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HMC(SW) Bonnie OMara
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HMC(SW) Bonnie OMara
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Sailor's Title: Chief Hospital Corpsman Senior Enlisted Leader
APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 07 February 2005
End date: 17 May 2005 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 11, Females: 2 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: (Note 6*)
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Note: HMC(SW) Bonnie OMara was dropped from this list on 16 Jun 2005 due to 60 days of no contact.
17 Apr 2005:
Greetings! First let me say that the response from our last posting has been so incredible that we've been able to provide packages to several other smaller units just arriving and without the amenities that you awesome folks back home have provided. And I now have enuf nail polish that all the ladies (and some of the lads, yikes!) may well be sporting fancy toenails inside their combat boots, lol!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
About us: We are a small independent Preventive Medicine unit here to monitor water, soil and air quality as well as wee-beasties (mosquitoes, sand flies, etc) of the NOT two-legged variety in an effort to prevent avoidable disease or illness in our servicemen and women. We are well-housed compared to most, and have running water and real electricity about 80% of the time, usually clean port-o-lets, and a small galley area with a microwave, small refrigerator and a coffee pot. While all snacks get devoured, low-fat portable foods like jerky, tuna, and dried fruit get grabbed up first. Micro Mac-n-cheese and ramen are a welcome deviation from MRE's and chow-hall fare. Naturally, we have to drink a lot of bottled water, so the variety flavor packets (generic Crystal-lite type stuff) are popular. We're well set on most toiletries, but with the weather warming rapidly, boot and booty powder (Gold-Bond type stuff) is dwindling, and the guys rooms are starting to STANK, lol! Magazines and newspapers are always welcome, even when they're a little dated. We have an old VCR player so taped shows such as 24 hrs, CSI, Frustrated Housewives, ...Raymond, etc., help to keep us connected because we don't have any outside TV hook-ups.
Finally, I just want to say again, you folks are amazing! We've gotten so many letters and cards and packages and hearing of home is always welcome! I hope to answer everyone as time permits, but please know all is appreciated. Thanks again!
07 Feb 2005
I represent our Navy Preventive Medicine Unit comprised of folks mostly from the San Diego area and Washington State, here to keep preventable diseases from infecting US Soldiers and Marines. We're a combination of Officers and Enlisted and we're housed in a block building with 2 shower stalls for when we have water (about 70% of the time). Port-o-lets are out the back door. Our elect supply is sketchy (220 coming in, but also 110 at the 'step downs'). We have an Iraqi washing machine that we fill from a water tank outside the window and plenty of line, but only one clothespin (LOL) and very few hangars. We have a TV and VCR player, so taped popular shows are always welcome. Candy and sweet snacks are pretty abundant here from past mailings, but things like REAL condiments (esp mayo, relish) are pretty special, as are jerkey and similar non-fat snacks. We have a small microwave, so could use some bowls, such as the toss away Glad-type bowls with lids or other cheapy plasticware. The females always appreciate feminine hygiene products since shopping for these items at the BX with the locals and hundreds of soldiers watching your every move can be humiliating for some, WHEN those products are available. Other infrequent items like outrageous nail polish help as well. Forget the regulations: It's amazing how red toe nails tucked away in combat boots can help you maintain some balance of self! For All Hands, things to fill off-time are always welcome: stupid toys, coloring books, big difficult jigsaw puzzles, kazoo's and games. We have a large supply of novels, but magazines and newspapers are a treat.
And finally, I want to say this program is AWESOME! This outpouring from the states from so many caring individuals makes what I do worth every moment. You're the reason I'm here. God Bless ya'll! Thanks again, folks. You Rock!
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(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.
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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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