Dear Mr. Hirsch: Thank you very much for the boxes, packed at the Kavanaugh VFW Post 2290 in Manville , NJ . They arrived yesterday afternoon, on Christmas Eve. They really brightened up our Christmas and we will be thinking of you all in the coming weeks as we use all the good stuff you so kindly sent to us. It is nice to know that we are in the thoughts and prayers of so many wonderful people back home. I attached a picture of our crew, taken Christmas morning in front of the medical clinic we run here, near Fallujah in Anbar Province , Iraq . I hope you'll accept my thanks on behalf of the entire staff. Regards, CDR Martin Hickey, DC USN Shock Trauma Platoon, CLB-5 Camp Baharia, Iraq