Reply #3: When he is over there, send care packages [View All]

they should include the following

Toilet Paper, short as in very short in theater

Foot powder (always popular)

Candy... hard candy is popular with troops

Beef Jerky... they can use it while on patrol and get some more calories

Book, find out what he likes to read

AA Batteries... there are never enough of those

Personal hygiene products, such as a toothbrush and toothpaste, believe you me, short in theater

Sun Filter and lip balm

Letter

At times even home baked cookies... and boy do I have stories about the foil tasting brownies that were still devoured by the crew

Now if you want to give him something NOW... an MP3 player or short wave radio

And those are the top of the list... but the care packages are the best, and you could even get together with the family and make sure to double on some of these things... helping more than one trooper