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LCDR Alexander F. Harper
- U. S. Navy -
Afghanistan
LCDR Alexander F. Harper
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Sailor's Title: Logistics Mentor
APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 03 March 2008
End date: 09 Jul 2008 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 7, Females: 0 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: California (Note 6*)

Note: LCDR Alexander F. Harper was dropped from this list on 08 Aug 2008 due to 60 days of no contact.

09 Jun 2008:
Thank you for reminding me- it has been quite hectic out here. I'm not sure how much the news is covering events here, so I'll leave it at that.

We continue to collect supplies for Afghan children here. I am heading up an effort to target one school in particular. He have received a lot of supplies, but still need a few things. The principal has asked me for the following:

Nice pictures for the wall of various animals, large wall maps of the world, a few globes, and very, very basic beginning English books for young children.

shoes, small stuffed toys, coats, and small blankets are always needed for the kids.

As for the soldiers, we can still use your support! With the increase in enemy activity, trips to a bigger base to shop have become increasingly rare.

The basics we need are razors, shaving cream, soap, shampoo, wet wipes, sunglasses, movies, books, hot weather boot socks and t-shirts.

Trail mix, nuts, and other relatively healthy treats are always a hit!

Because this is Afghanistan and the weather is getting very, very hot, we are experiencing a massive infestation of flies and roaches despite our best efforts to control them. Any sort of fly or roach killer, be it bait, Raid type spray, or (especially) fly catchers would be greatly welcomed. Standing guard at the front gate in the heat covered in flies is no fun at all!

On the more selfish side, I would really like some good state and whole US highway maps or an atlas, motorcycle magazines or books. I miss being at home and being able to go on a nice long motorcycle trip over a holiday weekend with my wife. She and I like to e-mail each other about all the trips we want to take together when I get home.

Thank you all for your generosity!

Sincerely,
Alex Harper

17 Apr 2008

Thank you all so very much! I have one of the best collateral duties imaginable: Handing out the contents of the care packages sent by Any Sailor donors. It’s been great. It can be hard to come across a lot of the things we want or need here, but your support bridges that gap. Additionally, there are soldiers and sailors who are on tiny little outposts even more remote than our own. I’ve given a lot of what you send to them. Not only does it put a beaming smile on their faces, it also makes life that much easier for them in this otherwise difficult environment.

I try to be sure that those sailors, especially the juniors, who aren’t getting mail from home get first pick of the goodies sent.

A lot of people call the war in Afghanistan the forgotten war, and it’s east to feel that way. But your support lets us know that just isn’t the case! Thank you for remembering us.

A number of soldiers and sailors here have asked for some special items that we just can’t get ahold of out here. Two big ones are:

Slimfast shakes, powder, and/ or meal replacement bars. We don’t get many healthy snacks out here, and the dining facility food can be pretty heavy. A number of soldiers and sailors are embarking on a program to get into better shape and lose weight. We have tried to order Slimfast shakes for them, but have been unable to find a source willing to ship overseas.

Cigars: We have an evening cigar club once a week. Many of our sailors would love to participate, but can’t get cigars here. A humidor, even if old or repairable, is also being sought.

General small hardware: We have a small carpentry shop here where we make small items of furniture and shadow boxes for outgoing sailors. We recently made a number of memorial boxes for four of our members who were lost in the line of duty. We truly need small items of hardware for this stuff, such as 1 and 2 inch drywall screws, small hinges, various cabinetry nails, tacks, and brads. Anything will do, even the old nails, screws, nuts and bolts, etc. that you may have lying around in drawers or toolboxes. We also have a lot of square drive drywall screws here and some very small torx drive screws, but no square drive or small torx bits, so these would be appreciated, too!

For those of you who would like to know what to send here, some of the favorite items so far have been:

Individual packages of trail mix
Cookies (Girl Scout Cookies are well received)
Coffee (loose ground coffee or teabag coffee)
Athletic socks
Nuts
Used DVDs
Used XBOX games
Books and magazines
Feminine products
Blank greeting cards to send home

Please be sure, if possible, to include an e-mail address, as we like to let you know that we’ve received your packages and send a photo. I try to send a thank you via snail mail when we get your boxes, but I also know the mail home from here can take a very long time!

Again, thank you so very very much for your generosity. You truly keep our spirits up and let us know that, while we are out of sight, we are not out of your minds.

Sincerely,
LCDR Alex Harper

P.S.: I’ve attached a photo from a convoy and a photo of some of the local kids. I’m still collecting and distributing your donations of school supplies, shoes, and clothing for Afghan children as well!

26 Mar 2008

I've already started receiving a number of packages of Humanitarian Assistance supplies for Afghan children. These packages have been great, and I want to encourage everyone to keep them coming!

We have also received packages of supplies and goodies for our troops here. Because we have no stores here, these treats have been EXTREMELY well received by the troops, sailors, and airmen here!

I have partnered up with a group called Operation Dreamseed, which provides a way for donations of school supplies for Afghan childeren to be sent directly to me and to be tax deductable!

Again, thank you so much for what you do!

Sincerely,
LCDR Alex Harper

03 Mar 2008
I am a Navy Reservist from California. My teammates are from Virginia, Louisianna, California, and Texas. I am serving for a year in Afghanistan with 6 other sailors, where we are doing our best to mentor the Afghan National Army. We are forward deployed to a very remote outpost where we don't have access to any sort of store, and supplies come very slowly.

I would like to request a few safety items for myself as well as my team.

We frequently travel by convoy where I usually serve as the vehicle gunner, so flight suits and fire resistant t-shirts would be a great help. Specifically:
I need 1 or 2 CWU-27/P Flight Suits, size 46R in desert tan color. I also need one or two long sleeve and short sleeve fire retardant t-shirts, such as the 5.11 brand Flash FR-x3 Fire Resistant undershirts in tan or brown color. Plain 100% cotton t-shirts in brown or light brown are also helpful as protective layers.

My teammates could all use the same, especially the fire resistant t-shirts. Most wear size L with two XLs in the group.

All of us would greatly appreciate toiletry basics, such as Dial soap, Gillette Mach 3 Turbo razor blades, deodorant, and non-greasy spray-on sunscreen.

Of course, movies are always appreciated, and would be shared by all of us on the base here, as we have access to computers and DVD players to watch them. Used movies are just fine!

We also conduct frequent humanitarian aid missions to help the children of Afghanistan. Any donations of childrens' clothing, shoes, and school supplies will go directly to the children here. No undergarments, but ANYTHING else is very welcome and appreciated.

Thank you very much for your generosity and support.

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