Make Sure to put ALL letters or parishables in plastic baggies, this will help if it is kicked around or if something inside explodes (pouched drinks) due to alttitued or personal.                                

FOOD ITEMS                                                                             PRACTICALS
(non-parishables)
*Instant coffee.                                                                          *Clorox wipes
*Powdered Gatorade                                                                 *Baby wipes
*Powdered hot chocolate                                                           *Razors/shaving cream
*Kool-Aide (presweetened of course)                                          *Shampoo/conditioner
*Tea Bags                                                                                  *After shave lotion
*Beef Jerkey                                                                              *Soap/body wash
*Crackers and canned cheese                                                      *Mouth wash
*Single serving of chips                                                                *Deotorant/anti-perspr.
*Candy, of course                                                                        *T-shirts, underware
*Snack cakes                                                                                 and socks, monthly.
*Bubble gum                                                                               *Towels
*Dry cereal                                                                                 *Eye drops, especially
*Kraft easy Mac and Ragu Express                                              for the desert
*Granola bars                                                                              *Chapstick
*Microwave popcorn                                                                    *Lip balm
*Power bars                                                                                *Sun block
*Dried fruit/trail mix                                                                    *Lotion
*Canned soup                                                                               *Dental floss
*Tuna (sealed package prefered)                                                  *Toothpaste
*Spices ( onion powder, garlic powder,                                           *Baby & foot powder
salt, pepper, Lowerys seasoning salt)                                             *Comb/brush
*Oatmeal (instant)                                                                        *Cotton balls
*Canned meat (chicken, vienna sausages, spam)                              *Q-tips
*Ramen ( in the cup prefered)                                                      *Liquid hand sanitizer
*Condiments (ketchup, mustard, relish, mayo)                                 *Breath mints
*Bagged popcorn (popcorn pillows)                                              *Lever 2000 Body Wipes
*Chips ( in individual little packages)                                                                                                      

  OTHER STUFF
*Nail files
*Blankets
*Bug off
*Single Set of sheets
*Hand sanitizer
*Cigarettes (if they smoke)
*Chewing Tobacco

FOR FEMALES:
*Feminine hygiene products ( tampons
panty liners, pads)
*Hair bands
*Hair clips
*Nail polish
*Nail polish remover
*Nail clippers
*Small mirror
*Body sprays
*Hair spray (non-arisol)
*Hair gel
*Perfume

JUST BECAUSE STUFF
*Magazines
*Board Games
*Cd's, Tapes (make sure it is allowed, first)
***A personal note: If you are a family member or a close friend of a soldier, get two tapes & a recorder from a local store. Send a taped message of yourself, and other friends family, etc. and put it in the soldiers tape player. Then send the recorder and additional blank tapes to the soldier, so that you can hear each others voices whenever you want to. This helps the soldier feel more at home, being able to hear the voices of family and friends, as they can't get to phones very often.