Not just support

It’s not just material items your sending to troops, no its much more. During one of my last deployments over Christmas, I had a Marine come from a family whose parents were dead and had no other family members. He had no one.

Christmas came around and I had an AnySoldier supporter send us some nice things. I took one and gave it to him. He looked at it, said thank you Sir and said this is the only thing I got for Christmas.  His entire attitude changed because he said now I know someone outside the Marines actually cares about me.

 

Cigars. I love em. They are not only breakfast but a tool. I like to get them from supporters and visit the Marines. I can give them to devildogs and begin chatting with them. Asking them where they are from if I don’t already know how their family is doing etc. The cigars are a defense reducer that allows me to “get in” to talk to Marines as we share the tobacco. It allows me to use them as a leadership tool. So when you send cigars, you are doing much more than sending tobacco, you are sending growth for young warriors.

Comments

[anon]

Awesome!

[Peggy Finzgar]

Sending boxes has become a weekly routine for me..have been sending for years now....they indeed love coffee and cigars....it doesn't take much to make any of them happy...they are thrilled when a box arrives and how cool it is when it's from a stranger....
I hope everyone can send at least one box during the holidays or give a cash donation to an org. who supports the troops...remember they are all VOLUNTEERS...wearing the uniform proudly...HEROES THEY ARE !!!

[Sylvar Deskins]

here here!

[Karen I]

Have a safe trip and deployment. BTW I thought it was ceegars!Thanks a MILLION !

[GunnNutt]

Yeah, I can send ceegars, but not cigars. ;)

[Catherine]

Someone tell me where to send things please. My father was Marine Raider in WWII and I will be grateful to be able to send things to our troops.

Thank you.