"HOUMA — Cookies, toiletries, snacks and flashlights.
Related Links:Thibodaux honors its fallen soldiers One by one, volunteers filled 362 packages with goodies Friday at Houma’s VFW Post 3700.
Called “Christmas in July,” the packages will soon be on their way to U.S. soldiers overseas.
The effort was organized by Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana No. 2, the state’s southeast chapter of the national organization.
Mona Delatte, secretary and treasurer for the chapter, said they send the care packages to give service members “a piece of home.”
These pieces of home will end up spread among different military units. All the soldiers in two local National Guard groups — one from Houma and one from Thibodaux — will be sent packages."
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Related Links:Thibodaux honors its fallen soldiers One by one, volunteers filled 362 packages with goodies Friday at Houma’s VFW Post 3700.
Called “Christmas in July,” the packages will soon be on their way to U.S. soldiers overseas.
The effort was organized by Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana No. 2, the state’s southeast chapter of the national organization.
Mona Delatte, secretary and treasurer for the chapter, said they send the care packages to give service members “a piece of home.”
These pieces of home will end up spread among different military units. All the soldiers in two local National Guard groups — one from Houma and one from Thibodaux — will be sent packages."
More... Military mothers send supplies to troops DailyComet.com The Thibodaux Daily Comet Thibodaux, LA:
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