Soldier in Iraq - Christmas package

At Christmas time I participated in SoCalDem's projects and sent packages to both a soldier in Iraq and her contact for Iraqi families. Didn't expect to hear anything from the latter as it was a real general project.

But I'm worried about the soldier. I wrote a nice, chatty letter (no politics) and included a family pic of us and invited him to respond and let me know if there was anything he needed, etc. Even included some labels with our address.

I never heard anything back. I didn't necessarily expect an ongoing correspondence, but I was hoping for at least an acknowledgment so I know that it got to him.

SoCalDem, should I have expected something? Is there any way I can (or should) check? Since there doesn't seem to be a list of wounded (at least what I can find)and (thank God) his name is not on the "other" list, I don't know what to think.

Have any others received anything back?

eileen from OH

May help you if you still have the soldier's contact info.

Red Cross Military Services

stations. My Christmas package was returned, badly damaged and undeliverable.

for a while, and then a possible deployment to Afghanistan. This may have occurred around the holidays, so it's possible your package missed the soldier during his travels.

I sent out packages to several guys, and one never responded in any way, so I never knew if he got it or not. A couple of the others wrote very nice letters and one even sent me a Christmas card signed by him and several members of his unit, whose names I didn't recognize. He must have shared!!

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