1 medic

  • Company: 182 plus 6 medics (may be reinforced (larger))

  • Battalion: 930 to 1075 (varies by components for mission)

  • Regimental Combat Team: 7,500 (rifle companies, heavy weapons, engineers, etc.)

 


 

Above: "Packaging Parties" are attended by a wonderful group of volunteers
who sacrifice their time, energy and treasure to send a little
"comfort to those in harm's way".
Their selfless devotion makes this effort possible.