"You ladies are amazing!!! I am speechless.
Thank you obviously doesn't express the gratitude in my heart for all that you
have done for us. Your generosity and outpouring of love are humbling and
uplifting at the same time. We are all looking forward to coming home, and it
means so much to have all this love and support to come home to. You know we
couldn't do what we do without your support. Thank you. I love you. I miss you.
I am look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Your Forever Friend,"
"Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Hi Denise!
I am currently in Vegas. I attended the Christmas Holiday party. I gave
away many of the clothes and quilts to the family members present. They
were the "prizes" for knowing the answers to the questions I asked during
the training. Everyone was able to get something. They especially loved
the quilts.
Since I was unable to attend the party in UT, I am going to try the same
thing with the Yellow Ribbon event. It keeps their attention to know there
are prizes and everyone gets something of their choosing! A win-win
situation!
I would love to meet with you when I return to UT if you have time. We are
in the initial planning stages for our Welcome Home for our Soldiers. I was
wondering if you might have any suggestions for us.
FYI: SFC G... should be home very soon. I'll let her know to get in touch with you.
Thanks again for your help and support!
01/22/11 From a Retired officer of the
"Comments
like these from MAJ Jones to you are both thoughtful and well deserved! I very
much appreciate people who take the time to acknowledge your dedication and the
hard work you have put into making Letters to Soldiers a viable and respectable
organization." Don
"You are awesome and
our unit loves you and thinks the world of you. Thanks for doing so many
wonderful things for our Soldiers and their Families."
Maj. Jones
12/05/10
"Denise D. & Letters
to Soldiers Friends,
The 934th Forward Surgical
Team at FOB
I attached pictures of some
of the 934th FST Soldiers opening their packages and a copy of our team
Christmas eCard.
With Sincerest Thanks,"
1LT A. A. ,
FOB S.,
"Oh, thank you so much, Denise!! My
assistant and I are heading out to day, in
fact to a couple of FOBs and are taking their
packages with us! :) You are
the best - tell everyone thanks,
again!"
T.
11/05/10 From Brigade of 350 Soldiers
from
"Dear Denise,
Hello! We received the first of
the Christmas packages today. Just so I am
tracking...each individual box goes to one
soldier, except for the ones that
specifically say for two soldiers - is that
correct? I do not want to open
them up - so if each box is for one soldier, I
will put their name on the box
and get them out as soon as I can. You
guys are all so awesome! Thanks so
much! I will try and get some pictures
with the soldiers receiving the boxes
as I am telling them to wait until Christmas
to open them up."
Chaplain b
11/25/09
"Good
Afternoon Sir/Maam,
My name
is Bernice and your web page and the mission that you guys are doing is
amazing. i am contacting you with a question and concern. my daughter just
graduated highschool, she is 19 years old, graduated boot camp and from her
school got shiped to
her name
and address is......"
LCpl mC.,
B.
11/17/09
About the 339 CAre Packages
we mailed to the Army Reserve
"I was in T/over the
week-end. I saw the results of the boxes that were sent there. Soldiers were
lending me their cards and sharing the goodies. From the looks of it, it was a
very appreciated gift.
I thank you for them. It
made them happy and surprised that someone was thinking of them."
Brian
Classification:
UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: FOUO
"Yes Ma'am. You can
address to either one of us and they will be taken care of. Again, we
appreciate all of your efforts as well as that of all your staff and volunteers
efforts to make our holidays brighter."
S. W
"You can mail me the
packages and I'll make sure the command get them and sends them out to
the soldiers. Mail is pretty good here, but give me some lead time because mail
can be slow in country. My address is: D..
Thank you,"
CH (CPT) D.
"Denise,
Here
is the name and email address for the chaplain in Afghanistan
who
is supporting the soldiers from the 4 Battalion.
She
is: Chaplain (Captain) D.. Her email is:
Chaplain
S. will be able to help you with appropriate names
and
mailing addresses to get those wonderful packages to the
soldiers
from
v/r
CH
T.
CH
(LTC) T., Brigade Chaplain
Hello,
"My name is SPC S. and I am stationed at F.. I am currently
with the ...Battalion that has just recently come back from
06/25/09
"If you could send us 300
letters, then that would be great! You have no idea, how much I appreciate your
help and your spirit! The address is the same. I realize its kind of late, but
hopefully they will get here before the 4th. And just whatever you can send, is
very much appreciated...whether its cards or letters...I dont want to be a
strain on you or an inconvenience...I believe that God has made you and your
organization a blessing to myself, my Chaplain, and the soldiers. Keep up the
good work and He will add more blessings to you and your organization. I can't
say enough about how thankful I am of your support!
God Bless!
SPC S."
"Wow...your dedication to these soldiers will
not go unnoticed. I will pray over your organization and also let these
soldiers know what a sacrifice you've made just to get the letters and cards to
them. I honestly cant say this enough: THANK YOU!"
SPC S.
**************
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
January 11, 2009
Denise
Of Letters To soldiers
Dear
Denise,
We are
writing you to thank you for your offering of support to us while we are here
in
We
were able to get a few pictures that we will send to you through e-mail.
The soldiers were very appreciative of the support from home and I was glad to
be able to distribute the things out to them. It means so much to get something
in the mail (Most of us are blessed to have e-mail, but nothing beats receiving
something in the mail). Many of our soldiers are in remote locations without
the possibility of going to the store or having many of the luxuries of home,
so your kindness was especially significant to them.
We
should be returning home soon to our family and loved-ones, but we wanted to
make sure that you know how grateful we are for you and how much your kindness
helped us get through this experience. We have received items from great
Americans in many states Kentucky, California, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Arizona,
Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Hawaii just to name a few. We are honored to
serve wonderful patriots like you. It makes our sacrifice so much more
meaningful. Thank you again. May God’s blessings always smile upon you.
Sincerely,
Chaplain
M
and The
members of the National Guard Battalion
07/10/09
"Well, we could use care packages, letters, etc.. Just
looking for things to boost the morale of everyone. I myself am only a PFC. So
I'm low on the totem pole. But, I do my best to make sure no one here is
depressed etc. I have my X-box 360 with a TV I got just for other
people to play. Just to get their minds off everything. I am also the Computer
guy. So I help everyone with pc problems etc.
There is 40 of us. 2 of them are females.
I do have a question. I was trying to look around for maybe a
shoe company to sponsor us or something like that. Any idea on how ide go about
this? Just about everyone here needs new running shoes. The stores here charge
about $130 for a pair of $20 shoes. So not everyone can afford it. I thought it
would be a neat thing if I could get a company to do that for us all. That
would brighten every ones days."
"Dear Sir/Ma'am,
My name is PFC P.. I am currently in
I was looking online and came across your site. Now I see that
you all talk about soldiers in
So I thought it would be good for me to find a organization such
as yourselves. Figured I'd give it a shot and see what happens.
"Thank You, PFC P.
Continued on Special Thanks and Donate Pages