America's North Shore Journal

Ashley and Tasha Gerken have been featured here in the past. I have an extensive interview with these soldiers coming up next week [April 24]. As part of the interview, I asked them what we could do for them and their fellow soldiers.

SGT GERKEN, ASHLEY
24th Trans, BN. 217th TC (HET)
APO, AE 09366

Here are their comments. Ashley will distribute your gifts to her unit.

Ashley:

Soldiers are always looking forward to getting mail. Even a letter to the soldiers is fine. You can just have people write to the company and they can hand them out to soldiers. Phone cards is another big thing, if anyone wants to donate some.

Tasha:

I honestly hate asking for anything except to pray for all of the soldiers serving. They don’t get the recognition they deserve. I guess if I had to ask for something (besides coming home) it would be some horse magazines. I have a big love for horses and the stores have pretty much everything but horse magazines.

Baby wipes are always popular in the heat and dust. Paperbacks as well. Remember with your gifts that Kuwait is a Muslim state so don’t send anything that could get these young women in trouble. These post office has two sizes of flat rate boxes, all you can stuff in. The boxes are free and the cost is $8.10, I believe. APO addresses are standard rate for letters, so write early and often.

Please mention America’s North Shore Journal when you send something.