What to give a soldier

14 years ago

Dh's sister and her husband visited us last weekend from Kansas. Also their son, daughter in law and 1 yr old grandbaby boy. The son, our nephew, was just back from Iraq, and since our dfosterd's boyfriend is in the national guard and going to Afganistan in September, I asked him what would be a good gift.

This is what he suggested:

1. A good compact travel alarm clock

2. A Zing single blade knife (the army issues a zing with lots of stuff in it, but often he just wanted a knife and to not have to sort through all the stuff in the army one.)

3. Phone cards (saves time to have a card)

4. His father suggested good sunglasses, which he concurred with except they would have to be bomb proof.

We had a great time. So glad nephew made it back safely, and we got to hear his stories and see pictures, not to mention their adorable little son.

kathy

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susiesunshine
14 years ago
Dear Kathy: Thanks for sharing the Tips & Idea for soldier's.... I truly enjoyed hearing of your visit...
I am very T H A N K F U L for every single man & woman
Soldier that go into battle and protect our country and
protect our ~ * F R E E D O M S * ~ it is a very
**** WONDERFUL **** Act of BRAVERY & it is very
ADMIRABLE of each and every one of them ! ! ! !
I feel it is a GREAT ACT OF KINDNESS & Service as well
as a GRRRRRRREAT SACRIFICE of part of their lives for
the USA & Our CITIZENS !!!!

I know you and your sister are very proud of him !
If you talk to him again please tell him that
Our Family's Send a "THANK YOU for your BRAVE SERVICE TO HIM ! ! !"

We have a couple of nephew's in the Service also...
One is still in Iraq and
one just returned from serving 3 full tours of duty !

He also added that he really liked receiving
Lever 2000 ~ Body wipes!

I appreciated the Ideas of your HELPFUL LIST FOR SOLDIER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing the * UPLIFTING * post and
good news of Soldier Returns Home Safely ! ! ! and
has new family to help him settle back in !!!

God Bless !
SusieSunshine

" I LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS ! ~ TO NEW ~ BEGINNINGS !"
backyardmom
14 years ago
Silly string is a good gift for a soldier.They can spray it in door ways and if there's a trip wire for a bomb.the silly strings catches on it and they then know they can't go in till a squad that knows about bombs comes..
Joan
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ohgirl
14 years ago
When I was a soldier, what I valued was "baby wipes".
Alot of times when I was "downrange" or "in the field" for 30 or more days without access to a bath....I found baby wipes to be invaluable!
concretenprimroses
Original Author
14 years ago
Just thinking about the use for silly string. That's pretty amazing. Thanks for the other tips as well. Its good to have ideas for a care package.
kathy
backyardmom
14 years ago
We have a friend of my girls who's on his 5th tour in Irag,he says thats really important to spray it in the doorways and other olaces to see if there's trip wire...
Baby wipes are also a good idea...
jeannespines
14 years ago
Great thread! Good ideas! Thanks, Crete!
And, thanks, Ohgirl, for serving our country! Jeanne S.
luna_llena_feliz
14 years ago
Kathy, I'm glad you had a great visit and I truly appreciate your family - your nephew's service to our country and the rest of family for being a source of support and strength for him!

Who better to come up with cool and practical gifts than a bunch of junkers? Who would have though silly string would be such an awesome gift for a soldier? Great idea for a thread!