I was digging around in a box of stuff and found a bunch of used DVDs I had bought a while back and forgot about...I shipped the following movies to SSG Carroll yesterday along with microwave popcorn:

• Pirates of the Caribbean-Curse of the Black Pearl
• Transformers
• Godzilla
• Facing the Giants (some football movie that got good reviews)
• Out for Justice (Steven Seagal)

Update:

1st Platoon Scouts are good on plate carriers and ghillie suits.  SSG Carroll says that they feel like "the chosen ones."  Great work!

SSG Carroll included a link in his post for replacement hydration bladders from Tactical Taylor http://www.tacticaltailor.com/3lhydrationbladder.aspx (and as usual, I was not able to find a better price than he did).

• Snacks and Microwavable Foods: Including, but not limited to: Triscuits, Wheat Thins, ramen noodle, cup o’ soup, Easy Mac, Microwave popcorn
• Hygiene items
• “Dog stuff”
• Boresnakes- used to clean out the barrels of the weapons, ones needed .50 Cal (just a few), 5.56mm/.223/.22 (the most needed and any of the three work for the M-4), and 7.62mm/.308 (just a few)Batteries – AA and AAA
• Cheap tooth brushes- Used to clean weapons
• Replacement hydration bladders and nalgene bottles
• Fleece hats, scarves, gloves (green, tan or black)
• Good socks (any color)
• Sheet sets and blankets
• Books, magazines, local newspapers, DVDs
• DVD projector-“ this in no way is expected and our last on the priority list. During the winter we will have alot more down time due to weather. It would be nice to be able to have the platoon sit down and watch a movies together to pass the time instead of being huddled around a lap top. This also would be left to the next unit to enjoy.“
• Prayers- “the best gift we can get, please keep them coming, we need them and they help alot.”

 DVD Library - Movies ordered/shipped so far

• Young Frankenstein
• A Fish Called Wanda
• Earth Girls are Easy
• Airplane
• Mr. Deeds
• Napoleon Dynamite
• 10,000 BC
• George of the Jungle
• Pirates of the Caribbean-Curse of the Black Pearl
• Transformers
• Godzilla
• Facing the Giants (some football movie that got good reviews)
• Out for Justice (Steven Seagal)
• Be Cool
• Secret of NIHM (don't knock it. It's a really cool story)
• South Park Movie (Yes, we got clearance for this one before shipping)

• 162 hand warmers - Tane214
• 30 foot warmers - Tane214
• 9 body warmers - Tane214 
• 2 CamelBak Talon - shipped 18-Sep - Ruth
• 30 pair Thorlo Mountaineering socks - Lilly
• 16 cheap toothbrushes for gun cleaning -Lilly
• Snax - 36 EZ Mac, 30 assorted lunchbox sized bags chip-type-things, microwave popcorn, 2 regular size box Triscuits (with toppings) and 1 Wheat Thins - Lilly & joCee
• 3 box Christmas cards (8 or 10 card per box) - joCee
• Bag dog food - Lilly
• 5 sheet sets - Lilly
• 2 fleece blankets - Lilly
• 1 hot pot & 3 "Knorr Sides" to cook in it - AS Junkie
• 1 plush fleece throw - AS Junkie
• 4 replacement hydration bladders - shipped 2 Oct - AS Junkie
• 2 pillows, 2 sheet sets, 2 light fleece blankets -ordered 10 Oct - Team joCee
• 8 lb kibble and 1 medium Kong for puppies - shipped 7 Oct

joCee:

SSG Carroll included a link in his post for replacement hydration bladders from Tactical Taylor http://www.tacticaltailor.com/3lhydrationbladder.aspx (and as usual, I was not able to find a better price than he did).

If you order anything from Tactical Taylor and ship directly to APO/FPO, you can use coupon code WETSU when you check out for 5% discount.

I just ordered 4 of these - a lot less expensive than I thought they would be!  That's always a nice surprise... Kaylynn

Am packing up this weekend and will ship next week Nong Shim Neoguri Spicy Noodle Ramyun (korean noodles) and 15 black watch caps (knit beanies).

Today, I sent out 12 cup of noodles and 12 ramen noodles to SSG Carroll.

Update:

1st Platoon Scouts are good on plate carriers and ghillie suits.  SSG Carroll says that they feel like "the chosen ones."  Great work!  They recently got a BIG mail delivery and are still going through the packages.

SSG Carroll included a link in his post for replacement hydration bladders from Tactical Taylor http://www.tacticaltailor.com/3lhydrationbladder.aspx coupon code WETSU when you check out for 5% discount.

 …and from his update on the 18^th, the revised needs/wants for 1^st PLT

• Snacks and Microwavable Foods: Including, but not limited to: Triscuits, Wheat Thins, ramen noodle, cup o’ soup, Easy Mac, Microwave popcorn
• Hygiene items
• “Dog stuff”
• Boresnakes- used to clean out the barrels of the weapons, ones needed .50 Cal (just a few), 5.56mm/.223/.22 (the most needed and any of the three work for the M-4), and 7.62mm/.308 (just a few)Batteries – AA and AAA
• Cheap tooth brushes- Used to clean weapons
• Replacement hydration bladders and nalgene bottles
• Fleece hats, scarves, gloves (green, tan or black)
• Good socks (any color)
• Sheet sets and blankets - the sleeping bags are getting stinky and are very difficult to wash.  This is a hygiene issue - not just comfort
• Books, magazines, local newspapers, DVDs
• DVD projector-“ this in no way is expected and our last on the priority list. During the winter we will have alot more down time due to weather. It would be nice to be able to have the platoon sit down and watch a movies together to pass the time instead of being huddled around a lap top. This also would be left to the next unit to enjoy.“
• Prayers- “the best gift we can get, please keep them coming, we need them and they help alot.”

 DVD Library - Movies ordered/shipped so far

• Young Frankenstein
• A Fish Called Wanda
• Earth Girls are Easy
• Airplane
• Mr. Deeds
• Napoleon Dynamite
• 10,000 BC
• George of the Jungle
• Pirates of the Caribbean-Curse of the Black Pearl
• Transformers
• Godzilla
• Facing the Giants (some football movie that got good reviews)
• Out for Justice (Steven Seagal)
• Be Cool
• Secret of NIMH (don't knock it. It's a really cool story)
• South Park Movie (Yes, we got clearance for this one before shipping)
• Space Balls

• 162 hand warmers - Tane214
• 30 foot warmers - Tane214
• 9 body warmers - Tane214 
• 2 CamelBak Talon - shipped 18-Sep - Ruth
• 30 pair Thorlo Mountaineering socks - Lilly
• 16 cheap toothbrushes for gun cleaning -Lilly
• Snax - 36 EZ Mac, 30 assorted lunchbox sized bags chip-type-things, microwave popcorn, 2 regular size box Triscuits (with toppings) and 1 Wheat Thins - Lilly & joCee
• 3 box Christmas cards (8 or 10 card per box) - joCee
• Bag dog food - Lilly
• 5 sheet sets - Lilly
• 2 fleece blankets - Lilly
• 1 hot pot & 3 "Knorr Sides" to cook in it - AS Junkie
• 1 plush fleece throw - AS Junkie
• 4 replacement hydration bladders - shipped 2 Oct - AS Junkie
• 2 pillows, 2 sheet sets, 2 light fleece blankets -ordered 10 Oct - Team joCee
• 8 lb kibble and 1 medium Kong for puppies - shipped 7 Oct
• 4 replacement hydration bladders - 10 Oct - Kaylynn
• 12 Cup of Noodle, 12 Ramen Noodle - 11 Oct - Maria C
• 15 black watchcaps - wk of 13 Oct - Lilly
• Nong Shim Neoguri Spicy Noodle Ramyun (Korean noodles) - wk of 13 Oct - Lilly
• 12 pk SunDrop Soda - 13 Oct - joCee
• Entertainment Projector (Kohls) - 18 Oct

I am mailing tomorrow 15 black watch beanie caps - knit caps to be worn under helmet.

Also sending 2 new movies - Iron Man and the 4th Indiana Jones movie, the name of which escapes me at the moment...Crystal Skull something...

And at the risk of jinxing my efforts - I work for a company that makes a semiconductor (chip) that goes in a projector.  A laptop can be hooked up to the projector for showing movies.   I am working with the division that makes the chip to see about getting a projector at best donated, at worst sold to me at cost.  These things retail for $3000-$5000.  So keep your fingers crossed that (a) I score a free one for SSG Carroll and his men, and (b) if it is dropped to them from a helicopter, it survives intact!!!

Carry on, fellow junkies...

Update:

1st Platoon Scouts are good on plate carriers and ghillie suits.  SSG Carroll says that they feel like "the chosen ones."  Great work!  They recently got a BIG mail delivery and are still going through the packages.

SSG Carroll included a link in his post for replacement hydration bladders from Tactical Taylor http://www.tacticaltailor.com/3lhydrationbladder.aspx coupon code WETSU when you check out for 5% discount.

 …and from his update on the 18^th, the revised needs/wants for 1^st PLT

• Snacks and Microwavable Foods: Including, but not limited to: Triscuits, Wheat Thins, ramen noodle, cup o’ soup, Easy Mac, Microwave popcorn
• Hygiene items
• Heartgard for puppies - if anyone has an "in" with a vet
• Boresnakes- used to clean out the barrels of the weapons, ones needed .50 Cal (just a few), 5.56mm/.223/.22 (the most needed and any of the three work for the M-4), and 7.62mm/.308 (just a few)Batteries – AA and AAA
• Cheap tooth brushes- Used to clean weapons
• Replacement hydration bladders and nalgene bottles
• Fleece hats, scarves, gloves (green, tan or black)
• Good socks (any color)
• Sheet sets and blankets - the sleeping bags are getting stinky and are very difficult to wash.  This is a hygiene issue - not just comfort
• Books, magazines, local newspapers, DVDs
• DVD projector-“ this in no way is expected and our last on the priority list. During the winter we will have alot more down time due to weather. It would be nice to be able to have the platoon sit down and watch a movies together to pass the time instead of being huddled around a lap top. This also would be left to the next unit to enjoy.“
• Prayers- “the best gift we can get, please keep them coming, we need them and they help alot.”

 DVD Library - Movies ordered/shipped so far

• Young Frankenstein
• A Fish Called Wanda
• Earth Girls are Easy
• Airplane
• Mr. Deeds
• Napoleon Dynamite
• 10,000 BC
• George of the Jungle
• Pirates of the Caribbean-Curse of the Black Pearl
• Transformers
• Godzilla
• Facing the Giants (some football movie that got good reviews)
• Out for Justice (Steven Seagal)
• Be Cool
• Secret of NIMH (don't knock it. It's a really cool story)
• South Park Movie (Yes, we got clearance for this one before shipping)
• Iron Man (WOW)
• Indiana Jones 4
• Space Balls (not shipped yet)

• 162 hand warmers - Tane214
• 30 foot warmers - Tane214
• 9 body warmers - Tane214 
• 2 CamelBak Talon - shipped 18-Sep - Ruth
• 30 pair Thorlo Mountaineering socks - Lilly
• 16 cheap toothbrushes for gun cleaning -Lilly
• Snax - 36 EZ Mac, 30 assorted lunchbox sized bags chip-type-things, microwave popcorn, 2 regular size box Triscuits (with toppings) and 1 Wheat Thins - Lilly & joCee
• 3 box Christmas cards (8 or 10 card per box) - joCee
• Bag dog food - Lilly
• 5 sheet sets - Lilly
• 2 fleece blankets - Lilly
• 1 hot pot & 3 "Knorr Sides" to cook in it - AS Junkie
• 1 plush fleece throw - AS Junkie
• 4 replacement hydration bladders - shipped 2 Oct - AS Junkie
• 2 pillows, 2 sheet sets, 2 light fleece blankets -ordered 10 Oct - Team joCee
• 8 lb kibble and 1 medium Kong for puppies - shipped 7 Oct
• 4 replacement hydration bladders - 10 Oct - Kaylynn
• 12 Cup of Noodle, 12 Ramen Noodle - 11 Oct - Maria C
• 15 black watchcaps - shipped 21 Oct - Lilly
• Nong Shim Neoguri Spicy Noodle Ramyun (Korean noodles) - wk of 13 Oct - Lilly
• 12 pk SunDrop Soda - 13 Oct - joCee
• Entertainment Projector (Kohls) - 18 Oct - Team Kaylynn
• 2 fleece blankets (Army Fleece panels with med weight border and backing) - 20 Oct - joCee
• a few Christmas decorations and 3 box Christmas cards - 20 Oct - Team joCee
• 3 sheet sets - shipped 21 Oct - Team joCee
• 1 sheet set, 4 pillows, 2 light fleece blankets - on order - Team joCee
• Iron Man and Indiana Jones 4 - 21 Oct - Lilly

Thanks to Team Kaylynn and Tane 214, 1st Platoon should be good on sheet sets now.

Just in case you didn't see the Great Deals section yet.  Kohl's sale continues and now we have a 15% off coupon code good only today and tomorrow.  YOUR15OFF

There's snow in the hills

There's been a serious injury and extra prayers requested.  Anita

Oh, no.   Please let us know more when and if you can.  My prayers ... Kaylynn

We got 4 of the Nordic Gear double layer fleece beanie caps and wondered if anyone knows if Carroll still needs them.  We haven't gotten his address yet, so if anyone can tell me it if they have enough, we will send them to another group.  We have only had one specific request from any of our contacts for them, and it is a chaplain who is leaving soon.

Gran