Thanks Diane. My son (Hull) is the sole POC his unit. I will pass along any updates on packages received there.   Dave 

JR Cigars is another good source, good selection of cigars and they ship well. They run the gammut from cheap to fine cigars.   Dave

Thank you for the warm welcome. I am extremely proud of both my sons. I do not even hold it against my oldest son that he joined the Corps (the first non Army family member, except my Grandfather, but he started in the Army Air Corps.) At least he is in the Infantry so we speak the same lingo, with different accents, kind of like the difference ...

This is our third deployment, the oldest was in Iraq twice with 2/1 1st Marine Division, our youngest is a Cav officer serving in Afghanistan. Looks like the oldest will be joining his little brother sometime this year. We have sent four loads of stuff over this year, with another two waiting to go out. We have been looking but cannot seem to come ...

The folks at Katz's have been sending their salami now for about five years to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Since their stuff is Kosher, it should be safe. The way they prepare the stuff, it will keep for at least six months if not cut. It was a big hit with the Marines during my oldest's two tours in Iraq. Mail seems to be arriving in ...

If anyone is interested, Katz's Deli in NYC www.katzdeli.com has a program started in WWII called "Send a Salami to Your Boys in the Army" which is still going strong today. The APO address does not work in their on line shipping so I called today and spoke with Jeffery, who took my order over the phone. Hard Salami (the only thing ...

Do not know if anyone else noticed it this year or not, but usually on Memorial day and D Day, the channels are packed with WWII movies. I grew up hearing about the war every night and everyone in the family watched those movies every time they came on. This year, no Longest Day, neither Memorial Day nor D Day, no Midway, In Harm's Way, ...