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LCDR Kevin E. Parker
- U. S. Navy -
Iraq |
LCDR Kevin E. Parker
(Address not available or expired.)
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(This address has been requested 0 times.) (NOTE **)
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Sailor's Title: Unit CO
APO/FPO: FPO AP (Note 1*)
Added here: 17 September 2005
End date: 28 Feb 2006 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 13, Females: 3 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Georgia (Note 6*)
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12 Mar 2006:
Dear AnySoldier- Thanks again for all who have participated in the program and sent us care packages, cards, and other support – it has been overwhelming and a great morale booster! We have just passed our 6 month anniversary of being deployed in-country here in Iraq, and we are getting close to the end of our deployment. Our relief will be arriving in about 30 days, after which we will begin making preparations for returning home, probably by about May 1. So, anything mailed to us past the end of March probably won’t get here before we are getting ready to leave, or have left already. At that point, we should be taken off of the mailing list so the efforts can remain with the troops still over here and other forward deployed areas. We will make sure to tell our replacements about this program so they can sign up and hopefully get the same support and appreciation that we have benefited so greatly from. In closing, thanks again to everyone involved with AnySoldier, and also to everyone who, through this program, sent us their goodwill. It’s been our privilege to serve our country, and your support has been a big part of that. God bless you all. Thanks, LCDR Kevin Parker
13 Jan 2006 Dear Any Soldier- Sorry for the delay. We are all doing well over here, and I wanted to take a minute and thank EVERYONE who has sent us care packages, cards, etc. over the past few months. I have tried my best to keep up and send out a thank you letter to everyone, but it's been difficult simply because there's been so much and I just don't have the time to get around to everyone. But it has all really meant a lot to us, and we all really appreciate it. We will be here for about another 3 months, and our mailing address will be changing after 1 February. After that date, the mailing address will be: [see above] Thanks again, everybody's generosity and thoughfulness has been incredible! Sincerely, LCDR Kevin Parker MACH IV OIC
15 Nov 2005 Dear AnySoldier- All is well with our team over here in Iraq. We have gotten numerous gift packages through AnySoldier, and truly appreciate it. I have tried as much as possible to send out an official unit "thank you" letter to all the folks who have been so thoughtful. We are still standing duty over here, and look to continue until approximately last March or April sometime. There are no specific needs - the gifts have been much appreciated - snacks, toiletries, coffee is especially appreciated for those late night watches! In any case, thanks to you and your organization for all you do for us and other troops stationed over here - it makes a huge difference, and will continue to do so - especially as we head into the holidays. Thanks again, and let us know if there's any other information you need from us. Thanks again, LCDR Kevin Parker MACH IV OIC AND the men and women of MACH Team IV!
17 Sep 2005 We have 220 electricity, some of us have adaptors to 110. We live in an old Iraqi building rather than tents. We have a microwave and small refrigerators, non-perishable fod items and non-perishable microwaveable items would be good. We have no other cooking ability, although a few of us have coffee makers. There is a laundry service that picks up twice a week, there is also an old laundry machine that works sometimes. I am the CO and represent a Navy Mobile Air Cargo Handling (MACH) Team, in support of the USMC II MAW at Al Asad Airbase in the Anbar province of Iraq. Most of us are from the metro or greater Atlanta, Georgia area, we have people from Birmingham, AL, Pittsburgh, PA, and Jacksonville, FL. A few of our unit have already deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM right after 9/11, and were thus exempt from this callup. They volunteered anyway, and our team is stronger for it. God willing, we will perform our mission successfully, complete it, and go home sometime next year. Our 2 priorities are mission accomplishment and personal safety. This looked like a great way for me as the CO to get involved and make sure that everyone will have something to look forward to whether or not they have a lot of people writing them or sending them items from home. Thank you in advance for any contributions we may receive as a result of it. God bless America.
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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".
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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.
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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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Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that all product photographs, descriptions and specifications on this website are accurate. However, inadvertent errors may occur, and changes in design or materials, due to our continual effort to improve products, may result in some change in specifications before subsequent publications are issued. Any Soldier® reserves the right to modify or change specifications without notice.
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