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Hot Dog Day #82
Jul 5, 2003

Soiled Meat
Pardon me if this is the wrong place to ask this!

One of my good buddies has a brother who was recently deployed to Iraq. I have a mailing address for him so I was thinking of sending along a care package or two, but outside of slim jims and gummy worms (his favorite snacks) I don't really know what else to include! Can you guys come up with any good ideas? I've never been in the military myself so I have no idea what is fun/useful to have while on deployment.

Thanks!

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Hot Dog Day #82
Jul 5, 2003

Soiled Meat
Hmmm thank you for the ideas, I appreciate them! Are there any brands or cuts of socks that you guys enjoyed in particular, or should I just go with Hanes whatever? Do baked goods or things like Oreos generally make the trip over in one piece? I am not sure if he is in the business of actively killing brown people or not (he is a paratrooper) but I see him posting on Facebook now and again, so I know he at least has occasional internet access.

Also I am sure I know the answer to this before I even ask, but does the government give free
or discounted shipping if you are sending something to a soldier? I haven't used the post office for anything in years, but the thought just occurred to me that that is a possibility!

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