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Diane Boettcher
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Afghanistan
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APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 14 March 2007
End date: 17 Apr 2007 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 240, Females: 60 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Composite Unit (Note 6*)

17 May 2007:
Please remove my name from your list. I've recently been notified that we're being sent home a bit early (yea!). Thanks to everyone for all of their support. AnySailor has truly made the deployment more pleasant. The show of support has been overwhelming and means so much to us all.

Thank you!
//Diane

16 Apr 2007
Thanks again for all of the packages and letters of support. We really appreciate the touches of home, but even more we appreciate all of the kind thoughts and prayers.

Here's an update of the most requested items:
Decorations for our MWR room, particularly for some of the upcoming holidays including Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day and Independence Day.
Balloons for our monthly birthday parties.
Boxed cake mix, all flavors.
Healthy snacks, gum, shaving cream, razors, lotion, sunscreen, ground coffee.
Crystal light packets for bottled water and cough drops.

Spring has turned into summer nearly overnight. The days are now getting hot and the evenings are warmly pleasant. Fortunately we have air conditioning in most of our spaces.

30 Mar 2007
When I checked the mail today, our mail clerk said, "I think you're going to want to get a cart!"

The generousity has been overwhelming. Thank you all so much for your support. My shipmates here are so often surprised that so many give so selflessly. Everyone was amazed by everything. Today I spent nearly an hour unpacking all of the goodies and putting them in our morale room for everyone to access.

Now, for some specifics, we have plenty of toothpaste, toothbrushes, wetnaps, soaps and deordorants. For hygiene items, the shaving cream and hand lotions go quickly. Snacks are always welcome, particularly American items that we have a hard time finding. Crystal light and koolaid packets are also popular.

It is now springtime in Kabul and the weather has gone from chilly to nearly hot in about a week. The snow caps on the surrounding mountains have begun to melt.

Thanks again so much for the outpouring of support. It helps more than you can imagine. Best, Diane

16 Mar 2007

After discussing this with my support element, we've decided to expand this effort. We come from all over the United States and are here for anywhere between a few months to a high of around 18 months.

We'd still appreciate DVDs, healthy snacks, good coffee (ground only, please). In addition, generic hygiene items, Crystal Light packets for water bottles, and flavored coffee creamers would be good.

We live in conex boxes (converted shipping containers). They have smooth walls. Hooks for our robes and towels which can be attached with either suction cups or adhesive. Mirrors for our wall lockers would also be appreciated. I've included a picture of my living area, so you can see what it is like here. Others are in more crowded spaces, but the same basic type of arrangement.

Thanks for all of the support. It's very much appreciated.

14 Mar 2007
We're a small team based in Virginia, here in Kabul for a few months. We're with an international force, so we're missing some American items. Mainly looking for comfort items, such as good coffee (no beans, please), healthy snacks, and DVDs (action, comedy). Thanks for your support!

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(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.

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(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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