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This unit has 300 hundred men and at least 10 months left in Iraq. They must pay for more stuff than you would imagine. Such as calls home, snacks, candy, tobacco, books, magazines, DVD's on and on. Postage is USPS Priority mail to Arab Emerites good deal because the post office only charges domestic rates but it still costs about $1.15 a pound.
I think you may be right $2500.00 in probably not enough. It all goes to the CSM of the 3/73 for distribution to the unit. There is no overhead.
These items also have unique value in the local economy there and is used to benefit these soldiers. Let your imagination work on that I don't want to go into specifics. But you may actually save some live(s) because of this.
I will repost this on a few big forums I am on, hopefully get you some traction with this. I think its great what you are doing, keep up the good work.
You are going to include some RP stickers, right?