Today I leave the pearly gates of Bagram airbase. My driver, Karim will take me to the Cabul Coffee shop then onto the The Le Monde Guest House . My flight doesn’t leave until Tuesday so I will just have to kill time with my friends for a few days.
I’ve received a lot of email from friends and family wanting to know how to send care packages to the guys that I spent time with at the KOP.
My little sister is organizing a group of friends who all want to send stuff.
If you would like to send care packages please e mail me here: chadehunt@earthlink.net I will give you an address to send stuff to. If you decide to send something keep in mind that these guys currently have access to beef jerky, gatoraide powder, soap, trail mix, pop tarts, hard candy, and bad paperback novels.
Think “single serving” anything that can be shared, like a box of single serve instant coffee packets rather than a jar of coffee. A bag of Halloween size m&m’s rather than a huge bag.. Ramin noodles, small pen flashlights , a head lamp (also get the red filter), pocket knives, baby wipes, olive drab socks, cocoa mix, Slim Jims, homemade cookies. Magazines, DVD’s . Yes, DVD’s they all have laptops and they love those DVD’s. Surely you have a stack of used DVD’s you don’t need right?
When you ship it use the fed-ex size, U.S. postal service, priority mail box and expect it to take 1-4 months to get there. If you write a note, include your email address because they do have access to email out there, even if it is limited at times. Anything you send will mean more than you can possible imagine to these guys.
