Our dispatch people did describe it as a 'big hit,' .

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Sgt. Riggs served in Iraq before coming here, ... He told me that one of the greatest joys for the soldiers over there is getting packages from home. He said it truly lifts their spirits to know that people do care and have not forgotten them.

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Basically, it's a local drive to collect and distribute items to benefit the brave men and women serving in the United States military and defending our freedom and liberty abroad, ... These items will provide a little extra comfort for them and, more important, remind our troops that they are not forgotten by their friends and supporters back home.

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