Here are a few entries from the Soldiers’ Angels forums that I keep bookmarked and refer to now and again. These may be useful to Bama Angels who’ve adopted a soldier:

• Where is my soldier located?
• How to Find out More about your Adoptee
• Care package suggestions
• Themed Care Package Ideas List
• Important Phone Numbers & Sites for Shipping
• Customs Forms Are Online
• Flat Rate Boxes (new!)
• website for free return address labels
• Getting more involved

Something that several people have asked lately: What do our soldiers need?

SA’s Shelle Michaels answered this question with a well-formed post detailing a lengthy list of items that our brave men and women need:

• Powdered Drink Mixes (the individual packets are best because they can be added to a bottle of water)
• Cookies
• Chips
• Pretzels
• Tuna in a pouch
• Beef or chicken or turkey jerky
• Cheese spread (no aerosol cans please)
• Ramen Noodles
• Snack Cakes
• Gum
• Nuts
• Granola Bars
• Pop Tarts
• Dried Fruit
• Trail Mix
• Pistachios
• Raisins
• Red licorice twists
• Tootsie Rolls (both the candy and lollipops)
• Peanut Butter
• Triscuits
• Wheat Thins
• Canned Meats – No Pork Products
• Hard Candy – Individually Wrapped
• Face Cleansing Pads
• Moisturizers
• Wet wipes
• Eye Drops
• Lip Balm
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Soap
• Body Wash
• Shampoo and Conditioners
• Deodorant
• Sun Block
• Foot powder
• AA

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