Letters 2 a Soldier: First Package, Second Letter

The second letter and first care package to my adopted soldier are on their way to him as of this afternoon! They are on a race; I've asked him to tell me which one arrives first! I intended to send them out on Saturday, but we had some bad weather issues here. Chinook (warm) strong winds + icy roads + rain = very unsafe driving conditions. I spent Saturday at my parents' house working on homemade Christmas cards for my adopted soldier's platoon with my mother, opened the door to go to the airport post office, and said, "Oh, heck no!"... and didn't leave until Sunday morning (at which time their power went out). Oh the adventures...

I haven't received any communications back from my adopted soldier yet, so I still haven't
the foggiest
idea of who I am writing to. His captain asked that he be adopted; I'm thinking that to put a request in like that must mean that it is greatly needed. The mental picture I have in my mind as I have been writing and as I put together his care package is that of a young man in his mid to late 20s who is having a tough time with little support from home. The website I adopted my soldier through provided the following information along with his address:

"CPT [name protected] asked that this soldier be adopted. He wrote: Thank you for your support. I run a platoon of 19 Soldiers and any morale or hygiene items would be greatly appreciated for my guys. Movies, board games or sports items like a football would also be great. Please send us your address and we will send you pictures and thank you notes :)"

Once I hear from him, if I hear from him, this will all get easier. For now, as you can see below, I'm just trying to be friendly and supportive, writing whatever I can come up with. Some days I feel like it's more for me; the writing is therapeutic. So again, I'd like to invite anyone who is reading this to go to the link at the top of this blog and adopt a soldier yourself. The letter-per-week, package-per-month to one soldier in particular that I have committed to is just one of many ways to offer your support.