FIREHAWK #07

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I have a cousin that is in the Marines and was shipped to the East a couple of months ago....

My question to you guys is... what kind of stuff do you wish you had when you were out in the field... gonna ship him some stuff and was wondering what else i could ship him....THANKS

Zeke34

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You could send him simple stuff like toiletries, you can never have enough of that stuff. Some other things to consider sending are Sunflower seeds, Beef Jerky, FHM magazine, etc.

DGEN411

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Kool Aid/Gatoraide

Zeke34

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I was just thinking about that...lol... CrystalLight packs as well would be a good idea. A calling card or two would be great aswell because not everybody necessarily has relatives they'd like to get a hold of that live near a military facility.

Blacked Out

All great ideas. Glad you threw in calling cards. Some bases you can call and they will conect you for free to anywhere in the country at least thats the way it was the last time I was there. Dont recall wich ones though.

edwardswb

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I was always a big fan of pictures. Whether it be family, cars, or just off the wall stuff. Baby wipes go a long way as well...haha

Zeke34

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+1 on all of the above...

SCRWS6

Know what his hobbies are? I wish Id had something besides internet, movies, and weights to keep occupied, but if hes weight lifting I know alot of those guys had buckets of protein and energy bars sent to them...AAfes might have learned to take advantage of that one though

SCRWS6

depending on how far east that is....

Ruckus46Gt

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dont rely on that. Tech the patches are supposed to be for offical use only, not for family phone calls. I work at the command post and they tell they tell people all the time they can call us for local patches. Tech we are not supposed to its not our job, however most of the time we do. Word is that command posts are moving away totally for patching. Stick to phone cards much easier

DietCoke

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Car magazines, men's magazines (FHM, Maxim, Stuff, etc). Toiletries (razor cartridges), a big fat pillow (you cant get a pillow thats worth a **** over here). New white socks. Every soldier loves new socks, you just have no idea. Especially free ones. The crystal light/gatorade is a good idea as well.

Zeke34

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Foot spray or powder would be something to seriously consider sending him and a Football (I know I hella wished I had one when I was deployed.)

sgt0704

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it also depends on where he's going to be. if he will be in the trenches all the time, most of the above items will be much appreciated. White socks, snacks, crystal light packets, etc... if he's stuck on the base, he really won't need to much. maybe some calling cards. and still. white socks. most everything else can be had from the exchange. and the chaplain usually gets a mass load of toiletries..

if he's into car's. send some magazines. the Camaro maginzine is rare over here. i've seen it once.. or maybe you could send a hustler. .they don't even carry playboy over here.

krink85

ALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!!!! ok none of that but send a pic of his favorite drink to him he will laugh. one thign we all want now is energy drinks. they have them at the px but only like 2 kinds. send an assortment and figure out what he likes

Compstall

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Hows about a hot nekkid chick

sgt0704

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+1 alchohol.

CALL911

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Is he busy a lot? Or does he have a lot of free time on his hands? If he's busy, and especially out in the field, I can also say send him the toilatries, or simple stuff to remind him of home, or even an email or letters every once in a while showing your support.

If he has some free time on his hands, the best thing I had when I was deployed was my MP3 player. I used it almost every day for hours. Movies, magazines (ones that are allowed), tobacco products if he uses them, or even maybe a canned food or something that can take the abuse of the long mail ride that he would like to eat other than his chow hall food or MRE's.

The biggest thing is to keep in touch with him often and show him your support and let him know he is missed. These are the things that really keep us going strong out there especially when times get though, or we have been away for a long time.

LrngCrv

My choice of items to get were playing cards, pictures, socks and drink mixes (like the crystal light ones)

phantomLT1

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Get him a Hot Rod Magazine subscription it made me look forward to something when I did year and half over there in the Gulf

Richiec77

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Make a couple of DVD's with some **** on it. Include the Codecs if he doesn't have them. It's hard as hell to get mags thru customs from time to time. It's safer to put together a couple of DVD's and lable them as "Movies"

You can never have enough ****.

Snacks that you can't get there and he likes is always good. It's the thought of stuff you miss from home that helps the most.