I'm not sure how else to get out the message. The full name of the website is operation gratitude. Maybe if we both share stories that our sons and daughters have told us about these care packages, it will help. My son has been 3 times in Iraq and will be going back. He is a Senior Petty officer in the Navy stationed on Whidbey Island. I'm so proud of him and the others who serve. He really stressed the importance of letters and how much they mean to everyone. I've done 3 scarves crochet and ordered the polymers for cool ties but I did not order it from the place they recommended it. I got it quite a bet cheaper elsewhere. By the way: Bless you for raising a child who loves his/her country too.