Brasel collecting items for overseas U.S. troops
By Rusty Casey
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Staff writer
Many of the men and women of the Armed Forces are being deployed all over the world as you read this. They are standing duty, working on tanks or directing aircraft.Say you support the troops and not the war, or maybe you support both of them. Either way, here is a way to show you care.
Many American troops are in the Middle East and Afghanistan far away from home in what is often a hostile environment with tours of duty sometimes extended by circumstance.
For some, periods of intense activity may be followed by stretches of boredom since often they cannot safely venture away from their base or camp.
For Dana Brasel, assistant professor of nursing, this situation is personal. Her son, Lance Corporal Jeff Lester of the Marine Corps, is on his second deployment in Iraq with Marine Air Control Squadron 1 from Camp Pendleton, Calif.
To help her son and other troops fill their downtime with a little taste of home, Brasel is asking for any type of old or new CD, VCR tape, DVD, X Box game or Play Station 2 game that anybody could spare for the Marines.
Lester said that because availability is limited, �Any kind of movie (old, new, children's, etc.) is often viewed many times.�
If you don't have any music, movies or games to give up, the Marines also love to have any type of non-perishable food. It could be anything from chips to beef jerky.
Remember, the troops cannot have alcohol or explicit material in Muslim countries.
�This is a great pastime to ease the tension of the troops,� Brasel said.
If you or anybody you know would like to contribute anything to the troops, contact Brasel at [email protected] or call her at (706) 409-3131. You can also drop off anything you wish to send to the troops at the Nursing Office at Heritage Hall with a note on it for Brasel.
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