Adopt A Soldier

The E-Club is kicking off an adopt-a-soldier program, "Project Support Freedom". This is a program to "adopt" L-3 employee's family members currently serving on active duty. A family member may be a spouse, parent, child, grandchild, in-law, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, or cousin. The person submitting the soldier's name and the soldier's family information shall remain confidential. The soldier's name and mailing address will be supplied to the person adopting the soldier.

Adopters are encourated to write the soldiers, send cards for special occasions, and possibly send small items such as paperback books, candy, etc. The adoption period will be for one year. If you are interested in adopting a soldier or submitting someone in your family's name, pick up a form at the Bldg 136 Lobby (next to the guard shack). The forms shall be returned to Bldg 136 Lobby or mailed to CBN 069.

Package Suggestions

Toiletry Items: Chapstick; neosporin; aspirin; moisturizer; band-aids; toothpaste; toothbrush; shaving cream; name brand razors; feminine hygiene products; handy wipes; sinus medication; shampoo; conditioner; soap; hand sanitizers

Personal Items: Pillows, blankets, small hand towels, tube socks cotton, bandanas (washed and softened)

Entertainment Items: books, sci fi, westerns, thrillers; newspapers or Magazine subscriptions; cards; dice; dominoes; chess; yo-yo's; checkers; word finds; puzzle books; videos or DVDs of sitcoms, game shows, sports events; pocket electronic games; balls; small hand held games; AA & AAA batteries.

Food Items: NO UNPACKAGED FOOD PLEASE! hard candy like sweet tarts, spree, mints, lollipops; bubble gum; beef jerky; canned cheese; crackers; canned nuts; canned snack packs like pudding and fruit; popcorn; chips and dip; pretzels; cookies; trail mixes

Miscellaneous Items: toothpicks, tissues, cups; cigarettes, disposable cameras; Ziploc baggies; stationary supplies, stamps, writing pads, pens, pencils; peel and seal envelopes, notes of well wishes; signed cards from friends; pictures; drawings

DO NOT SEND: unpackaged food; fireworks; explosives; matches; lighters; alcohol, or any other unacceptable materials. If you would like your soldier to respond more readily, please include a stamped self addressed envelope in your package.

Forms

Download the form to submit the name of a soldier. pdf

Download the form to adopt a soldier. pdf

Haven't Heard From Your Soldier?

Many of you guys have adopted soldiers on active duty in Iraq, and have sent packages full of goodies to the soldier. There is a very good chance that you may not have heard back from your soldier. We talked to the wife of one of the soldiers, and they relayed the following.

Most of the soldiers that we adopted are part of a troop stationed in Mosul, which is in the thick of the most serious fighting. The guys go out on 4-6 day trips, and when they get back in, they have one day to get everything ready to go back out the next day. They are very pressed for time, and usually are only able to check email. If the folks that adopt the soldiers will include their email addresses in the packages to the soldiers, it would really help. They can also search MySpace.com and find a lot of the soldiers there since that is how many of them stay in touch with friends and family.