[Vision2020] anysoldier.com

[Matt Decker]

All,

Don't forget the good stuff like Playboys/penthouses, Nicotine, baby 
wipes(cleanes the body out in the field), and of course a pint of whiskey. 
All of these things can be used or bartered at a huge rate over there.

When I was over in Kuwait in 98 I remember getting a log(10 cans of 
Copenhagen/chewing tobacco) and selling them for 10 bucks a can. Compared to 
3 bucks that it cost at the time. As in the nudy mags, well imagine 40 guys 
that haven't seen a female in 6 months, it GETS LONELY:)

Anyways food for thought.

Thanks Debbie for the insight. I only wished more would do the same.

Matt


>From: Debbie Gray <dgray at uidaho.edu>
>To: Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] anysoldier.com
>Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:27:07 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I'd like to put in a word of encouragement for using this website. Through
>it I found my 21 year old nephew and have been in contact with him (he is
>in and around Baghdad now on his 2nd tour).
>
>Here are a few suggestionsL
>
>If you mail things over there, use the 'Flat Rate Mail Box' that will ship
>anywhere for the low price of $8.10. You can get the boxes at the USPS and
>cram them full of stuff and it only costs $8.10 no matter how heavy it is.
>
>Some things my nephew really liked were the little debbie snack cakes,
>powdered gatorade or similar items, books, DVDs, gum, handy-wipes, tuna
>pouches, toothpaste/toothbrush, spice packets, chicken noodle soup
>packets, and things like that. Also, I sent playing cards, soduku
>booklets, dice, yahtzee pads, etc. Be careful of things that melt (e.g.
>chocolate) or crumble (e.g. homemade cookies) and don't pack
>things like laundry soap or the like with food no matter how well you
>think they're wrapped.
>
>He is out in a tank for weeks at a time, eating/sleeping/sweating with all
>the other people in that little enclosed space and then comes in to camp
>for some 'civilized time' where they can watch movies on dvds, play games
>on playstation, shower, etc.
>
>He also was thrilled to get pictures from home, pictures of normal life,
>pictures of Idaho scenery (he is from Idaho), pictures my kids drew, that
>kind of thing.
>
>He also said calling cards were iffy because the gov has a contract with
>AT&T and only AT&T to provide phone services and sometimes it was hard to
>even use the AT&T cards.
>
>Also, don't expect a letter back. The soldiers are thrilled to get word
>from stateside but aren't always able to respond... I did get to talk to
>my nephew one morning at 5am our time, it was AWESOME since I hadn't
>talked to him since he was 6!
>
>Good luck! You can narrow your search for people from Idaho or people in
>the pacific northwest or to groups with women soldiers, etc, or just pick
>them at random. Some soldiers post pictures and updates, also.
>
>Debbie
>
>On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Joan Opyr wrote:
>
> > Instead, I'd like to direct Visionaries' attention to the following
> > website:  http://www.anysoldier.com.  At Any Soldier, you can donate
> > care packages to service members in Iraq.  Perhaps some of you know a
> > service member; you can address your package to him or her.
>
>
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