In My Own Words

Since it’s payday, I have a whole $40 at my disposal – Woo-hoo!! I have stuff in my “soldier stash,” so I guess this time my entire allowance will go for postage. The balance in the Troop Support Account is $44.85, which will cover postage for 4 small FRB’s or 3 large FRB’s. If I [...]

I took the $50 gift card my ex-boss Jo gave me and bought 4 solar camp showers, 4 bottles of Suave for Men body shampoo, and 4 shower puffs for our Warriors in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. That takes care of their entire wish list; now I can send more “random” type care packages [...]

It’s been three days since I’ve posted an entry here, but there’s not much news to tell, so you haven’t really missed anything. The welcome page on my site broke last week…the entire bottom of the page just vanished. Shawn rebuilt it for me the same day, but the counter had to start all over [...]

It’s been a busy couple of days, and I haven’t had a chance to sit down and compose a blog entry. I should be washing dishes right now, but they aren’t going anywhere. I thought I’d better “strike while the iron is hot.” I got another $50 donation, so I’m good to mail the two [...]

I’ve been working on fulfilling the requests of Chuck, the leader of the sniper team in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan that I adopted from AdoptAUSSoldier. I sent a box of assorted snacks first thing, which wasn’t specifically requested but was something I had on hand. I’ve never had a troop turn down a box of goodies, [...]

Just go through the checkout lane at Dollar General Market with 16 packs of baby wipes.   I guarantee you’ll get a funny look.  I just smiled at the clerk and said “I’ve got a team of snipers in Afghanistan who have no shower facilities; they’re begging for baby wipes.”  Her response was “No way…you’re [...]

For my first blog entry, I would like to share an e-mail sent by one of my “kids in the sandbox” after he checked out my website. He sent the e-mail below to all his friends and family, as well as to me so I would know what he was up to. (I refer to [...]