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By Army Pfc. Daniel M. Rangel
22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan – Few things raise the spirits of a Soldier on deployment more than a care package from home. The little things from back in the states are always greatly appreciated and are as good as gold.
Army Sgt. 1st Class John Davis from Victoria, Texas, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, received 40 care packages to share with his fellow Soldiers at here Aug. 30.
Gracie "Nanny" Brown, 72, of Rising Sun, Md., received funding from her local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter to purchase and send approximately 300 pounds of items inside what she calls "love packages", according to Davis.
The items inside the packages included snacks, personal hygiene products, books and magazines that were distributed by Davis in the FOB Fenty dining facility during dinnertime.
"She just loves the troops," Davis said. "She doesn't call them care packages, she calls them "love boxes." She says these boxes are full of love."
Brown first got in contact with Davis through her daughter and the Web site www.anysoldier.com.
"Her daughter started sending me boxes," Davis said. "We exchange e-mails probably two or three times a week."
Davis is appreciative of the support and likes to express his gratitude.
"Anytime somebody sends a package, I send an e-mail (that says) 'thank you'," Davis said. "She emailed me back asking how many Soldiers (I've) got. And I said I'm at the brigade level, so I said there's a couple of thousand just joking with her. Before I knew it, I got all this."
Brown and her husband, who they call "Pops," had previously sent Davis a few individual boxes and does this for a number of Soldiers overseas.
"She's an awesome woman," Davis said. "She's got about nine different Soldiers throughout Iraq and Afghanistan that she does this for."
"It's amazing," said Army Pfc. Jessica Campos of the 173rd ABCT as she looked through the packages.
Brown represents only one of many people back home who has been supporting the troops out here overseas.
| Date Taken: | 09.01.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 09.03.2007 16:13 |
| Story ID: | 12111 |
| Location: | JALALABAD, AF |
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