<VV> Looking for help in adopting some soldiers for Christmas in Baghdad (No Corvair)

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Hey guys and gals,
I normally don't clutter the list with non-corvair stuff, but since my 
wonderful wife Cheryl asked me, I figured what the heck. 
Cheryl's employer, U. S. Cavalry (www.uscav.com) received a request from a 
troop of very special soldiers who are stationed in Baghdad, Iraq and are the 
trainers for the "new Iraqi Armed Forces". They are part of the MNSTC-I, or the 
Multi-National Security Training Command-Iraq (I thinks thats what all that 
stands for)... There are 15 soldiers, and they are from all 4 branches (Army, 
Air Force, Navy & USMC <sorry, no Coast Guard>)... they are 14 men and one 
woman. Cheryl is trying to make this an extra special Christmas for them by getting 
something from each of their hometowns. She just got back early this morning 
(3:00am) from Houston, MO, a 900+ mile round trip, just to get some things 
from one guy's hometown.
Anyway, we are looking for some help getting something, ANYTHING, from the 
below hometowns. We have some of the people in our Sunday School class baking 
cookies and such for some of them, and some of the little kids are coloring some 
pictures for them. The towns we haven't been able to get anything from are 
below... if anyone is interested in helping out with this, well, it would make 
some very special soldiers very happy when they are about as far away from home 
as one can get.

The towns are: Claymont, DE; Baltimore, MD; Long Island, NY; Orlando, FL; 
North Augusta, SC.

These guys are stationed at the Assassins' Gate in Baghdad, and they've sent 
Cheryl some pretty cool pictures, which I'm sure she'd share with you if you 
would like to see them...
If you live nearby one of these towns and wish to help, you can email Cheryl 
directly either here at home:
SKEAMELA at AOL.COM 
or at work:
canderson at uscav.net
or you can email me and I'll send it to her...
She has shirt sizes if you want to buy a shirt from a local team or tourist 
site, or if there is a regional food (you'll want to check with her first to 
make sure it won't be stuck in Customs or something prohibited from entering a 
Muslim nation... so no Virginia Hams... one guy is from VA, but we have him 
covered)... if you just want to write a note to them- there are 15 of them, and I 
can provide all the hometowns if you wish, but right now the 5 towns above 
are the ones that we are stuck on.... if you want to send a little money, that 
will help, too. Two of the soldiers are from Maine, and I know Cheryl has 
already ordered some stuff from LLBean for these guys... Thankfully I'm in a little 
better financial situation than I was earlier this year, to which I will 
always be in debt to you guys, but I'm sure the Lord will provide for these guys 
too...
These items will be shipped out around December 14th to the troops, so time 
is against us.
Any and all help will be appreciated. I think there are enough veterans on 
here who can appreciate what she's trying to do... for a little gal she's got a 
heart the size of Texas.
Sorry for the non-Corvair post (speaking of which, I need to crawl under the 
64 and turn on the heater, since the heater cable broke last spring in the 
closed position, and driving in the 20s is not something I enjoy)...
Take care, God Bless, and thanks!
Lonzo




Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Central Kentucky Corvair
Quart Low Quarterly editor
1961 Greenbrier 110/pg, 
1963 Greenbrier 110/4spd.
1964 700 sedan 95/pg.... brrrrrrrroken heater ca-ca-cable
1969 Monza cp 110/pg