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HMC John R. VanDerwood
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Iraq
HMC John R. VanDerwood
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APO/FPO: FPO AP (Note 1*)
Added here: 17 September 2005
End date: 27 Nov 2005 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 38, Females: 2 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Composite Unit (Note 6*)

27 Dec 2005:
I cannot express how wonderful your support has been. We will all be leaving here in the next month (ish). Thank you very much for your time and effort, they made incredible impact on the Sailors under my command. Thank you.


07 Nov 2005
AnySoldier.com,

Thank you guys so much for all your support!!!! Every time we get a package it’s like Christmas! The boxes and letters we’ve gotten have been wonderful for our morale. We received several movies which have been watched repeatedly. I really can’t put into words how much your thoughts, prayers and gifts have meant to us. We taped the letters and pictures to the wall at work. And of course nothing was wasted, if we get too much of any one item we give some to the Marines who work next to us.

Our team here is doing well (with your help). It’s no longer boiling hot all day and night. The night temperatures are now in the 50-60 range with daily highs in the 70’s. That doesn’t sound too cold but after getting used 80-120 degree temps the change has sent us scurrying for long underwear and jackets. Winter will be here soon. It’s tougher on the night crew so we rotate back and forth.

I’m sending a recent picture of some of us so that you can see who it is you’re helping out. We truly appreciate your efforts and thoughts. For any future packages any microwaveable foods (or “just add hot water” like oatmeal, grits coco), Carmex or something for cracked lips, Christmas decorations. I can’t think of any thing else. Have a good holiday season and rest assured that our will be better because of people like you.

HMC(FMF) John VanDerwood
II MEF CASEVAC Team


17 Sep 2005
I am representing the 2d MEF Casualty Evacuation Team. We are from all up and down the East Coast. We live in tents with wooden floors. Electricity is available in 110 and 220. Microwaves are available at work but pots, pans and stoves are not. Laundry is contracted out so we are all taken care of there. We would like to recieve things of a happy nature....anything to remind us of home. Magazines, books or games would be great, used DVD's or video games (we brought an X-box and a PS2 with us)would also be wonderfull. Essentialy anything that makes you feel at home or that you do to relax is what we are looking for.

Your support means the world to us and I don't think we could ever express how wonderful it is to have your support.

Thank you.

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Note that some of the units do not have ranks shown on their addresses.
This is done at the unit's request, but ALL of our contacts ARE Servicemembers.

Be sure to change the "ATTN" line to "ATTN: Any Female Sailor if your package is for a female!

DO NOT use this program if you expect or require a reply!
DO NOT expect, or require, a reply from a Sailor!
A supporter said it perfectly, "I mean, these guys and gals have other things on their minds, y’know? Like...oh, STAYING ALIVE?"


(NOTE *): Effective 1 May 2006 this web site added a major layer of security to our contacts' information. This change is necessary to protect our troops and ensure that Any Soldier will continue to operate.
The ONLY changes are that the addresses of our contacts are now hidden and the number of addresses you can get are limited. You may obtain addresses simply by clicking on the link provided and correctly filling out the form, the address will then be emailed to you immediately.

(NOTE **): The number shown is how many times a form was submitted requesting this address. This does NOT necessarily mean that this contact will be helped by that many folks. Rule of thumb is that anything 5 requests or less may in fact be no support at all. No way to tell exactly unless the contact lets you know in his/her update how much support they are getting.

(Note 1.): Note that postage to APO AE and FPO AE (E = Europe) is only to NY where the connection to the APO/FPO (APO = Army Post Office)(FPO = Fleet Post Office) is, or to San Francisco for APO AP and FPO AP (P = Pacific), so you don't pay postage all the way to Iraq/Afghanistan. You might consider picking contacts closer to your mailing area to help cut the cost of mailing. If you live on the East Coast, pick "AE", West Coast, pick "AP", Midwest, well...uh, Thank You for your Support! ;)

New with us (December 2005) you might notice "APO AA" and "FPO AA". This is for units in the Caribbean/South America. Normally. However, due to the nature of some units they may be in Iraq but have an address showing "FPO AA". Mail addresses to "AA" goes out of Miami, Florida.

(Note 2.): Why are military addresses weird? There isn't a street address or city. What gives? Correct, just about everything about the military is weird to civilians. Military units are very mobile, they move around a lot, often they even become part of another unit. The APO (Army Post Office) and FPO (Fleet Post Office) assign APO and FPO numbers as needed, they are NOT static. An APO/FPO number may be for a large unit, or a location. An APO/FPO number for Baghdad today may be for Frankfurt tomorrow.

(Note 3.): The "Expect to not mail past" date is only an approximate and is one of the least reliable things on this web site. It is because of this that you must check often before you send anything to this unit. There are a few reasons this date is not reliable, to include: it IS the Military, we ARE dealing with the APO/FPO/DPO. The only thing that does not change in the military is that things will change. PLEASE NOTE that a Contact is dropped off our active list 30 days PRIOR to their date leaving to help avoid mail bouncing.

(Note 4.): (Removed for OPSEC reasons)

(Note 5.): The lines, "Contact with approx number of Soldiers:" and "Approx how may Female Soldiers:" have NOTHING to do with unit strength. They are approximately how many other Troops the Contacts believe they can get packages to. This helps you understand that you should not send 100 packages to someone who only deals with 10 Troops.
Don't forget that if your package is for a female Soldier, be sure to change "ATTN: Any Soldier®" to "ATTN: Any Female Soldier".

( Note 6.): This is simply where the unit this contact is from. This is NOT a true picture of the folks in the unit as most all units are made up of folks from all over the United States.) A "Composite Unit" is one made up of other units and is usually temporary for a particular mission.

( Note 7.): Updated APO/FPO/DPO mailing restrictions> courtesy of Oconus.com (gone now) (Note: About Restriction "U2": "U2 - Limited to First Class Letters", Box "R" is for retired personnel that live overseas and are still authorized an APO/FPO box. Their address will be something like Box 3345R. Doubt you will see anything like that in Afghanistan or Iraq or ...)(Please Note: Sometime in August 2013, Oconus.com changed the code on their page and our form doesn't work with them anymore, so a link to their page is the best we can do, sorry.)


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