**A FEW of OUR PRICELESS**
LETTERS - CARDS - EMAILS
FROM
OUR HEROES OVERSEAS
*** GOD BLESS YOU ALL***
Operation Care Package Mi,
My name is Chaplain Ken Reid I serve with the 106th Transportation Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY.
On behalf of LTC Christopher Croft and CSM Rouse, I just want to express their deepest appreciation for the countless packages our Soldiers received from you recently. Your generosity serve to place the most humorous childlike smiles on the rugged faces of our nations heroes. The gifts you sent from your heart to the heart of these Soldiers was the kindness they needed to feel amid the danger they face on a daily basis.
Thank you, thank you and thank you again for expressing your appreciation for our young heroes.
God Bless!
CH (CPT) Kenneth E. Reid
To all who helped:
Thank you very much for the care package that you all sent to me while being deployed over here in the middle east. I personally just wanted to thank each and every person who was apart of this project. My Co-Workers and I thoroughly enjoyed the package that was sent. Being out here, isolated from most of our friends and family, it makes us grateful that there are people like you back home in the states hoping and praying everyday that we make it home safely. Again, thank you for the package and may God bless every single one of you that were apart of this project!
Very Respectfully,
YNSN Chad S. Hamblin
Hi Folks,
Thanks very much for all you do to support the troops. The weather here is very cold, the temperature during the day
is about 15 to 20 Degrees F and at night its about -5 to 10 F Below Zero. There is about 4" to 6" of snow on the ground
and every thing is just NASTY. The boxes that you have sent have been divided up between the other personnel that are here with me working for the Corps of Engineers. I am sure you folks have been getting your fair share of snow also. I hope everyone is warm and safe. I have been in Herat Afghanistan for 20 months and have 4 months to go before I go to Port Orange Florida and finish my tour. Take Care, God Bless
Dear Joyce,
Thank you and everyone who has worked so hard to get the packages sent out to Herat Afghanistan, all the soldiers that are with me
are grateful for your support. Thank you again.
SFC Ken Johnson
Thank you for all the packages you and your volunteers have sent to us here in Baghdad.
We appreciate everything you do for us here.
Sgt Jose Garcia
We at the 785th Med Co CSC / Mental Health Clinic appreciate all you do for us.
We have received some packages . Thank you.
Dear Joyce and all at Operation Care Package Michigan,
We would like to take a moment to thank all of you for your support to our platoon. All the items you
have sent helped us greatly in improving our morale as well as bringing us a piece of home. It gave
us a good piece of mind, knowing there are people back home that care and support us throughout our
deployment. We are a Field Artillery Platoon at Fire Base Wilderness, in the mountains of Afghanistan,
responsible for providing fire support to all maneuver elements in our area, and enjoy what we do. Our living
conditions are not the best by any standard, but they are slowing improving... emphasis on slowly. Some
items the guys like are microwaveable foods, jerky and drink mixes. We don't have too much longer though, and
we are also sending you a picture of the platoon, so you can have a face to those you are supporting. It is people
like YOU that help us keep our heads up and driving forward. Once again, we are extremely grateful for you and your
contributors support, from all of us in the Second Platoon, Bravo Battery. Thank you!
Sincerely, Rhett Soltas 1Lt FA Platoon Leader Jose Cedeno, SSG FA Platoon Sgt 82nd ABN DIV
Attn JJ & Volunteers,
I can't thank you enough for your continued support. We received your care packages, which included food and personal
hygiene items. Please extend our thanks to your staff, volunteers and all those that contributed to the delivery and
receipt of these wonderful packages.
The success of our mission here in Kuwait and Iraq relies significantly on the support of friends and family back home.
Thank you and God Bless.
Sincerely,
M.Q. Scwartzel
Captain, U.S. Navy
Commanding Officer
Greetings JJ & Volunteers,
Thank you so very much for your wonderful care packages and such kind letters. The service members coming to our location
on the much needed four day pass truly appreciate it. One item we are in need of is male clothing (pants, shorts, shirts). Many
service members do not have civilian clothes to relax in. Thank you.
Sincerely,
1Lt Karly Mangen
Army National Guard
Your kindness is special and so are you! Thank you for the wonderful boxes given to our veterans.
They very much appreciated it.
Devonshire Staff
(Retirement Village in Lapeer)
Thank you for the packages. Our soldiers have enjoyed the treats and other items sent. We appreciate all your
volunteer work. I am an Army Soldier from Snover Michigan and I run a combat Stress/Mental Health Clinic in Baghdad.
Thanks.
Sgt Jose Garcia
Dear Joyce
Thank you and everyone who has worked so hard to get the packages sent out to Herat Afghanistan, all the soldiers that are with
me are grateful for your support. Thank you again.
SFC Ken Johnson
To All,
I want to thank you for the care packages you have sent us. We are grateful for people like you who care and support
us so much. We are about 28 days from going back home. We are all so excited and can't wait. This 15 month deployment
had its moments, but in the end we ALL are making it home again. Thank you all so much for every thing you have done.
Thank you
SPC Ryan Edwards
Joyce & Operation Care Package Michigan,
Thank you so much for your support. I cannot even begin to explain how it feels knowing that we have the support of those back home!
Our last 15 months have taken us down many roads, from shooting artillery, to living with Iraqi Police in the city. Your support definitely aided us in accomplishing our many missions. Sadly enough on of our missions was to get kids from a real poor neighborhoods to stop throwing rocks at our convoys. Throwing stuffed animals at them definitely worked!!
Thanks again for all you do!!!
SPC Omelianoff
Operation Care Package Michigan,
I wanted to thank you for your care packages that was given to me on Valentines Day.
I am currently assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron in Kirkuk, Iraq. I am an instructor
pilot teaching and building the new Iraqi Air Force.
The time and effort it takes to provide care packages is certainly appreciated. This one was also very special because
I am from SAGINAW!
Thank you again for your support and please continue to pray for us.
Sincerely Capt Chris Duffett!
I just want to say THANK YOU! For all the support throughout our extra long deployment. My fellow soldiers
and I have GREATLY APPRECIATED everything you have done to support us during the rough time. IT is a wonderful
thing that all of you do for us and we just want everyone to know how much we appreciate what you do and that we are
grateful for your Patriotism as well as your support. May God Bless each and everyone of you while my comrades in
arms and I defend your freedom.
Sincere Thanks,
SSG Beth Rogers
United States Army
Hi my name is SPC Jergee Lina. I would like to thank you fo rthe care package including the Christmas Decorations and the Christmas Sock its really nice I love it, it's nice to know that there is some people that care about us while we are here overseas I am sure all the soldiers over here think the same way.
We all appreciate your support for us.
Thank you,
SPC Lina Jergee
1Lt Natasha Odermann, Camp Diamondback, Iraq
"Girl Scout Troops #131, thank you so much for your care package, I loved it. Knowing that you support us makes being here worth while.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
1Lt Odermann.
PV2 Eugene Schuler, Camp Diamondback, Iraq
"On Behalf of all my battle buddies I would like to say thank you. Your care packages are greatly appreciated. I am proud to protect my country and play my part in a big army. However Iwould be 10 times more proud if all the youth of our world, went to school and became sucuccessful. You can be what ever you want you just need strength, love and desire. Hard work will take you anywhere you wanna go in life. U.S. Soldiers fight so you guys can grow up, become leaders and make a positive change in the world. This way we wouldn't have to fight anymore.
P.S. The stockings were really decorated from the heart! ((Thanks again)) Enjoy your holidays.
PV2 Schuler
Hello from IRAQ! I wanted to thank you for the wonderful treats. Yes, they did cheer me up! The stocking that you all made hangs in our bunker so all may see. Any way, I wanted to let you know that I'll keep the stocking and use it every Christmas. Thank you!
Your Friend, Troy Blevins
Just want to say thanks for your support at this time of year.
Yours Truly,
Sgt Bigger of Applegate, MI
Thank you so much for your support of the troops here on Rustamiyah. While everyone out here appreciates your generosity, the 95th MP BN would especailly like to extend our gratitude. Our mission here is the support of Iraq's growing police forces and the general management of the city's peace. It has been a long and slow- going process so far, but the kindness and spirit of those who support us bak on the home front helps every soldier on this base to make it to tomorrow. You help us remember what we are fighting for.
Chaplain (CPT) Christopher Dickey & SPC Michelle Murphy
I would like to thank you all for the packages. It's nice to see that people care about the troops over here. Thank you again. I would like to thank all the children that sent a valentines card in that package, but I didn't have time to do that. SO if you could tell the kids that the cards were very nice to read and see. Here is some pictures of my squad and me. Thank you again. God Bless CPL Thompson
Operation Care Package Michigan,
I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to you for your very generous donations to the JSOTF-P local community. The recipients would like me to pass on their appreciation and gratitude.
We have given the donations to the Talon-Talon Orphanage, Boalan Elementary School, The Mubhai Desert Foundation and other local places in need.
Please keep in touch and fee free to contact Ch Maj Phillip Houser or myself with any questions or concerns that you may have.
Mary Ann Eggleston, SSGT USAF
Command Chaplain Assistant JSOTF-P
JJ & Volunteers,
Thank you for the package, I have shared it with my fellow soldiers. We appreciate all that you do for us here in Baghdad, Iraq.
Sgt Jose Garcia
My name is Corporal Kyle Witkowski and recently I received a few care packages from you in the mail sponsored through
Operation Care Package Michigan. First of all I wanted to stop and take a moment to Thank You for all of the wonderful things you sent and how appropriate all of them are when deployed. Second I wanted to Thank You for your prayers and support. I can't tell you how much it means to know that there are people who take the time to pray for us and send us stuff. Your support is very much appreciated. Thanks Again.
Respectfully, Cpl Witkowski
Thank you for the recent care package we recently received here in Afghanistan. Its good to know there are great Ameicans out there who are helping the troops on the front lines in the war on terror. GOD BLESS!!
Ch Greg McVey / Spc Simmons
Hello,
My name is PFC Langley and I would like to say "thank you". I appreciate everything that you guys do for us at FOB Summerall. I love to know that there are people out there that truely care about the troops over here in Iraq. I am the Chaplain's Asst. here at FOB Summerall. I love to write back to the people who really care for us over here. I like to go work out and to run ( pretty much that is all there is to do around here). Please keep sending care packages, all of them will end up used and appreciated very much. We are out here on a small FOB and sometimes its is hard to get stuff ( mail is a big morale booster and helps everyone). So would you please keep sending the packages.
Thanks Alot,
PFC Langley
Hello,
I really want to thank you for the packages. They were awesome. We couldn't thank you enough . We will be taking a group photo and we will send it out to you and those that made this happen for us. You are truly a blessing for us and we thank you sooo very much. You will remain in our prayers and we ask you do the same for us.
God Bless and Take Care,
Sincerely,
Riggers from the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Div
Timothy L Grinstead
Hi my name is Lina, I am a soldier currently in Iraq. I just received two of your care packages with letters from couple of kids -students Tayler and Travis, it was very nice of those kids to acturally sit and write to us.
I thank you and them for the curiosity and yes for being in Iraq it's wonderful when we realize that there are people that care for us and take the time to write, pack and send stuff all the way from the far way. Sorry for not writing in hand but its easier and faster for me to write in emails.
Again thanks a lot for thinking of us and that I am one of them if you would please give those kids a huge hug for me and tell them that I liked everything that was in the packet and the chocolate and all those valentines cards.
Thanks for the support, god helps you with what you do. Happy Valentine and have a good day.
Thank you Lina
To all who helped.
Thank yo very much for the care package that you all sent to me while being deployed over here in the middle east. I personally just wanted to thank each and every person who was a part of this project. My Co-Workers and I thoroughly enjoyed the package that was sent. Being out here, isolated from most of our friends and family , it makes us grateful that there are people like you back home in the states hoping and praying every day that we make it home safely. Again, thank you for the package and may God Bless every single one of you that were apart of this project.
Very Respectfully,
YNSN Chad S Hamblin
Operation Care Package Michigan
Dear Ms Fulgenzi,
On behalf of the soldiers of the Medical TF 86th Combat Support Hospital, Baghdad Iraq, we would like to thank you for the care package (s) that you've sent. We are grateful for the items that we received and most of all for the support that you've provided that directly impacts the morale of our soldiers.
We are happy to know that you are praying for us as we continue to do the job that we are called to do so all of us can be safe.
Thank you again for your support and prayers. May God Bless You!! Eagle Medics- For God And Country
Sincerely, Felix Sermon, Jr Chaplain (Major) US Army Jeffrey T Hardeman SSG US Army Chaplain Assistant
Hey I just want to drop a line to let you guys know that I appreciate the time that you guys are taking to send us packages and letters froom the little kids.
I'm a dad of 1 1/2 my wife is expecting or second child on July 08. You guys are giving me another reason to be here, not for my family to be able to go to sleep at night, but all others like you.
Thanks a lot, GOD BLESS YOU GUYS!!!!
Miguel A Caceres
SSG USA
"When you hear the sound of victory don't forget the inside laugh for the times you failed". JoseMaria Escriba
Thank you so much for sending the care packages for us to enjoy. Your package was redirected to the chaplains office.
Take Care & Happy Holidays,
Lashawn Williams
Chapel Staff
On behalf of G TROOP 4-6 ACS I would like to thank you and the rest of the folks of Operation Care Package Mi. Your support means so much to all of us here. Being away from home during the holidays is hard for all of us but knowing that you support us makes being here worth while. Thank you for all that you do.
1Lt Odermann
Greeting to you Joyce, from the soldiers of the 18th Aviation Brigade (Task Force War Fighter) deployed here in Iraq. We want to thank you for your selfless acts of kindness in the sending of the wonderful care packages. We were truly pleased and grateful to receive the gifts. It’s great AMERICANS such as yourself with your show of support that gives us here in combat the strength and will to endure the hardships of war. We fight in battle for the freedom of the USA and so that our future generations can thrive in that freedom. Continue to support us and all America’s fighting men and woman wherever that may be defending freedom. God bless you. (Tell SGT Greg Lusignan we said “hello”)
Joyce, we the soldiers of the 18th Aviation Brigade wish you a “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY”. We pray that God grant you all the desires of your heart on this day that you have made special.
SFC Gary Stevenson & and Soldiers of the 18th Aviation Brigade (Task force War Fighter)
