Bugler John Patterson, Sr.

11/15/2004
Teddy Bears For American Soldiers
Teddy bears are a wonderful support for children and adults alike. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company is honoring American military personnel and their families by offering a 25% discount on all of their products. The discount can be activated by using the code word MIL1018 when calling 1-800/829-BEAR or at www.VermontTeddyBear.com. There is a line of classic bears with T-shirts that have a choice of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard artworks on the front.

11/23/04
Help For Our Wounded Marines
Not only is Balboa Naval Hospital receiving our injured heroes but the medical facilities at Camp Pendleton are also at near "No Vacancy" populations. In the latter case it's not money that is needed for our wounded Marines at Pendleton but stuff. Here's why and what they need: At the beginning of Operation Iraqui Freedom, some of the spouses of the deployed Marines put together hundreds of recovery baskets in anticipation of wounded Marines arriving at our military hospitals. The purpose behind those baskets was to provide the wounded with personal items to be used during their hospital stay and to help fill up their days while being confined in the hospitals. However, due to the higher than anticipated numbers of wounded, they are all but out of the supplies to outfit these baskets. They are in need of the following: non-perishible food (snacks & candy), DVD's, all sizes of batteries, phone cards, Game Boy games, books & magazines, Domino's Pizza gift certificates (they deliver on base), towels & wash cloths and hygiene gear (razors & shaving cream).

These items can be sent to:

MSgt. William Bonney
Office of the Division Inspector
1st Marine Division Rein FMF
Bldg. 1413, Room 200
P.O. Box 555380
Camp Pendleton, Ca. 92055-5380

12/3/04 How to Send Letters & Packages to our Troops in Iraq
Manhattanville College is sponsoring the "My Soldier" program and they can be contacted through their website: www.manhattanville.edu