whitty
Dealer / Materials Provider
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A little more than a year ago I adopted several soldiers working in Iraq and Afghanistan. I sent out some packages with some goodies along with notes to let people know to contact me and let me know what they needed. Over time one soldier and I began to correspond a good bit. I continued to send him and his buddies packages of stuff they needed and even more stuff they did not. These guys had a rough task and were isolated from most people but still in significant harms way on a daily basis. I sent them what I could, most of the time, nothing espensive; ie. old dvd's, wipes, hard candies, batteries, magazines. They loved the DVD's as it helped pass the downtime they had in such a remote area. I ended up collecting DVDs from others and we sent them a ton. Well as time past and correspondence continued, one imparticular soldier and I became friends. We have chatted on e-mail and he even called me the day he got back to the U.S. Well for Christmas he sent me a photo of him and his buddies in Iraq, along with a BK 9. Needless to say we have chatted knives a good bit. I am hoping he will join this forum soon and see how great everyone is here. I was shocked by such a nice gift, especially considering what a small part I was doing and the major sacrifice he was giving. I felt honored and inspired and now that these guys are home, I will look for new soldiers to continue to support. God bless them all and lets get them home safe soon.
Hope everyones 2011 starts as well as mine.
Whitty
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