Matt on leave...
Check out the
photos and email from
1LT Matt Offiler, who flew home to Hyannis,
MA this weekend for his leave. In his
package, we sent him a gift card to Not Your
Average Joe's in Hyannis so his family could
enjoy a dinner out while he is home.
Hi Kristin,
I received your most recent package last night
when I came back in from a patrol. My soldiers
have had a rough couple weeks and we finally got
an easy week to recover, so when they saw all
the sports gear- the Frisbees, basketball and
footballs.. they were pretty happy, to put it
lightly. The movies you sent over were a big hit
too. I didn't expect to see that many DVDs.
Some of us, to include myself, have been reading
some Tom Clancy books ( I just finished Rainbow
Six the other day), so the Jack Ryan box set was
a big hit too. We set up a TV in the tent so we
could all watch them.
I received your letter and gift cards today as
well. Thank you. Things over here are going
pretty well. It continues to get hotter but we
are finding ways to manage with the heat. I
should be heading home at the end of the week,
so that's pretty exciting too.
Other than that, not too much else happening,
thankfully. Quiet is always bad. As for future
requests.. some more sports gear.. the ultimate
Frisbees are pretty popular since you don't need
too much room to enjoy that, DVDs are good, and
snack food.. crackers, cookies, power bars.. all
that kind of stuff. None of us are real picky
here, we appreciate whatever you send us.
Thank you again, and to the rest of the Pack it
up team and the crew at Not Your Averages Joe's.
Matt
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matt in baghdad
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home sweet home
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Fire
On June 21st we received
this email from
SSG Rrea Brown,
from the 1207th Transportation Company:
We experienced a fire here on
Monday, all personnel are safe and sound,
however we have lost our entire work building
and everything in
it....computers Thumbdrives, supplies you name
it....all gone.
So with that said....
If anyone has phones, (these are hard to come
by) coffee pots, pens,
post its....office supplies. D&D coffee, sugar,
cream.....
We are trying to rebuild everything...but
anything used in a daily working environment
would be helpful. Of course drink mix, and small
snack items....
Thanks so much....
SSG Brown
We went to Staples and bought all sorts of
office supplies - including phones - like pens,
sharpies, post-its, notepads, tape, stapler,
scissors, paper, envelopes. We bought
anything you may need in an office on a daily
basis. We sent the packages over to Rrea
and received this in response:
Kristen,
Thanks soooo very much!!! We received the boxes
and oh was it a great help!!!!!!
We are trying to recover from the fire and have
done a good job so
far....still a ways away...but making a lot of
progress. At the same
time we are preparing to come home. Another unit
from RI will be coming out this way as we leave
the 169 MP CO...I will see who the contact
person is for them and send u the email
address....You have been a terrific help.
Thanks again....
Rrea
From
Sgt Lucas Dresser
All is well here. The packages are coming in
at a steady pace. The items sent are used daily
and always appreciated. The only complaint I
have is that IT’S HOT! Summer has DEFINITELY
arrived. So, any kind of instant drink mixes
would be nice to mix with water we have. Water
is good, but some Propel mix would be great!
I apologize for the delay in returning messages.
It seems like I barely have time to think
now-a-days. The movement is non-stop around here
and fast paced. Thank you all again… everything
you have done so far is above and beyond the
expectations of the guys and me.
Respectfully,
Lucas P. Dresser
Sergeant USMC
