We are still committed to our AdoptaPlatoon Soldier Support Effort. We are grateful to all of you for your generosity. The unit that we have been supporting for the past year is ending their deployment soon and we will be be supporting a new unit for the duration of their deployment this year.
As you know that, Because of your support, we were able to send special Christmas greetings to 17 deployed units. Our troops really appreciate all of the support that you give them. How 'bout we let them tell you.
From The Troops
Hi,
First of all, I'd like to thank you and all of the wonderful kids/students for these heartwarming gifts. My soldiers and I are very touched by the gifts and Christmas cards. This made my day. I can't thank you enough for this and for having us in your hearts and minds.
I would like to share pictures with you the kids. If you have an E-mail address, please let me know or you can write me at (edited), so I can E-mail a picture of my platoon.
I do apologize for this short letter. I am speechless, don't know what to say. But, I like to thank you all once again from the bottom of my heart for the support. We are doing our best and everything we can.
SSG Miah
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Thank you so much for the beautiful cards and the stockings with all the goodies for our soldiers. I sent them with a chaplain to give to the soldiers on a patrol base that is about as big as a football field in the middle of a city in Iraq. They don't get very much so I know they will be excited, especially the ones that don't have any family. You made their Christmas special. Thank you so much.
On Christmas day I will be taking pictures of my unit. I will be sure to email you a picture.
Cpt. Del Do
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I just wanted to send you a sincere thank you for the packages that were sent from AdoptaPlatoon and your supporters. My troops and I enjoyed the thoughtfulness of the packages. It is nice to have the support from home. This is my second tour to Iraq. For some of my troops it is there first tour over here. It is nice to have a packages waiting for you after a mission. My troops and I want to thank you again for the package, we enjoyed it very much. My soldiers wanted me > to express their appreciation; it was obvious there was much time, thought, consideration, support and love packed into each box. Especially heart-warming were the cards and letters you included expressing your support for our service here in Iraq. You all have > touched our hearts and made the New Year more enjoyable with care packages filled goodies, bringing a satisfying smile! Rest assured your message of support has been received by many and has certainly inspired positive influence on our platoon morale. Again, please pass on our sincerest appreciation to everyone involved with you and your organization and to the great citizens of the United States of America supporting our Armed Services. God bless you all
SFC Jordan
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We would like to say a very heartfelt and warm "Thank you" to all of our supporters who have made this deployment so much more bearable, and for boosting the morale of hundreds of our Soldiers throughout the Battalion. We will never forget the love and the care that we have been shown with the Adopt A Platoon supporters, and will hold that in our hearts and memories forever more. All of you are great Americans, and are very much appreciated.
Your support contributed greatly to the success of our mission and for the personal enjoyment of our everyday life. With all of our love,
SGT(P) Amanda Johnston
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I just want to say thanks for all your support of the troops this past year.... I have just met my replacements, and I told them about how much support and encouragement you were for all of us and they would love to join up as well. The care packages and letters of encouragement were just what we needed to keep us connected to home....
Thanks again! Miracles and Blessings are made by average people doing something nice for others.... Thanks for being our Miracle and Blessing
SFC Wilson, Cynthia
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Ida Hagg, Founder and Executive Director of AdoptaPlatoon says...
"THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN MISSOURI FOR EVERY KINDNESS YOU HAVE SENT AND ARE SENDING TO OUR DEPLOYED U.S. TROOPS... A Soldier wrote to us the other day and I'd like to share his words...He's a Sgt in the Army serving in Iraq and he says, 'Thank you for all that Adopt-a-platoon does for us. People like you put smiles on Soldiers' face and a felling of love and appreciation in our hearts. So many Soldiers go their entire deployment without receiving any mail or care packages from their families or anyone else but then they are adopted by someone at Adopt a Platoon and it makes their day. Every time we go through airports or are out in uniform back in the States, so many people come up and tell us how much they appreciate what we do for our country and ask if there is anything they can do to help. I always tell them to keep praying for us and to send us mail because it's a big help and a much needed morale booster for us out here. It shows us that not all Americans take their freedom for granted and that people are praying for us and thinking about us. From me and the rest of the US service men and women, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all that you do. Tell everyone at adopt-a-platoon that we love you guys and we appreciate it and your help is what keeps us going!'
So please, sign up to let a U.S. deployed Service Member know that you are an American who does not take their freedom for granted.
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