Pictures from Afghanistan
Chris Bostic, son of Blue Star Mom Deb Bostic
Dec. 18, 2011
Hello,
I just wanted to send you a personal thank you for all you do. My husband (Joshua Higdon) has gotten packages from you, and he wanted to say thank you, as do I. He really enjoys getting mail, as do all of the guys over there and it definitely helps keep their morale up to know people back home, even ones they do not know personally, care for them and support what they are doing. As you may know, he is currently deployed to Afghanistan with the 3rd brigade combat team, 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, NY. They have been deployed for about 10 months now and unfortunately have had to deal with many hardships and losses. Every item in every box sent goes to good use and is shared with everyone. It also feels very good as a wife knowing that others care so much and that even when I cannot send packages, there is backup! Again, thank you so much!
Amy Higdon
Dec. 8, 2011
My name is Sgt Todd Jones and I am writing you because Sgt Wilkins received about thirty boxes he was not even expecting and we were all overjoyed.
On the new COP ( combat outpost ) we built we don't get as much to eat as we are use to so when your boxes arrived we descended on them like a pack of dogs. One of the guys said it was a taste of home.
A lot of the guys didn't even know what a blue star mother was. Well unlike most of these guys I am over Forty so I explained that a blue star mother is what you want your mom to be, not a gold one. A few more people understand now and one said he now knew why the lady living down the street had a gold star in her window. So far not one loss in our company which for me is a record I have served three tours in Iraq including the invasion so a quiet tour of Afghanistan was the last thing I expected. It is very welcome. Thank you so much for the feeling of home it is so rare it surprises you when it hits.
Take care and don't be changing those star colors, I like blue.
Sgt Todd Jones Cop MS Task force Dealers A co 1/67 1st Platoon.
Sept. 2, 2011
Hello!
I wanted to thank Blue Star Mothers on behalf of my platoon for sending care packages to us here in Afghanistan. I know that the guys really appreciated everything you sent and will be writing e-mails and letters soon to thank you all. I especially want to thank the children who sent such nice letters to the guys alongside each package. I think it really meant a lot to them to hear from American kids back home. Even though we've only been here for three months, we've been hard at work and it can be easy to lose one's self amidst the daily grind. The efforts by Blue Start Mothers definitely brought everyone back to reality so to speak and reminded us that you're all behind us. So again, thank you for your support.
Christopher Drobnicki
