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June 18, 2005


Make a difference in the life of a wounded hero

Col. John Folsom with the Wounded Warrior Project sent this wish list from Senior Master Sergeant Elizabeth Christiansen who is assigned to the the currently deployed 332 Air Expeditionary Wing, Expeditionary Medical Group.


Dear Colonel Folsom,

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. As you probably are aware, we are an extremely busy, advanced, state of the art, trauma hospital and see upwards to over a thousand patients a month. Some patients are returned to duty directly from the hospital while others are sent over to the CASF for air transportation to higher levels of health care at places such as Landstuhl, Germany.

The reason I am writing is to request your help in finding certain items that we are in need of here. Due to our high patient load, we are in constant need of hygiene and clothing items. Because of the urgency of our patient's condition, they usually arrive here without these necessities. When our rotation arrived here at the beginning of May the supplies seemed adequate, however they have rapidly dwindled, are almost gone, and we are not sure where to find replenishment. Any assistance you can provide us will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your kindness and all the work you do for the American forces.


Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH M. CHRISTIANSEN, SMSgt, USAF

Health and comfort items for the patients:
Air freshener (spray)
Baby wipes
T Chap Stick
Deodorant
Female items
Kleenex
Lotion
Magazines, CDs
Mirrors
Q-tips
Shaving cream & Razors Shampoo & conditioner
Stationary & Pens
Sunscreen
Soap & body wash
Toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, floss
Sweat pants & matching shirts/T-shirts (Male & Female)
Socks (Male & Female)
Sports bra's (small, medium, & large)
Woman's underwear
Boxers
Towels
Washcloths
Pillowcases
Twin bed sheets

When Marines are medevaced after suffering a combat or other injury, often they arrive with only the clothes they are wearing. If you can supply any of these items, please e-mail me at deb@marinecorpsmoms.com for a mailing address. Please send only these items and make certain that you list all items sent on the customs forms. Please do not send aerosol cans of shaving cream or air freshener. Spray bottles of Febreze (well wrapped in ziploc bags to contain possible leakage) and gel cans of shaving cream should be fine. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated by our wounded troops.

And, check out the Wounded Warrior Project for an update on the Backpack project:


Posted by Deb at June 18, 2005 01:40 AM

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I am not sure of the address if one wants to send directly to Srg. Elizabeth Christiansen.

Thanks,

Terry

Posted by: Terry Crawford at June 18, 2005 03:23 PM

Deb:

I saw this link on the Books for Soldiers forum where I am an official volunteer. If you forward an address where my husband and I can send parcels, I will work on putting together some magazine boxes and some hygiene products to send SMS Elizabeth Christiansen for distribution and use.

Barbara L. Schatzley
Robert P. Davis

Posted by: Barbara Schatzley at June 26, 2005 03:05 PM

Deb,
I also saw this on BFS. Please email me with address info and I will try to put some things together to send.
KC

Posted by: Kathy C. at June 29, 2005 10:47 AM

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