In the last day small sub has blown up with a lot of new posts and comments due to a post in /r/AskReddit, http://redd.it/1ln7yz.

As of today, I have no current APO/FPO mailing addresses of deployed soldiers. I hope to pull together a few new deployed soldiers that are looking for letters or care packages. Please consider leaving a comment and I will try to get back to you in the coming days.

Remember, to read our wiki as that will help to answer a lot of basic questions about how to send care packages. Any other questions, please post here and I will reply in a timely manor.

Please leave a comment or PM if you are a deployed solider looking for a pen pal that is in need of a care package.

EDIT#1: Working on find a squad of soldiers to send care packages too. Please PM me, so I can start a list of people that are really interested. Replying here is becoming difficult.

EDIT#2: I am working up a google doc that will have a list of soldiers and people can "sign up" to send a care package too.

EDIT#3: I am a new mod for this sub and I want to help make relevant again. I am in the process of creating a list of military personnel that is currently active/deployed and is interested in receiving a care package. More info to come!

A friend of mine told me when he was here in Afghanistan he was getting care packages from Reddit users. So i figgured what the hell I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

I’m part of an “Embedded Training Team” a group of guys and gals (Army, Air Force, and Navy) over here in the Stain, showing the Afghan Army and Police how to properly do their job. We are outside the wire daily working shoulder to shoulder with the Afghans and couldn't ask for a more rewarding assignment.

We are all pretty much here for the next 9 months, in 'Sothern Afghanistan', the hotter more pissed off and aggressive side of this country. We are also on a sh!t hole little FOB, so there really isn’t much of anything here.

I’m sure all of these guys could use some love from home. Please note, our internet SUCKS here, so it may take a bit for me to respond

[PM me for my address]

I saw this subreddit in an askreddit post, and I figured I'd take a look. I was expecting a bunch of cheap military guys to just be begging for stuff (we're not as rich as we'd like our friends/family to believe). When I got here, it was the exact opposite! So, from an airman who has been stationed with soldiers, sailors, and marines, on behalf of all of us who actively serve in the military. Thank you. Thank you everyone who is actively looking for those of us who wear the uniform. Thank you for caring not just about the US military, but UK and Canadians as well! Even the idea that someone cares enough about us to even offer, means the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

For any servicewomen that are wanting someone to write to and have send an occasional care package, I'm a 33 year old woman from Columbus, Ohio. I'm into indie music, movies, and can talk about anything you want. I figured since Reddit is filled with guys I would post on here specifically for women who may not want to write to dudes or ask them to send tampons in a care package. Thank you in advance for your service and continue to be safe. Cheers

Greetings /r/SandBoxxit! I am a part of a non-profit, charitable organization called Games For Troops. Our mission is to deliver tabletop games (board, card, etc.) to members of the US Armed Services stationed abroad. We are a small organization, and we are completely volunteer run, but we are growing and having fun doing it!

About 3 months ago, one of our recipients posted about our organization on Reddit, which brought in a number of new requests. We have now filled our existing requests and we're looking for more!

Anyone can request a game - whether that be the soldier themselves, or a friend or family member. We do our best to find a game that matches the "wish list" of the requester. We take care of the game, postage, everything - we ask nothing in return.

So, if you are a soldier currently deployed abroad and you like playing games in your downtime (or you know someone that fits this description), please feel free to stop by our website and fill out our Targeted Giving form.

For more information about our organization, please visit www.gamesfortroops.org. Thank you!

TLDR - Obsessive_cook went above and beyond in order to support our troops in Afghanistan, and I really have no other way to thank her!

A few weeks back, I added my unit to the list of "would appreciate stuff" here in SandBoxxit. Today, we received TWO care packages heaping with goodies! Obsessive_cook and I had corresponded a bit, back and forth, about what the troops would like and what they could use, and I put together a LONG list - thinking that she could pick and choose what she had available... but, nooo. Obsessive_cook went above and beyond what I expected and sent virtually everything on the list! Two boxes worth of goodies and supplies to keep the troops motivated. I cannot begin to thank her enough!

Aside from the personal boxes from immediate family, the care packages we received from obsessive_cook are, hands down, the best care packages we have recieved in our 8 months in country. Thanks obsessive_cook!

EDIT TO ADD: She shipped on 19APR and it arrived, in my office 25APR. Six days! Not bad at all!

Just like the title says, I was browsing askreddit & saw this sub on the thread about care packages. In addition to letter writing or emailing I know a couple of preschoolers that would love to send some of their drawings. Message me!

Let's place the list of people to PM for addresses here, instead of losing them in the comments in another thread. (Will add more, check back often!)

• potato_whore, in Southeast Asia with 20 other airmen. No alcohol or anything sexual. Information as of April 2013.

• Husband of ericasohodge, who is with 70 other sailors on his ship. They were supposed to arrive home Christmas but instead will stay until June. Information as of December 2012.

• Husband of lavenderb524, airman deployed overseas as of December 2012.

• ComeInUnit91 from the UK and deployed in Afghanistan as of September 2012.

• maru_noodles has a friend currently deployed as of June 14, 2012 (contact her for details).

• Some_Ithacan with a group of 50 Airmen in Afghanistan as of Feb 4, 2012

• TLichen with a group of ten Marines in South Korea, two females and eight males, in a cold and dirty field environment starting Jan 20, 2012.

• cleminem9919 Fister (artillery soldier in a Fire Support Team) soon to be deployed as of Sept. 18, 2011

• sapperRichter, Army Engineer unit in Helmand province Afghanistan 34 guys in his platoon

• DogFacedKillah civilian attached to military unit

• HyperionCC Afghanistan

• SignalSgt Bagram, Afghanistan and Afghanistan-Pakistan border, 23 people, no illegal drugs/alcohol

• drevilq37 six-person signal team in Farah, Afghanistan supporting hundreds so any amount welcome. (If drevilq37 fails to respond to PM, I can forward you an address so PM me.)

If you're going to send a care package, please make sure to ask about what things they need, and what things are banned! It does differ depending on country, remoteness, etc. But even a letter would be deeply appreciated.

EDIT: please message me or leave a note in the comments if you want to be added on this list!

(Also, tell me if you'd want some short description of who/where you are, or what you need in the list.)

Hey everyone. Missing home pretty bad and I just got here a week ago. If anyone wants to send letters, cards, comics, pretty much anything it would be appreciated. PM me for mailing info. Deployed to Afghanistan.

We are a US Army infantry platoon in a shitty part of Afghanistan. We don't have a PX like other bases and I would like to get care packages for my guys that don't have family. Please pm me for our address. Will send you pictures of the guys using whatever you send. There are 3 guys in my squad who are single and have not had much mail.

Ideas: Coffee and coffee accessories like single sugars and creamers, assorted individual packaged candy, size 9 and 10 flip flops, baseball caps, beef jerky, ect would be appreciated.

Hello to all... long time reddit-lurker, first time poster...

Part of a group of guys and gals up here for til November'ish. Tried to think what my first post on reddit should be, and this ended up being it.

Also, just to dispell a myth... 'northern afghanistan' does not equate to "cooler'istan" as it went triple digits about two weeks ago, and has been hovering about 108 each day. But its a dry/dusty heat... yeah right! But i digress...

Hope everyone is well, and if you're searching for a deployed group to do something for, PM me or post something in this thread and i'll try and respond in a timely manner.

Please note, our internet access is intermitent, so please dont freak if it takes a few days or so... Cheers!

My sister is in the Air Force and did stints in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She's been back in the states for a while now, but I know how much my care packages meant to her. That being said, let's get this party started.

Going to post them as I remember them, but this one in particular was my boyfriend's favorite, and quite sturdy...like a dense, harder PB cookie with a caramel chocolate peanut filling:

Sneaky Snickers Cookies, but replace the butter with shortening to extend the lifespan of the cookies and make them a bit sturdier. (A trick you can do with other cookies.) Very nice since the chocolate won't melt over things, and these care packages will be sitting in hot weather for very long periods of time.

Also, I learned that while baked goods are nice, some of the soldiers need other things as well. Reading material is good stuff to send, to help with boredom. They have different needs though, so some may need things as simple as baby wipes (for cleaning guns) and ziplock bags (good for waterproofing and keeping sand out), while others will have ready access to these kinds of things.

I'm deployed and we just got a bunch of care packages in. My favorite thing, hands-down, was a ziplock baggie full of Taco Bell sauces. Our food tends to be a little bland, and that taste of home helps a lot! I also got some salt packets from In-N-Out--we have plenty of salt here, but just having something from my favorite chain back home is amazing.

My other suggestion is for this subreddit-- I think posting and tagging suggestions would make it easier for potential care package senders to search for solid ideas to fill their boxes, with better suggestions being upvoted more. Thoughts?