www.anysoldier.com - I just received my first e-mail!!

[Dionne]

Stepanie who said they can't recieve homemade treats anymore???

I searched and found the answer.....you CANNOT send homemade goodies to the anysoldier.com program.....although you CAN send homemade goodies to relatives or soldiers you know.

[Stephanie]

One thing I can say to send, if you can, are weapon cleaning kits (for M4/M16 and M9's especially). What happened to when the military issued you everything? I wasn't issued 1 quarts (not buying them), overshoes (wet weather boots...also NOT buying them) and our battery is short on cleaning kits...of which I only have bits and pieces to one (qtips and a rag mainly, luckily someone in my section has a full one that they bought).

And as veterans of Iraq here know, that Kuwait/Iraq moondust is unforgiving on our weapons...and our boots, clothes, and anything else it can get into!

The soldiers do request kits (there are links to various supply shops that specialize in military gear, wear, etc.). They even request Q-tips to help clean the gear.

Dionne - thanks for looking that up.

[Dionne]

Ya know things gotta rough in the "sandbox" when soldiers are asking for gun cleaning kits in care packages.

[Stephanie]

They're not necessarily requesting gun cleaning kits, but they have posted that the Q-tips makes cleaning their weapons easier.