January 15, 2013 Thank you so much for [your care package with] the caps. My guys and I are very grateful for your effort to support us while we are deployed. Your caps have flown around Afghanistan multiple times so they have been broken in and have been put to good use. We
January 11, 2013 Hello, My name is SGT Andrea D and I’ve had the pleasure of receiving a care package from your organization. I would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. It means a lot and it is very much appreciated.
 January 8, 2013 Thank you for your tremendous support you have given to my Company. We will be leaving soon, but you really made our holidays very special and your generosity went a very long way here. Everyone was always very excited to see your boxes come in. We
January 1, 2013 Hello, I would like to extend a warm thank you for all that you all have done for my Soldiers located here in Afghanistan. I am the First Sergeant for Headquarters Company. I am just arriving to our final location and this is where we operate from.Â
December 31, 2012 Volunteers of Operation Shoebox, Thank you for thinking of those of us stationed in Afghanistan during the holidays. We appreciate your kindness in sending us stockings full of goodies for Christmas. I wish all of you a Happy New Year! Sincerely, Pamela B, CAPT, JAGC, USN 201st
December 30, 2012 Good morning, How are you today? I just wanted to thank so much for the box that we received during the holidays! I am currently deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS John C Stennis CVN74. Â We have been gone since 30 August of 2012. The
December 29, 2012 Operation Shoe box volunteers, I just want to say thank you for the stocking and what you do to support the men and women deployed away from family and friends. It’s truly a delight to get surprise packages in the mail. You all help to make the
The Villages, FL–Spring Cruise Pictures The picture below was taken during the OSB cruise to the Bahamas’s and Bermuda. There were 41 Operation Shoebox members and friends on the seven day cruise. We all had great fun, ate a lot, saw new areas of the world, and it was also
December 28, 2012 Dear Operation Shoebox, I wish to say thank you for everything that you do for the soldiers. Our unit was signed up for your program, and the stockings were wonderful. Your generosity is unmatched, and it made a difference for our soldiers having to be in Afghanistan
December 27, 2012 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM 2-1 CAV AND THE S-6 PLATOON ……On behalf of myself and my Platoon we Thank you guys so much for the hard work you place in your support of all my brother and sister in the all the service branches serving in Afghanistan and
Operation Shoebox is updating our shipping process to meet new customs requirements. During this transition, there will be a short delay in shipments leaving our facility.
✅ Care packages will still go out — we’re simply adjusting behind the scenes to comply with the new rules and keep boxes from being returned.
✅ We are also updating our website with a new list of requested items to reflect what can safely be shipped.
👉 If you are sending your own Adopt-a-Troop packages, or shipping directly, please use ShipThrifty for the smoothest experience and best rates under the new rules.
Thank you for your patience and support — together we’ll keep the smiles and supplies flowing to our heroes overseas! 🫡
