Monday, April 05, 2004
Book'em, Dano!
I get a lot of people asking me "what kind of care packages should I send to Iraq?"
Well, things have changed a lot since the early days of the occupation, when most of us would have raffled off our sisters for a can of Gatorade mix.
Now, the vast majority of troops in Iraq have access to a reasonable chow hall and PX once in a while, and they're now able to buy the neccessities of life.
But one thing they don't have access to, in most cases, is a decent library.
Which is why I was pleased to find Books For Soldiers on the Internet. Check it out. I know donations--thoughful donations--of books are appreciated, and a good library of books can make a real difference in a soldier's quality of life overseas. And good books are read over and over and over. Even older ones. We had a couple of copies of Catch 22 and they always had a long waiting list. I had one for a while and it was like a curse."Are you done yet? Are you done yet?"
Leon Uris was another popular author with a waiting list. Tom Clancy. Robert Heinlein. 20th Century classics and semi-classics in general did very well. DVDs, too--especially war-movies and erotic thrillers.
Don't hesitate to donate good stuff along these lines, either through Books for Soldiers or directly to loved ones. The good books get passed around until they wear out.
Splash, out
Jason
P.S. Don't forget to send some Spanish-language books, too!
Well, things have changed a lot since the early days of the occupation, when most of us would have raffled off our sisters for a can of Gatorade mix.
Now, the vast majority of troops in Iraq have access to a reasonable chow hall and PX once in a while, and they're now able to buy the neccessities of life.
But one thing they don't have access to, in most cases, is a decent library.
Which is why I was pleased to find Books For Soldiers on the Internet. Check it out. I know donations--thoughful donations--of books are appreciated, and a good library of books can make a real difference in a soldier's quality of life overseas. And good books are read over and over and over. Even older ones. We had a couple of copies of Catch 22 and they always had a long waiting list. I had one for a while and it was like a curse."Are you done yet? Are you done yet?"
Leon Uris was another popular author with a waiting list. Tom Clancy. Robert Heinlein. 20th Century classics and semi-classics in general did very well. DVDs, too--especially war-movies and erotic thrillers.
Don't hesitate to donate good stuff along these lines, either through Books for Soldiers or directly to loved ones. The good books get passed around until they wear out.
Splash, out
Jason
P.S. Don't forget to send some Spanish-language books, too!
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