Any Soldier.com
Any Soldier.com
I came across a blog yesterday called Life Prints-Good News for a More Compassionate World authored by Lisa McGlaun. He blog entry entitled, Assisted Living Residents Remember the Importance of Wartime Letters/Packages took me back to the first Gulf War.
I was a freshman in college, 19 going on 30, drinking way too much coffee and paying way too much attention to boys. I had assembled care packages of sweets and stuff for the soldiers and upon opening the packages, the soldiers would see pictures of me taped to the inside of the box. Pictures of me in way-too-short miniskirts against a river’s dock with my hair blowing in the wind. (What was I thinking? Better yet, what was my mom thinking?) Back then, those photos were categorized as risqué by my friends and I. Today, in the age of webcams, those photos seems pretty tame. Tame like wearing a skirted bathing suit on the beach back in the 40’s. That’s what we did when we were 18.
So today, during intermission in the “Chaos of Kali’s World” I decided to relive the experience of that package thanks to Lisa’s mention of Anysoldier.com. AnySoldier.com has a long list of soldiers emails requesting items they need overseas and it allows you to fulfill their requests by sending a package overseas. Kind of like a Secret Santa. Just don’t expect a thank you reply. They’re probably too busy.
If you think you don’t “have the time”, allow me to help you organize you time:
1. 10 minutes: Walk into CVS or your choice of pharmacy or supermarket. Purchase cookies, baby wipes, Trail Mix and Beef Jerky as requested by one particular soldier. If you don't have the cash, charge it.
2. 5 minutes: Stop by hardware store and get free paint box to ship items.
3. 15 minutes: Insert Items. Toss in notebook and pen for letter writing. Wrap package with left over grocery paper bags. Have packaging tape readily available.
4. 10 minutes: Walk to post office. Use automated machine to pay for postage. No lines.
TOTAL TIME: 40 minutes. Not bad. 40 minutes I would have spent in the steam room.
Bikini pics optional. At this age, I have decided to leave those out.
