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What to Send & Where to Get It:

Read the posts of the Soldiers on the "Where To Send" page. Jot down a few names and what they want. Also try clicking on the highlighted words in their 'updates'. Return here and find the items from our sponsors. All the sponsors on this page offer discounts or some other benefit to AnySoldier.com supporters.

This is about SUPPORT, not just STUFF!
A LETTER, from you, your children, the kids at church or school, is THE BEST THING to send.

A show of personal support is far better than spending a bunch of money that you don't have.
The letter in the box IS more important than the box itself.
But, if you want to help by sending something, we suggest using these folks:

Care Packages:

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"Hello, my name is Sue Horn and I am a former Army Military Policewoman. My son, Brian, was serving with the Army's 173rd Airborne, having also completed a tour in Afghanistan. My son jumped into Northern Iraq on March 26, 2003 at the beginning of the war. Due to the hardships he and his fellow soldiers were enduring, TreatAnySoldier.com was born."


Highly Recommended Items:

Click now for the best in Tactical Gear

Fail Zero M16/4 Basic Kit (Full Auto) Dramatically prevents our Soldier's weapons from failing. Recent weapons failures resulted in 6 combat casualties in Afghanistan.
Fail Zero M16/4 Basic Kit (Full Auto)

UTube video about this item!!

OTB Ferdelance Boot Great all weather boot. Remember Afghanistan gets cold but soldiers need to use the right socks!
OTB Ferdelance Boot
ReviveX® Boot Cleaner Very good boot cleaner
ReviveX® Boot Cleaner
8" Special Operations Sock Special Operations ALL weather sock! Moisture wicks, prevents blisters and can be used in layers for extreme cold weather.
8" Special Operations Sock
Superfeet Green Max Shock absorption Amazing insole! Greatly enhances comfort, reduces shock and saves our Soldier's feet!
Superfeet Green Max Shock absorption
T8 Tactical Jungle Boot (Garmont) This is THE boot for the summer.
T8 Tactical Jungle Boot (Garmont)
OTIS M-4/M-16 SOFTPACK CLEANING SYSTEM The BEST cleaning kit in the world!!!!
OTIS M-4/M-16 SOFTPACK CLEANING SYSTEM
CR-15 Carbon Removal Tool No longer must the soldier toil with solvent and a wire brush to adequately clean the tail of their bolt.
CR-15 Carbon Removal Tool
SOCFK Highly recommended Combat Folding Knife co-designed by Steve Siderias (of Extreme Outfitters) and Ernie Emerson.
SOCFK
Project TXT- Tactical Cross Training Shoe This is the most comfortable/durable running/cross training shoe you can send!
Project TXT- Tactical Cross Training Shoe
Granite Tactical Gear Dump Trunk One, Great, pouch!
Granite Tactical Gear Dump Trunk
Numa Ballistic Series Point 3-Lens How to protect their eyes...the RIGHT way!
Numa Ballistic Series Point 3-Lens
Recon 3 Sleeping Bag Sleeping is hard enough to get, this really helps!
Recon 3 Sleeping Bag
Click now for the best in Tactical Gear


Cigars:

Kioki Cigar Company Kioki Cigar Company

FREE SHIPPING on any items ordered to send to the Troops!

We suggest the following cigars, 'cause the US Troops love them:
One of the most common requested items by the US Troops is cigars!
Purchase a cigar sampler for the US Troops for $9.95 or the very popular $49.95 for 20 cigars and we will ship it directly to them!

Even more great items for the troops, click HERE.
Questions gladly answered, email us at sales@kiokicigars.com.


Health & Hygiene Items:

Click to go to Patricia Baisden's Healthzone
Click to go to Patricia Baisden's Healthzone
  • Patricia Baisden's Health Zone is owned by a veteran supporting other veterans with profits going to American Legion Mundy-Beck Post 9-1-1. This organization helps feed homeless and distressed veterans and their family twice a year, provide toys at Christmas time to 1800+ at risk youths in surrounding community, provide yearly scholarships to a young lady and young man looking to further there education beyond high school level, along with a host of other community service projects.
    Baisden's Health Zone provide energy drinks, delicious meals ready to eat, personal hygiene items, variety of snack items, vitamins and nutritional items just to name a FEW.
  • FREE APO/FPO & UPS Ground Shipping On All Orders Over $75.00
    - To send to an APO address please select APO/FPO New York.
    To setup your account with us is FREE and if you have any questions I can always be reached via email patriciabaisden@yahoo.com.

  • The Laundry Alternative
    The Laundry Alternative

    Why Use the Wonder Wash?
    * Washes a 5-lb. load clean in just a couple of minutes.
    * Compact and lightweight
    * Uses far less water than even hand washing.
    * Ideal for many soldiers with no or limited laundry service.
    * Due to dusty, hot environment laundry is a major issue for soldiers.

    (Note from the Any Soldier Support Team: We ordered one of these to test it out and the first thing I would say is, sure wish I had one of these when I was in the field! It is very light weight but strong plastic, easy to assemble and tear down if necessary, and does a surprisingly good job of washing. With some practice, I can see that it will greatly reduce the amount of water and detergent needed. It will hold a complete uniform, although I would recommend the pants seperate from the blouse. Very cool item!! -marty)


    Other Items:

  • Computers
    JDS Computer Donations The board of JDS Computer Donations is pleased to be part of the AnySoldier® support team. JDS computers is a 501(C)(3) organization located in southeastern Michigan. We are a group of volunteers that takes donations of used corporate computer equipment and repairs/rebuilds/refurbishes and provides the equipment to schools and other organizations. In Jan of 2005 we started rebuilding laptops and providing them to deployed American troops. We have been able to deploy hundreds laptops in internet cafes for thousands American troops.
    Our web site: http://www.jdscomputers.netfirms.com/
    James R. Payne B.S., D.D.S., President (and VietNam Vet), JDS Computers


    Cool Things:

  • Beanie Babies!
    No kidding! A really good excuse to get rid of those things (don't buy new ones, collect them from your house and ask your friends)!! Send some in every package to ALL units as they are really easy for the Soldiers to carry with them and give to the local kids who love them. These are better then small plastic toys which will break easily and are not as easy to carry in a pack. There is NO more effective ambassador for our country than a Soldier helping the local folks. This is done far more often then the press shows, and quite probably the most important thing a Soldier will ever do. This picture is from CWO3 Edward Jimenez's unit in Afghanistan. You folks sent the toys this Marine is handing to the child.


  • Portraits!

    The portraits are 11X14 which is a standard frame and matte size and I charge $80 for them, that includes shipping and materials. From there I'll donate 50% to AnySoldier.com. All I need from customers is a close up, good quality photo emailed to me at cullanartstudio@aol.com.

    They can pay through paypal and they can view the artwork online at www.facebook.com/cullartstudio. As of right now facebook is the only site I have.


  • Dunkin Donuts donates the coffee
    Passed on by supporter Kelly Bishop on 4 Mar 05: (updated 1 Nov 09)
    From Dunkin' Donuts:
    Dunkin' Brands, Inc. supports the brave men and woman of the United States military.
    We are honored to send a taste of home to our troops overseas. We will hold a monthly lottery to randomly select 50 United States military members among those requests submitted. Each will receive a case of Dunkin' Donuts coffee. We will limit the offer to those who have not previously received any coffee.
    Go to www.dunkindonuts.com and enter.

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    Things NOT to Send:

  • Info on the Peanut Butter situation HERE.
    If you sent anything with peanut butter to the troops, CHECK THE LIST and if you sent something bad
    TELL THEM ASAP!
  • Illegal copies of anything. Period.
  • Home-cooked anything.
    Note: Due to concerns for the health and safety of the Soldiers, and as much as we don't want to say this, please do not send home-cooked anything to Soldiers other then to your relatives or people who know you. Factory packaged only. Sorry. The Soldiers are told to throw away anything that is not in a factory package.

  • LARGE SHIPMENTS
    Especially during the holidays. Send SMALL boxes (say under 10 pounds) and no more than 3 to any single address in the same day. Don't be part of the log jam, be part of the solution. PLEASE read this.

  • WARNING!!
    If you use this site and send anything prohibited or illegal to any of our Soldiers, you will be hunted down, caught and prosecuted! I can tell you for a fact that the F.B.I. is and will continue to investigate any and all violations. The Soldiers and Any Soldier Inc. are fully cooperating in this effort.
    For the 99.999% of the folks using this site, sorry you had to read this. -Marty

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    Tips and Hints:

  • There is NO guarantee you will get a reply from the Soldier that got your package. However, if you want to increase your chances of getting a reply, pre-address an envelope to yourself, a few pieces of paper, a pen and put them in your package. No need for a stamp on the envelope. In your letter to the Soldier which you also put in the box, ask him/her to drop you a quick note or more and ask if there is anything in particular you can send. Better chance you get a reply with that...
  • Each Soldier's page has "Restrictions to this address: Here (4)". Click on the "Here" and it tells you what you can't send. If you aren't sure about something, DON'T SEND IT! Please, do NOT be afraid to send stuff. Easy test: Would you send (whatever) to your mother?
  • "As you might know, on occasion the Iraqi's have no problem supplying movie DVD's at a fraction of the cost back home. What you are not aware of is the fact that those movies are stolen off the bases and sold back to the soldiers. I recommend that when you supply that information to those who send packages and to the soldiers/Marines whom apply for items to be sent in, that they mark the movies to prevent unscrupulous individuals from benefiting from the unwary." Colonel, USMC.
    We strongly suggest that if you send any CDs or DVDs, use a permanent magic marker and simply put "AnySoldier.com" on both the cover and CD/DVD. It won't take long before these won't be a target anymore... -Marty
  • Remember the many women Soldiers there! If your package is intended for a woman, be sure to address the package, "Attn: Any Female Soldier".

  • T-Shirts: Don't send the wrong type! Contact Extreme Outfitters (888) 972-7040 to help with these. They are the experts and ship FREE!!!

  • Boot socks, Beanie caps, etc: Stuff from the Dollar Store, Walmart, etc are cheap but won't last. Contact Extreme Outfitters (888) 972-7040 to help with these. They are the experts and ship FREE!!!

  • The Air Force in deployed locations no longer wears BDUs.
    It is now the ABUs with Sand color T-shirts (Much like the Army)
    And the socks are the dark green socks the Army uses.
    We still use the DCUs also for a few more months/years from now.
    We are still authorized BDUs out of the AOR tho. (Info from SrA Sterne, thanks!!)

  • ALL items which contain liquids and pastes (even in cans), put in a zip-lock bag, and a second one up-side-down from the first one. If an item can leak, it will.


    Sponsorships:

  • All of our sponsors are well respected, offer great deals, work with you to help get the best to the troops and will do all the shipping work for you. If you would like to be a sponsor with Any Soldier Inc., please email us at Sponsorships@AnySoldier.com

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