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 Joe Robinson, Chairman
My dear Pythian brothers, sisters, and concerned Americans, we are
proud Americans, devoted to our sons, daughters, nieces, and
nephews, etc. We may disagree with our governments involvement in
Iraq and Afghanistan, but we must always remember, it’s our sons,
daughters, nieces, and nephews, etc., that are getting killed,
wounded, and permanently scarred. Whatever we can do to show our
sons, daughters, nieces, and nephews, etc., that we care, we must
do. The servicemen’s committee, a sub committee of the Humanitarian
Fund, of the Knights of Pythias, has been doing just that. The
committee has been sending packages, approximately 2,000, consisting
of many personal items that can not be purchased in the field. There
are no px’s in the war zones. You would think that the packages were
postage free, but the U.S. Postal Service is presently charging
$12.50 per package, up from $9.50 when we started this program. The
committee has relied on fund raising, and lodge donations. Due to
the exorbitant cost, the continuance of this program is in jeopardy.
We ask that our Pythian brothers, sisters, and concerned Americans,
consider a donation of $13.00, covering one package. Your name will
be included in the package as the concerned American. Please send
your check, payable to the Humanitarian Fund (memo- servicemen’s
committee), to : Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias 2nd floor, 2347
Jericho turnpike, Garden City Park, N.Y. 11040, attention: Sir
Jordan Levy. We must continue to support our troops. Your help is
greatly appreciated. Thank you
Letters from our soldiers
Mr. Robinson,
Hello from the sands of Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. I
received your box today and shared it with my Marines, they were
delighted. Thank you very much for thinking of us. You could
tell that whoever packed the box had experience with deployments
because it was exactly what we would have bought for ourselves.
I’ve attached a picture of our shop – it’s not everyone because
we are pretty spread out but it’s most of us.
We are the Command Element for I MEF as well as all the NATO
troops in Helmand Province, as I’m sure you know from the news
we have had a very rough month here - please keep our wounded
warriors and the families of the fallen in your thoughts.
Thank you again Sir.
Semper Fi,
Capt Catherine E. Richardson
I MEF (Fwd) Adjutant
NATO ISAF Regional Command Southwest Chief of Actions
Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
Dear Mr. Robinson,
My name is LT Kelly Trout and I received a package from you this
morning. I just wanted to say thank you for the goodies as they
are much appreciated. I am stationed at Camp Leatherneck in
Southern Afghanistan. I am an ICU nurse in charge of the Patient
Evacuation Coordination Center (PECC). My team coordinates the
medical evacuation of all casualties in Southern Afghanistan via
helicopter. Since April, we have evacuated over 1900 Marines,
Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers. I have been in country since
mid-March and am scheduled to leave in October. When the time is
done, it will have been the busiest 7 months of my military
career!
Anyway, I just wanted to drop a note and let you know that I was
the happy recipient of your package and appreciate your support!
Very Respectfully,
LT Trout
RC(SW) PECC OIC
From: *********@us.army.mil
To: dvldog35@aol.com
Sent: 3/15/2010 3:38:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Support Package
Knights of Pythias:
I would like to express my gratitude for the care package that
you have mailed to me. The toiletry items included were much
needed by myself, as well as several other Soldiers in my Troop.
You have no idea how much a package could really make a
Soldier's week here. Unlike the emails and calls from home,
packages are a tangible gift letting us know that there are
still Americans supporting us!
Thank you for your support!
Michael T. Bustard
1LT, FA
Bandit Troop, 5/7 CAV
Baghdad, Iraq
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