What's available will depend on what FOB (forward Operating Base) he's on, and how much contact he actually has with the local populace.
Non-combat troops very rarely leave the wire, and so they miss out on the local economy and the bazaars and stuff. Some fobs, especially the bigger ones, have their own PX and fast food and shit. I know Bagram had a grip of stores. The problem is they run out of things very quickly. Candy, dip and smokes are the first to go usually. Next is newer movies and games. I'd send things not money. Money is usually something your not too worried about in country. You're not spending much, and you're making more than normal from being tax free and having combat bonuses and stuff. > -----Original Message----- > From: So Kenfused [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 8:39 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Care Packages for Troops > > For those of you who have been there, what is available there? > > Trevor loves giving candy to kids. Can he buy candy there? I'd rather > send him $50.00 to let him buy it there than spend $30 on candy and $20 on > shipping. > > I hear the guys can buy the latest movies (still in theaters here) for > $3.00. Again is it better to send money or to spend $20 on a dvd and > $3.00 to ship it? > > > My friend's son is in Iraq, he's been there for a while. Back in August > some old lady from the midwest sent his unit beanies that her and her > friends had made. My friend has a great picture of his son and all his > buddies (about 20 guys) in camie trousers, boots, no shirts, sunglasses > and each guy is wearing bright multicolored beanie all standing in front > of a tank. It's a great picture. But I don't want to be the guy sending > beanies in August. I am sure they are loving those beanies now, no matter > how much they laughed in August. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:223130 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
