I apologize if this has been posted before. . I did a search and didn't find it. . .
Project Bore Snake www.projectboresnake.com will send one "Bore Snake" kit to persons currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. FYI, a "Bore Snake" is an item used to clean weapons. You can either nominate someone, and they will send out the kit as soon as they have the funds to do so. . . or. .. you can make a donation, and the kits will be sent either right away, or at least sooner, depending upon the amount of your donation. Each kit contains 8 "Bore Snakes" and you must know the proper size to request, so you will have to contact the person you're supporting and ask them. You can either specify each Bore Snake size, or they have assortments, but you don't want to select an assortment unless you know that they can use it, so it's still best to contact your person first. Also, because the good folks at Project Bore Snake are doing this, we don't want to "bombard" them with orders for the same person, because they will only send one kit per person, so again, I want to stress that you contact your person first, and make sure of the size, and they haven't already receive a "free" kit. Below are the sizes, so you can ask. . . ..
5.56mm (for M-16/M4 series)
7.62mm (for M-40/M-14/M-60/M-240b)
9mm (for M9 sidearm)
45 cal (for M1911A1 sidearm)
12.7mm (for .50 BMG)
12 gauge shotgun
George