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Matthew A. Deem
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Matthew A. Deem
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(This address has been requested 0 times.) (NOTE **)
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Sailor's Title: Crew Leader
APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 07 May 2010
End date: 31 Jul 2010 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 11, Females: 0 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Georgia (Note 6*)
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We welcome Matthew Deem back!!
His old pages are HERE and HERE.
Note: Matthew A. Deem was dropped from this list on 30 Aug 2010 due to 60 days of no contact.
01 Jul 2010:
Greetings from the sandbox! I can't believe it's almost been 2 months since my last update, time is flying by which is great because now we are 2 months closer to home. I would like to thank everyone for their support and for sending us packages. It has been a big help since it is tough to get supplies here and that the mail is so slow to get to us. I know the guys loved the Popsicles, protein cookies, vitamins, and we've got a couple of fat kids here who loved the snacks (not really fat the guy is skinny as a rail but eats mostly junk food so he was happy). Other than all of that we are pretty good on most toiletry items except shampoo and body wash which goes fast and good on drink mixes, but energy drinks are always welcome. Air fresheners are always welcome too because our camp is downwind from a chicken farm and it still smells like chicken poop. We are also in need of t-shirts (any color except white,50/50 cotton poly sizes Med, L, and XL), boot socks (size Large 9-12), and I've got a special request for my mechanics and operators who have been doing an outstanding job keeping this equipment up and running while beating their hands up on a daily basis. Yep you guessed it good work gloves like mechanix gloves or something similar to still be able to work with small parts and protect their hands(sizes Med, L, and XL. Well as far as everything else goes, we are still working hard and staying busy. The weather here has been very hot and dry like a blow dryer on high heat blowing in your face. Good stuff! We're all hanging in there and taking care of each other which is important over here. I appreciate all the support we are getting and again I would like to thank everyone for the packages you have sent to us. I know my guys have appreciated it very much. Take care and I hope everyone has a happy 4th of July.
Respectfully,
EO1 Matthew Deem
11 May 2010
Hello again from Iraq! We are all doing fine and again want to thank you for your support! If not mentioned previously, we are attached to NMCB-21 ( Naval Mobile Construction Battalion), and we are doing new construction and repair work for the local populas. NMCB-21 is based out of Lakehurst, New Jersey. We have guys here from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticutt, Maine and some good ol' suthern boys from Georgia and Alabama. We had mentioned requested items in previous email and have since received a few more after people had time to think about it...Dr. Scholl's foot and sneaker spray, Old Spice deodorant, Stick Up air fresheners, energy drinks, Maxwell House Gold drip coffee, No.2 cone shaped coffee filters (we acquired a used coffee pot), baby wipes, q-tips, and any other toiletries that you can think of. We do have access to a DVD player in the MWR tent, so a few movies would be nice. Not sure if a valid request or not, but I said I would ask, the good ol' suthern boys are out of Salem regular in the box, Marlboro Lights, and Skoal citrus flavored. Any help in that area would be appreciated.
Roll Tide, Go Dawgs and whatever northerners say!
Thanks again,
Matt and Greg
07 May 2010
Greetings from Iraq! I am Matthew Deem and I am a Navy Seabee from Columbus, Georgia assigned to NMCB-21. I am the crew leader of a small detachment of seabees who are working on a remote project. We live on a small camp which has 220-volt power and 3-4 man rooms. We have no access to any store, PX(Base Exchange), or anything to purchase the common items we all use on a daily basis. This is the main reason why I am asking for your support in helping me to take care of my guys. Everything has to be mailed in to us which is a slow process of about 2-3weeks. We are in need of toilettry items like shampoo(head and shoulders, and any other will do), soap, body wash, toothpaste/toothbrush, razors, shaving cream, Q-tips, deoderant(gel and stick, Speed Stick is want they like), a few loofah sponges(i've got a couple of pretty boys who like to take care of their skin), lotion, sunblock(SPF30 or more), vitamins, tylenol/motrin, and some snacks would be great like slim jims, meal bars(half my crew are health nuts so not too many sweets). Well that should about do it for now. I thank you for supporting us and what we are doing, I truly appreciate it. I will follow up with yall in a couple of weeks and to see if I have any more requests. I'm sorry due to our mission we can't take any pictures or anything else of that nature, but know that we are here doing what we can because of the support we get from all of you. Thank you and god bless. Seabees Can Do!!
The difficult we do at once, the impossible takes a bit longer.
Matthew Deem
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