My boyfriend is going to a Iraq very soon and i want to get him a really good christmas present so that he can take it with him and always have it on him ... I understand i should be asking this question in the relationship place but people there are no help because all they are sayign is "give him really great sex" yeah thats important and all but that doesnt help him when he's over seas ... there's nothign to remind him of home and of me you know?... so i thought why not ask people that have most likely been though something like that or have a better idea on what marines can actully take with them ... please help ... and ideas would be really helpful
2006-12-16 17:09:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Anything you send will help. The gift my g/f has sent are wonderful. She send me an IPOD with new music on it. All the stuff I've been listening to is almost a year old.
She sent a couple of memory stick with 2 gigs each of pictures of her, us, home, my dog, my Jeep, the farm. Some video clips (private). She is an artist so she scanned some of her work and added it.
I downloaded on onto my laptop and then filled it with stuff from here and sent it back. Basically anything that will remind him of home and you will be wonderful.
2006-12-16 17:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to consider the following:
I would write a scented letter that he can read over and over again when he is missing you and have his favorite scent of you on it to make it more real, as well as, a locket with a picture of you or both of you together, that he can wear and look at whenever he feels like it. Those two things would mean more than anything else you could do for him. Another consideration would be a recording of something you would like to say to him on a microcassette recorder that he can easily keep in his pocket. Reading your words, seeing pictures, and hearing your voice are priceless things that will comfort him and that he can enjoy over and over again.
2006-12-16 17:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by moonshadow79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A meaningful book. A good photo of the two of you together or include his family, too. An mp3 player with lots of music. A beautifully bound small Bible.
Tell him thanks from us.
Once he's there, there are boxes at the Post Office that only cost $8.10 to send. Make sure you find out about those if you're sending stuff. It saves a lot. My nephew is in Ramadi.
2006-12-16 17:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If possible, get him a laptop computer since there are adequate wireless connections to support that, and a way to stay in touch. A small digital camera, a bank card to access his account and withdraw funds, lots of Kleenex wipes, a small CD player; any of those things are useful. Personal things like pictures.
2006-12-16 17:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by jotw_1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cross and The New Testament in pocket form. May God bless him with a safe return. Tell him he is not only serving the US army but also the rest of Mankind too. I wish you both the very best!
2006-12-16 17:19:48 · answer #5 · answered by Alfretz T 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Lets see, if you took a lot of pictures with your boyfriend together, buy a album so you can store all those pictures together in one book and put the date and when it was given and the time...that just might be important to him...=)
2006-12-16 17:19:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ellie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a serious answer. Have provacative pictures taken of yourself so he has while them he is over there. Find a reputible photographer and have them done classy.
2006-12-16 17:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by 3rd parties for REAL CHANGE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phone cards and this time of the something to keep him warm & dry. Rainy season will be here soon.
2006-12-16 17:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by SSDD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a masculine neck-chain with a locket on it. Put your picture inside the locket.
2006-12-16 17:11:22 · answer #9 · answered by Johnny Q. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was in iraq, i loved my dvd player. the hadji's sell tons of $5 booteg dvd's. send lots of wet wipes, and cookies.
2006-12-16 17:23:20 · answer #10 · answered by wilrycar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋