AYSO REGION 42 -- NEWBURY PARK, CA -- 2005 REGION OF THE YEAR

HONOR OUR TROOPS -- 2009

We have begun to receive e-mails and letters from our troops overseas that received the care packages sent by teams in our region. Here are the e-mails that we have received so far.
If your team receives any corespondence directly from troop, please share it with us by contacting Darryl Levi, Region 42 webmaster.

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From: Bonifer, Michael J SWC 30NCR
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:34 AM
To: Denise Cunningham
Cc: Gilbert, Erick G EA2 30NCR
Subject: Thank you!!! (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Denise,

I received a package from Erick Gilbert today that your organization had sent; let me tell you, what was in the package was stunning!! I have been looking all over this country for green tea and a new razor!! The little things in life here like toothpaste and Chap Stick are the things that you take for granted. I have attached a picture of my team, Erick unfortunately was not in it because he is always busy keeping our shop running.

Thank you so very much,

SWC(SCW) Mike Bonifer
30th Naval Construction Regiment
West Area OPS Action Chief
"Task Force Forager"
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

From: Palmer, Frank C EOCS 30NCR
Date: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:26 AM
Subject: Thank you to AYSO REGION 42 Newbury Park (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Caveats: FOUO

Dear Commissioner Gilder,

Good morning and I hope this email finds you and your organization in the best of spirits.

First and foremost, I wanted to say THANK YOU to the team of "The Newbury Park Soccer Family" for the wonderful care packages received here in Afghanistan. One of my Seabees deployed with me was eagerly passing out these boxes of joy to the men and women deployed in support of OPERATION Enduring Freedom.

Spending 10 of my 16 years in Oxnard, it is reassuring and heart-warming that the local community, that I call home, appreciates the sacrifices that many men and women make on a daily basis.

Once again, please pass on my personal thanks and personal care that was put into the care packages. As a husband and father of three, words cannot express my gratitude for people, like who are in this organization, that remember those of us who serve.

Sincerely,
Frank Palmer

EOCS(SCW) Frank C. Palmer
30th NCR
R43

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: FOUO

From: Schelzig, Dietrich W LCdr USA USN 30NCR
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:13 AM
To: Denise Cunningham
Subject: Care Packages in Afghanistan (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Caveats: NONE

Dear Newbury Park AYSO members!

Your thoughtful care packages arrived in Aghanistan this week and members of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment were the lucky recipients. We are located in South Afghanistan near the city of Kandahar which is the second largest city in the country. The Regiment supervises all of the construction work that takes place in southern Aghanistan. As you can maybe imagine that is a large task in a country that is mostly undeveloped. Sometimes we have to build a brand new base from scratch out of the countryside! Seabees have to fight sometimes too. The motto of the Seabees is "Contruimus, Batuimus." That is Latin for "we build, we fight." Working out here is no fun and can be draining. Getting packages from home makes a big difference. Maybe a soccer field should be our next project!

Thanks!

D.W. Schelzig, MD, MPH
LCDR MC USN
30th Naval Construction Regiment
Regimental Surgeon

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE