looking for ideas. thanks!
2007-11-07 08:21:14 · 11 answers · asked by h5h1 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The best care packages were always from friends and family, of course, because those carry a lot more personal meaning than the generic package. That is not to say that the generic package wasn't always greatly appreciated, though!! One of my favorite items I ever received in a care package came from a generic care package I received from someone I didn't know... among all the other goodies was a nice, big, soft pillow. That pillow was one my favorite things I'd received in any care package during my entire deployment.
2007-11-07 08:29:25 · answer #1 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to be a soldier to know that ANY letter or package is a great one!
If you are genuinely interested in sending a letter, e-mail, care package, donations, and even volunteer jobs, the following link should help you, and, of course, anyone else who wants to extend good wishes to those who have, arguably, the most thankless, if not the most dangerous, job on Earth. THANK YOU, ALL!!! :)
2007-11-07 17:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by skaizun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got a care package with toiletries and snacks, and a few of my favorite videos when I was stationed overseas. The best part of the whole thing was letters from home though. It felt nice to be filled in on what I was missing out on, and sort of made me feel included.
2007-11-07 16:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by bonstermonster20 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was on M1A1 Abrams MBT in Desert Storm. I was a teenager and on an officers tank. Our 1st LT received a package from his wife (the other three of us were singe). He wasn't there to open it, so we did. It was a basket of fruit, we sat there and helped ourselves. The fruit was getting a little old and soft, but it still tasted good. (we saved him some and had a policy that everything was every bodies, just save some for the recipient)
But, I always loved getting letters with photos.
Send magazines, music, sunglasses.
2007-11-07 16:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The best one had a plastic jar to make sun tea, Lipton tea bags, Copenhagen, Jolly Ranchers, pictures of the kids, and letters from them and the wife.
2007-11-07 16:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by Blade 6 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wet wipes and MP3 player with alot of my favorite songs loaded on them. Pictures from home, Candy, Beef Jerky and letters
2007-11-07 16:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by Geoff C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When i was in Vietnam, i recieved a package from home that contained...200 condoms!..I still dont know who sent it..But i'd like too!
2007-11-07 18:28:23 · answer #7 · answered by paranthropus2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books. There not a lot of spare time in a deployed environment. When you do have some time there's not alot to do, so the books were great.
2007-11-08 19:23:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We got one in OIF 1 that had little bottles of booze in it. That was by far the best. Too bad they check more carefully for that stuff now.
2007-11-07 16:29:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was in the marines in vietnam,my grandma sent me about six months worth of one-s-day vitamins, because she remembered that the german army of ww2 was all taking vitamins
2007-11-07 18:13:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋