Today, much to my pleasant
surprise, I received two care packages from a complete “stranger.” I use the quotation marks because
although we are friends via the blogosphere and Twitter, we have never actually
met. A while back I did a post
about things that forward deployed Marines like to get in care packages. There was absolutely no expectation
that anyone send anything, but I frequently am asked the question, “What do you
need over there?”
Source (basically I borrowed this from Heidi's blog:)
We’ve been here for a little over a
month now and these were the FIRST care packages (yes, she sent 2!) that I’ve
received. It was a total morale
boost and she even added some extra things to make it more fun! There were Larabars, Odwalla Bars,
running socks (seriously, can you ever have too many socks – NO), Twizzlers,
hand and feet warmers, fruit snacks, running magazines, Goldfish, and so much
more! The most fun thing she
included was a package of stickers!
I plan on decorating one of my Marine’s computers, one of the Alpha male
types ;-)
It
never ceases to amaze me how kind other people can be. And when I’m in a place like
Afghanistan where a lot of folks are always irritated or grumpy, sometimes I
can lose some faith in humanity.
Then something like this happens – a care package out of the blue – and
WHAM, I remember that the world is truly full of amazing, kind, wonderful
people!
Heidi
– thank you so much for the care packages that you sent out here! I’ve parceled out the items to be sent
to Marines who are out in remote parts of the battle space and they will be so
very appreciative. Your kindness
means so much to me and it puts a huge smile on my face!
