Thanks to Kelly’s hard work the New Braunfels Flotilla has adopted a Platoon in Iraq. They have been nicknamed the River Rats by us and the next float on August 20th will be in their honor. Kelly is our contact to them and we will be collecting some of the items listed below or you can donate some money. The following is the information Kelly was sent:
The 1st Platoon of Cavalry Troops will be deployed to Iraq until approximately Mar ‘06; there are 18 members in this platoon
The unit runs, in addition to it’s regular missions, a Quick Reaction Force for the camp where they rotate the Scout Platoons every week, they are cut off from most morale initiatives during these periods making entertainment scarce to maintain their readiness. They are trying to improve their Building’s morale items as far as sporting equip., TV and Movie viewing, and games. Here is a list of items that have been requested specifically, but would appreciate any of the following items:
Entertainment: DVD Players and DVD’s(Action, Horror, Comedy), TV’s, Small Stereos(CD’s/Rock, Classic Rock, Rap, Country), Computers of any type, Handheld games, Cameras of any type, PS2’s and X-Boxes(Games, Action, Racing), Tactical/Utility Knives are High in Demand!(CRKT, SOG, Cold Steel, Spyderco, Swiss Army, etc).
Sporting Equip.: Boxing Gloves w/Mouth Guards(Stress Relief), Softball equip., Horseshoe Sets, Miniature Golf type sets(Putter/Retriever), GNC Products(Diet, Workout Supplements), Push-Up Bars
Magazines/Books: Hunting, Guns, Knives, Sports, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror
Assorted Candy and writing materials, gel pens, etc.
Don’t forget our very owne Capt. James E. is in Afghanistan and he is our adopt our soldier over there. We also may have ship-outs of Capt. Dan and Maj. Karin so be ready to float for them too. Remember the best thing we can do for our Troops overseas is to party for them and entertain their women (or men if you are of the other gender).
For those of you with lets say less than stellar rankings you can do a lot if you bring one or more of these items to the float. Think of it as extra credit.
See you there,
Your Infamous Float Master.