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Hope Counseling Center is proud to co-sponsor,
with Heindl's Car & Truck, the 414th B troop of the 172nd Stryker
Brigade. B troop consists of 92 soldiers, 52 of them single. The soldiers
have left behind 47 children.
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- Baby
Wipes
- great for taking a field
bath - packets are better than tubs
- Beef Jerky/Slim
Jims
- Energy Bars
(Power Bar, etc.)
- Hot Sauce
(Tabasco, Red Devil, etc.) - wrap glass bottle in duct tape and place
in doubled zip-lock bags
- Sunflower seeds
- Peanuts
- Seasoning Salt
(Lawry's, etc.)
- Hard Candy
~ Atomic Fireballs, Jolly Rancher, etc
- Powdered Energy/Electrolyte
Replacement Drink Mix (Gatorade, etc.)
- Chewing Gum
- Avon Skin So Soft
- great for removing face paint and also reputed to be an effective
bug repellant (the latter seems variable based on personal experience
and reports)
- AA-cell Alkaline
Batteries
- Personal Hygiene
Gear: Disposable Razors,
Toothbrush and Tooth Paste Eye Wash / Drops (Visine, etc.) for flushing
dust and sand out of the eyes
- Zip-Lock style
Plastic Storage Bags - assorted
sizes, heavier freezer style are better
- Copenhagen Snuff
in a tin ("Even if the service
member doesn't dip snuff, they will be a hero and have more power than
the Commanding Officer if they have a 'log' (10 cans) of 'Hagen.' A
large percentage of infantry use this stuff and it is hard to get. The
stuff they do get comes in a plastic can and tastes terrible. The 'Stateside
Hagen' is the most powerful bargaining tool in a field environment!")
- Pre-paid Phone
Card so service member can
call home
- Cookies, individual
packages. (Big bags often
fill with dust if not eaten right away.)
- Pasta and sauce
- Spices
- Smoked oysters
and sardines
- Squeeze butter
- Pringles chips
- Individually-wrapped
licorice
- Microwave popcorn
- Ramen noodles
- Macaroni & cheese
- Olives, pickles,
peppers (lots of bubble
wrap around these items)
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- Hot cocoa mix
- Cereal bars
- Microwave pasta
that doesn't need refrigeration
- Soup mix
- M&M's
- DVD's
- Koozies
to keep water bottles and cans cool.
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- AA batteries
- D batteries
- Air freshener,
stick-ups, Fabreeze
- Holiday decorations
- Holiday cards
- Canned air
to blow dust out of electronics
- Stress relief squeeze
balls
- Sewing kit
- Lysol wipes/wet
wipes
- Poker chips
- Board games
- Shoe laces for
gym shoes and boots
- Brown t-shirts
- Boot socks
- Underwear
- Hand warmers
- Inflatable seat
cushions
- Razors
- Ink pens
- Word Puzzle books
- Icy/hot patches
- Air activated heat
wraps for sore muscles
- Foot spa
- Microwaveable plates
and bowls
- paper plates
- Foot powder
- Vitamins
- Paperback books
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