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/ / Request: Warm Clothes + language books Warm Clothes + language books
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Warm socks, gloves, or other sturdy winter
clothing for
children and adults. If possible,
also English-language
tutorial books meant
for Farsi or Darsi speakers. |
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Recently, I've begun serving as the
advance party
commander for my
company as we move from FOB Ramrod
into
an Afghan National Army (ANA)
compound in Howz-e Madad. In
the past 2
weeks, I have been working closely with
ANA
soldiers, setting up contracts,
buildings, protocols,
negotiating for assets
and missions, and more. I have
found our
Afghan counterparts very impressive, and
sincerely believe they could secure the
country with a
bit of our help. Their
bravery is all the more notable
considering
that they volunteered to join the ANA in
what
used to be a Taliban stronghold and
continues to be one of
the most hostile
areas in the country.
In the coming
months, our ability to build
strong ties of trust and
cooperation with
the ANA will be critical to our success
as
we work to transform them into an effective
fighting
force free of corruption, and
capable of defending this
region against
taliban incursion. It's an ambitious goal,
but with a bit of your help, we think we can
get
there.
In particular, I wanted to share with you an
idea
that my team came up with: Many of
these soldiers come
directly from
communities in the surrounding area,
which
are exceedingly poor. Children and
adults of all ages
frequently don't have
warm socks, gloves, or other sturdy
winter
clothing to deal with the harsh cold.
Reflecting
this, we were thinking it would
be a great idea to carry
out a joint
distribution event with the ANA giving out
warm clothing to local communities--it
would both meet a
humanitarian purpose
and also build ties of solidarity
between
my troops and the ANA we are mentoring. |
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This request no longer needs donations.
Hoodie Sweat Shirts
On 1/30 by Debbie Smyser
 Accepted
warm clothes
On 1/30 by Antonia Shusta
 Completed
hoodies, hats,
gloves
On 1/30 by Elizabeth Manning
Completed
Warm clothes
On 1/31 by Jane Arnold
Completed
warm cloths
On 2/3 by Susan bauhofer
Completed
Warm clothings
On 3/7 by WeCare
 Sent
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