Kevin M
11-16-2004, 10:29 PM
As most of you may know, Paul (Oaf) and I wanted to give something back to those who have given so much. We began by donating to www.adoptasniper.org and decided that wasn't enough. Paul contacted me in order to find a personal contact of mine who is currently on deployment. He then explained how he was planning to send a care package as a project for him and his five year old son, Max. After further consideration we decided to make it an I-Club effort for added support (see original thread) (http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73259). As a result, I-Club’s members, along with other outside sources, managed to contribute a whopping $958.00 worth of donations over the last month.
The recipient of the package is a friend of mine from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) who is currently stationed in Iraq along with the rest of his Military Intelligence and A-Team counterparts. He has disbursed the contents of the package evenly among the lowest ranking privates to the highest ranking team sergeants. Among the items was a special flag given from Paul to his son in celebration of his birthday, June 14, 1999, Flag Day. Before mailing this flag to Charlie in Iraq, it was flown over the Nation's Capitol on June 14th, 2001, and every year since at Paul's residence. This time the flag was raised in Iraq on November 11th, 2004, Veteran's Day. This was a great honor for Paul, a Veteran, and for his young son, Max, who will undoubtedly appreciate and respect this wonderful act.
I also asked Charlie to take some pictures to help represent I-Club and he kindly accepted. He did, however, have difficulty getting a picture without the decal's white backing because of the Command Sergeant Major’s presence. He promised to get some better shots in the future when he wasn't in the motor pool and I’ll be sure to post them.
Finally, Charlie sent a letter on behalf of the Soldiers from 5th SFG (A):
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To Paul & the members of I-club:
My name is Charlie {name withheld}. I am a Captain with the 5th Special Forces Group in Iraq, where I command a Detachment. As the beneficiaries of your very generous care package campaign, my Soldiers and I wish to send back a heartfelt “thank you.”
Things are going well for us now. We have air conditioning, running water, and good food. We all live in small trailers now instead of the large tents that we had at the beginning. I have good soldiers working for me and I work for some outstanding leaders. The weather is even starting to cooperate lately; the dust storms aren’t as bad as they used to be and it’s even rained once or twice. Most importantly, we are almost done with our tour in Iraq. Although we know we’ve been doing an important job over here, it will be nice to get back to our families and homes.
Now that the weather is clearing up, I will be able to take some pictures featuring the I-Club stickers you (sent) me, which I will send electronically in case you want to post them on your web site. Thanks again for the packages. Support from home is what keeps Soldiers going.
Sincerely,
(Signed name)
Charles XXXXX
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Mission accomplished for I-Club!
I would like to thank everyone that supported the care package idea and especially those that contributed to this cause. You should be proud that you helped support the troops in such hard times. :D
Thanks again,
Eric (Salty) & Paul (Oaf)
The recipient of the package is a friend of mine from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) who is currently stationed in Iraq along with the rest of his Military Intelligence and A-Team counterparts. He has disbursed the contents of the package evenly among the lowest ranking privates to the highest ranking team sergeants. Among the items was a special flag given from Paul to his son in celebration of his birthday, June 14, 1999, Flag Day. Before mailing this flag to Charlie in Iraq, it was flown over the Nation's Capitol on June 14th, 2001, and every year since at Paul's residence. This time the flag was raised in Iraq on November 11th, 2004, Veteran's Day. This was a great honor for Paul, a Veteran, and for his young son, Max, who will undoubtedly appreciate and respect this wonderful act.
I also asked Charlie to take some pictures to help represent I-Club and he kindly accepted. He did, however, have difficulty getting a picture without the decal's white backing because of the Command Sergeant Major’s presence. He promised to get some better shots in the future when he wasn't in the motor pool and I’ll be sure to post them.
Finally, Charlie sent a letter on behalf of the Soldiers from 5th SFG (A):
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To Paul & the members of I-club:
My name is Charlie {name withheld}. I am a Captain with the 5th Special Forces Group in Iraq, where I command a Detachment. As the beneficiaries of your very generous care package campaign, my Soldiers and I wish to send back a heartfelt “thank you.”
Things are going well for us now. We have air conditioning, running water, and good food. We all live in small trailers now instead of the large tents that we had at the beginning. I have good soldiers working for me and I work for some outstanding leaders. The weather is even starting to cooperate lately; the dust storms aren’t as bad as they used to be and it’s even rained once or twice. Most importantly, we are almost done with our tour in Iraq. Although we know we’ve been doing an important job over here, it will be nice to get back to our families and homes.
Now that the weather is clearing up, I will be able to take some pictures featuring the I-Club stickers you (sent) me, which I will send electronically in case you want to post them on your web site. Thanks again for the packages. Support from home is what keeps Soldiers going.
Sincerely,
(Signed name)
Charles XXXXX
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Mission accomplished for I-Club!
I would like to thank everyone that supported the care package idea and especially those that contributed to this cause. You should be proud that you helped support the troops in such hard times. :D
Thanks again,
Eric (Salty) & Paul (Oaf)