20 Feb 2008:
To all those who supported me,
I want to express my sincere THANK YOUS to all those who were and have been supportive throughout my stay here in Afghanistan. If it weren’t for your extensive support and dedication I know my tour here would have been different. Many thanks to Ms. Prindle who has been there for me throughout all my endeavors whether good or bad reading every single email and supported me patiently and kindly. Mrs. Hamlin and Ms. Fodor I will never forget your kind heart and devotion to all of us females out here. I will be departing Afghanistan in March so please stop sending anything my way and support another fellow sailor. I know we appreciate all of your support. Once again, Thank You from the bottom of my heart.
Very Respectfully,
SK2(SW/AW)Nowabbi, Griselda
01 Jan 2008
I want to extend my Thanks to all of you back home who have supported us through out our stay in Camp Alamo, Afghanistan and hope that your Christmas holiday was warm and generous. We enjoyed and put every single item that was sent to us to use. We appreciate it. The pictures are of our Christmas day and some of the bake items that we ate during our Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Our Captain gathered up some of the crew and put together this small choir within a few hours so we can have a bit of back home caroling. Once again, Thank you so much for generosity, kind hearts and support. We are very appreciative and hope that you all are safe and warm.
07 Nov 2007
Hi there.
I want to thank you on behalf of the females here for the packages for females that have been sent to us. No matter what the contents are, we appreciate all.
I have attached a couple of pictures of my worksite. One is of my wonderful co-workers which include Afghan Nationals and Soldiers and the other is of our wonderful latrine facilities.
With the Holidays nearing us, I would respectfully request if possible the following so we can sort of try to bake for Thanksgiving and Christmas since most of us will not have a chance to go home:
Coconut (shredded), chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, dried fruits, chopped almonds, chocolate chunks, food coloring, brown sugar, and well, whatever you all could think of to make any kinds of treats and if you have recipes we will kindly accept them as well. We have asked if we could use the kitchen and it has a small oven so we can prepare some treats late at night when they are not using it. It would be sort of a morale booster for our fellow soldiers, sailors and airmen.
The temperature is dropping out here due to the elevation and let me tell you, from one who is from Yuma, Arizona I am not looking forward to the snow. I am going to be freezing out here since I have only been in snow for no longer than 4 days. Wish me warmth!
Very Respectfully,
SK2(SW/AW)Nowabbi, Griselda
22 Sep 2007
Dear Supporters,
We are in the month of Ramadan and the experience of not being able to drink or eat anything during sun light hours is a new experience for me.
We also try to do humanitarian missions and in this photograph we went out to a nearby school and provided backpacks with school supplies. Attached is a photo of a female classroom with me in the middle. The classroom consisted of the 4 walls, tarp on top serving as a roof and dirt floors with a blackboard resting against one of the walls. As I looked around I started to think how I would never take my country for granted and what little things I overlook. The joy of seeing all those smiles in the children’s faces was overwhelming because they were so happy to receive a pack that was just for them. Knowing that we are making a difference in this country’s future makes me proud of being a part of the process.
We want to extend our thanks for your continuous support and know that we are doing well and appreciate you.
Very Respectfully,
SK2(SW/AW)Nowabbi, Griselda
31 Jul 2007
All Supporters:
Thank you for your packages. We (sailors, soldiers and airmen) share the material that you send and appreciate the support from back home. It is hot out here now but we are doing our best to stay out of heat. Once again, Thank you for continues support.
Very Respectfully,
SK2(SW/AW)Nowabbi, Griselda
18 Jun 2007
Respectuflly wish for, female sanitary supplies, i.e. tampons(o.b. brand-very discreet and compact), pads, panty liners,
shampoos, conditioner, wipes, deodorants, lotions, q-tips, nail clippers, eye brow tweezers or any other female items would be appreciated. Very hard to come by in this area. Thank you very much for your support.
v/r
SK2(SW/AW)Nowabbi, Griselda