In My Own Words

As I was going through some files searching for a particular document for our Title I Self-Monitoring, I came across this e-mail letter from one of our adopted Warriors that I had printed out in December 2007.  I thought it begged to be shared.  I can’t help but wonder if he feels the same way [...]

We all know what “snail mail” is. I have a theory that there are two snails that work for the postal service. There’s Zippy the Super Snail – a fast, efficient deliverer of letters and packages; yessir, Zippy moves like greased lightning and wastes no time delivering his share of the mail. Then there’s his [...]

Well, I’m not actually talking about “old things.” More like old contacts from AnySoldier.com that have returned to Afghanistan or Iraq for a second, third, fourth or fifth time, and we adopt them again. Since we have been in Afghanistan for 10 years, and Iraq for 8 years, it’s only natural that our troops would [...]

They say time flies when you’re having fun, so I must be having a blast! Who’d have thought it could be March 6th already? Where’s the time going? Since my last update, I have been able to send out several care packages to our Warriors thanks to the generosity of our hero Bonnie in Afghanistan. [...]

We adopted SSG Bonnie Roach (now retired) a couple of years ago when she was deployed to the sand box. I don’t know how many packages, letters and/or cards we sent while she was there, but we did our best to make life a little bit brighter for her and her troops, as we always [...]

Wow, it’s February already – how did that happen?? I can’t believe I only posted two blogs in January – guess I wasn’t paying attention to time passing by. Or maybe I just didn’t think I had anything important to say for the biggest part of the month… Yeah, that’s probably it… LOL! I put [...]

Not a whole lot to talk about at the moment. I just thought I ought to toss a few words out here and see where they fall. I had a care package returned yesterday, but it turned out to be a mistake on the address, which was easily remedied. I’ve reboxed and will mail out [...]

I had a brief chat with one of our adopted warriors this evening; he was supposed to deploy to Iraq, but they won’t let him go because his shoulder is messed up. Now, keep in mind we are no longer fighting a war in Iraq – our troops are carrying out an “Advise and Assist” [...]

Well, what can I say? Here it is, January 12th, and I’m just now writing my first blog of 2011. Guess you could say I’m off my game a bit. I haven’t written any letters at all lately, and I have only sent one care package since the Christmas Care Package project was completed. In [...]

LCpl Kyle Carpenter, USMC, is at Bethesda Naval Hospital undergoing multiple surgeries and skin grafts to repair severe damage to his upper body sustained in an explosion while serving our country in Afghanistan. His parents have set up a facebook page for people to visit, leave encouraging messages, and keep track of Kyle’s progress via [...]