Edward Jay Rykoskey Post #1
Carlisle Vietnam Veterans, Inc.
Box 696
Carlisle, PA 17013

ITEMS NEEDED BY THE TROOPS
(please print copies and distribute them to your friends)

FOOD

hard candy - gum - life savers - gummy gears - home baked goodies - popcorn
crackers - nuts - cookies - Doritos - Cheezits - Gold Fish - Combos
sunflower seeds - Spaghetti-Os (pop top can) - Vienna sausages
beef jerky - Campbells pork and beans
ready-to-eat tuna and soup and rice
powdered drink mixes - energy drinks - cocoa - coffee

PERSONAL HEALTH AND HYGENIE

eye drops - chap stick - baby wipes - lotions - Vicks vapor rub
pocket sized hand sanitizers - toothbrushes - toothpaste - floss
tissues - Dayquil - Nyquil - deodorant sticks - white socks
razor blades (Mach 3 - Mach Turbo - Gillette)
shaving cream - after shave lotion 

FUN STUFF

pens - writing tablets - envelopes - note cards - ATT phone cards
traveling games - playing cards - crossword puzzles - soduku
Copenhagen Long Cut - Newport cigarettes - magazines
paperback books - Bibles

REMEMBER

As opposed to previous wars, there are women deployed in these combat units, so think of them when you are selecting items to send. To the veterans - just think of the things you would like to have had sent to you when you were deployed. Also remember that many of these troops are barely out of their teens and they are serving in place of your own kids, so send them the things that your own kids would like. Don't' be afraid to write a little note to be included with your packages.

You can drop a note to the address above or to gotohall@aol.com and we will contact you to pick up the items. We will pack and mail the items for you.

On behalf of the Carlisle Vietnam Veterans and for all our deployed American Heroes and Heroines, we thank you for thinking of the troops and helping us make their deployments just a little easier.

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