TASK FORCE MANCHU’S OPERATION PACKAGE

There are currently 782 Soldiers serving as MANCHU WARRIORS of the 1st Battalion (Mechanized) 9th Infantry Regiment at Camp Ramadai in Iraq. All of these Soldiers were serving one-year tours in Korea when the battalion was alerted for deployment in May 2004 and subsequently deployed in August 2004. The battalion’s deployment is currently scheduled for one-year. Many of these MANCHU WARRIORS were close to completing their one-year tour away from families and friends. As the senior leader of this organization I have decided to launch a campaign of support, OPERATON PACKAGE. My intent in this campaign is simple; over the course of the next year enlist enough of my family and friends to mail packages such that by the end of the year every one of my MANCHU WARRIORS receives a package from someone completely unknown to them that they never expected to get a package from. I am hoping t! hat family and friends who read this will feel free, and are highly encouraged to do so, to share it with their families, friends, fellow workers, churches, clubs, and any other organization you or they may be associated with. My Battalion Command Sergeant Major and my Battalion Adjutant will manage this program. Packages will be distributed from bottom to top meaning from Private to Lieutenant Colonel. If OPERATION PACKAGE is successful then some day in the future the 782d package would be delivered to me. Every package that is received will receive a personal thank-you note from yours truly and I will let you know who the package went to and what number package it was. In order to properly account for each and every package a package must be sent to the following address:

CPT DAVID HARMANTAS
ATTN: TASK FORCE MANCHU OPERATION PACKAGE
HHC/1-9 IN UNIT #15154
APO AE 09395-5154

To make it even easier I would like to ! suggest items that would be greatly appreciated:
1. Baby wipes/cleansing wipes (resealable packages are great)
2. Hand sanitizer
3. A roll of toilet paper in a plastic bag
4. Gum and more gum, lifesavers, mints
5. Q-tips
6. Batteries (AA, AAA, C)
7. A recent copy of a nationally recognized magazine
8. A soft back book
9. The comics from the Sunday paper
10. A bag or two or three of hard candy (no chocolate, it does not travel well)
11. Peanuts and/or sunflower seeds and/or trail mix
12. Coffee
13. A package of white socks (ankle or crew)
14. An envelope with your address on it so the Soldier can thank-you

There are other items you may want to send, feel free to do so, but the more standardized the package the better. If you decide to support this operation, than in ad! vance, I would like to say thank-you very much. By the way, if you also want to send me my own package that would be great too but in reality, I would rather just get a letter from you letting me know how everything is in your life. Take care of yourself, God Bless you and yours, and here is hoping to hear from you soon!

Joseph A. Southcott
LTC, IN
Commanding