[Sca-cooks] Gift packages to military

[Susan Fox-Davis]

... may be a problem.  An online acquaintance who is deeply involved in
mailings to
active servicefolk has sent me the following letter.  On the up side, he
said under
separate  cover that if my friends want to send him the cookies and have
him send
them on, he can have them "over there" in a couple of days.  I'm quite
sure he has
already made proper arrangements with specific units and won't eat them
all himself. <G>
I don't feel comfortable distributing a home address on a public board
so write him directly
for the mailing address.  He also advises to put in a couple of slices
of bread to absorb
humidity and keep the cookies fresh and dry.

Forwarded by permission:

"From: "Bill Herrmann" <opeagle at bellsouth.net>
To: <starfleet-l at fleetlist.org>
Subject: RE: [SFI] Gift packages to US military
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 18:17:15 -0500
Reply-To: starfleet-l at fleetlist.org

Susan,
As Director, "OPERATION:EAGLE" based upon  current DoD advisories and
directives--I must regrettably let you know that especially now under
threat
condition Orange- there will be no allowance for "care packages" through

either the FPO or APO Mail units or through the Military Postal Services

Agency because of the Department of Defense directive involving the
immediate and indefinite suspension of volunteer mail-i.e.. care
packages
and Any Service member mail from the United States to Troops overseas
anywhere across the globe.

 Now- *if* You or your cooking cousins know someone specifically
deployed
overseas and you have their APO or FPO address ...then you can dispatch
baked goods, ect. to that Service member specifically, so long as they
have
authorized receipt of your cookies ahead of time. Otherwise you have to
be
immediate Family and/or Spouse to send packages overseas, and then they
cannot be larger than a shoe box in length,and they are of course
expected
to be completely x-rayed, examined,and searched because of the threat of

bioterrorism from International Terrorist elements across the globe.

If You have any doubt as to this counsel, contact your local Military
Base
Public Affairs Officer or go online to the DoD to the following internet

address: www.defenselink.mil/faq/

I commend the patriotism and kindness of you and your cooking cousins on

behalf of those serving overseas in harm's way.
God Bless all of You!
Bill Herrmann, Director
"OPERATION:EAGLE"
email: OpEagle at Bellsouth.Net"

Another message on another board mentioned that personnel in "sensitive
areas"
will not be able to receive packages from home at this time.

That's all I know,
Selene Colfox