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AZAN William E. Chamberlain
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AZAN William E. Chamberlain
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Sailor's Title: CTPL
APO/FPO: FPO AP (Note 1*)
Added here: 07 August 2004
End date: 01 Aug 2004 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 40, Females: 15 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: (Note 6*)
Folks, this is a new Navy person with us. AnySoldier does not have many Navy folks at all, so the Navy doesn't know what you can do. Want to show them? -Marty

26 Aug 2004:
Patriots,
I've been getting a lot requests as to what else would be useful to us on the ship. I went around and asked different people what they needed.
Here's the list they came up with:
- toiletries (those little travel ones are suffice, these are mostly for our marines in Iraq and new check-ins who were not prepared)
- underclothes (black socks, plain white tees, boxers)
- candy (any and all kinds)
- hand me down DVD's and cd's (the burnt ones have been great, and don't make us feel guilty with the price)
- magazines (sports, cars, surfing, Maxim, Stuff, workout mags...)
- Battery operated fans (so far these have been a big hit with the men and women standing watch in the sun with all their gear)
- female specific items (I know of around 5 women who would like to receive some stuff)
- calling cards (the phones on the ship only take AT&T cards)
- workout supplements (protein bars, protein shakes, testosterone pills and the such. I've heard of companies giving military men them as promotional items if it can be set up)
- air fresheners (sounds silly but picture 1000 men in a confined space with 120 degree heat waves)
This may seem like a lot to ask for but it is just a list composed by my shipmates. Really, anything you can send is good enough. It's just outstanding to know we are supported so overwhelmingly back in the states.
Sometimes we need to be reminded of this. All we hear out here on the news is how no one supports the war and it's a real bummer to us because we believe what we are doing is the right thing. So far you all have done an excellent job at this and I hope this continues. Thank You All for even thinking of us! It matters to someone.
Respectfully,
William Chamberlain, USN


24 Aug 2004
Patriots,
I want to start off by saying thank you all so very much! Yesterday we recieved close to 20 packages. It was like Chistmas and my desk was the tree. I don't think you will ever actually know how tremendous of a gift this was to us. I watched grown men and women act as happy as children. I saw men smile for the first time in a long time. You all made everyones day, week and in some cases months. I hope you all feel a little better about yourselves for bringing such joy to your sailors and marines out here.
I do hope this continues, for it was such a welcomed break to the routine.
Again Americans, We Thank You All From the Bottom of Our Hearts!
Respectfully,
William Chamberlain


19 Aug 2004
Well, we just got our first package. It was awesome. The sender, Martin family, down played it by saying, "...is not much of a care package".
I'm here to say it was a great care package and all it contents went to immediate use! Thank you Martin family!
The best part of the package was in the letter. It stated their 3 year old son, who graciously contributed some prime double stuff oreos, refers to all military members as "Army Heroes". He says, "They're heroes because they keep us safe from the bad guys." Needless to say, it was a much appreciated comment that was felt. Thanks again!
William Chamberlain, USN

17 Aug 2004
Patriots,
I want to start off by saying thank you for all of the outflow of love for myself and my ship mates. We have just received our first stack of letters, 20 in all. My department was fighting over the letters. I really do hope pen pals will be created through this but please do not be offended if you do not get a response. We work 14 hour days in extremely hot weather. It's hard to find the time and peace of mind for writing letters. Believe me though when I say we do read every letter and everyone is appreciated in full. Thank you again, we all appreciate your support.
Respectfully,
William Chamberlain, USN


08 Aug 2004
This sounds like it might actually happen. So how much mail am I to expect? So, you wanna know what an AZ does. Well, I'm actually wondering the same thing. J/K... It stands for Aviation Maintenance Administration, key word: Admin. Paper work and the such, we work with sqadrons for the upkeep on the aircraft. A complicated, boring job. OK, so I have to keep in contact with you or no mail. Can do! Pictures shouldn't be a problem either. You do have to understand the sensitivity of it though. I definently do not want to give to much away. Right now we are extremly dangerous waters, and have been to subject of a lot of unwanted attention around here, if you know what I mean. I really do appreciate this, and so will my shipmates. This does mean a lot.

Bill


07 Aug 2004
Right now we are on deployment in the Persian Gulf. It's 115 degrees out here and we were not prepared for this. Personal fans that are battery operated would be nice. Walkmans, dvds, cds, mens and womens magazines, games and the fail proof candy! Letters would also be very much appreciated. Me, along with many of my friends do not get any mail at all. Mail to a lonely sailor is a ray of sunshine in the dark.

All of us here really do appreciate all of your support! I hope this works out. It seems like no one back home agree with what we are doing out here. I've got my fingers crossed. We need the love, it's been a long trip and only getting longer.

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(NOTE *): Effective 1 May 2006 this web site added a major layer of security to our contacts' information. This change is necessary to protect our troops and ensure that Any Soldier will continue to operate.
The ONLY changes are that the addresses of our contacts are now hidden and the number of addresses you can get are limited. You may obtain addresses simply by clicking on the link provided and correctly filling out the form, the address will then be emailed to you immediately.

(NOTE **): The number shown is how many times a form was submitted requesting this address. This does NOT necessarily mean that this contact will be helped by that many folks. Rule of thumb is that anything 5 requests or less may in fact be no support at all. No way to tell exactly unless the contact lets you know in his/her update how much support they are getting.

(Note 1.): Note that postage to APO AE and FPO AE (E = Europe) is only to NY where the connection to the APO/FPO (APO = Army Post Office)(FPO = Fleet Post Office) is, or to San Francisco for APO AP and FPO AP (P = Pacific), so you don't pay postage all the way to Iraq/Afghanistan. You might consider picking contacts closer to your mailing area to help cut the cost of mailing. If you live on the East Coast, pick "AE", West Coast, pick "AP", Midwest, well...uh, Thank You for your Support! ;)

New with us (December 2005) you might notice "APO AA" and "FPO AA". This is for units in the Caribbean/South America. Normally. However, due to the nature of some units they may be in Iraq but have an address showing "FPO AA". Mail addresses to "AA" goes out of Miami, Florida.

(Note 2.): Why are military addresses weird? There isn't a street address or city. What gives? Correct, just about everything about the military is weird to civilians. Military units are very mobile, they move around a lot, often they even become part of another unit. The APO (Army Post Office) and FPO (Fleet Post Office) assign APO and FPO numbers as needed, they are NOT static. An APO/FPO number may be for a large unit, or a location. An APO/FPO number for Baghdad today may be for Frankfurt tomorrow.

(Note 3.): The "Expect to not mail past" date is only an approximate and is one of the least reliable things on this web site. It is because of this that you must check often before you send anything to this unit. There are a few reasons this date is not reliable, to include: it IS the Military, we ARE dealing with the APO/FPO/DPO. The only thing that does not change in the military is that things will change. PLEASE NOTE that a Contact is dropped off our active list 30 days PRIOR to their date leaving to help avoid mail bouncing.

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(Note 5.): The lines, "Contact with approx number of Soldiers:" and "Approx how may Female Soldiers:" have NOTHING to do with unit strength. They are approximately how many other Troops the Contacts believe they can get packages to. This helps you understand that you should not send 100 packages to someone who only deals with 10 Troops.
Don't forget that if your package is for a female Soldier, be sure to change "ATTN: Any Soldier®" to "ATTN: Any Female Soldier".

( Note 6.): This is simply where the unit this contact is from. This is NOT a true picture of the folks in the unit as most all units are made up of folks from all over the United States.) A "Composite Unit" is one made up of other units and is usually temporary for a particular mission.

( Note 7.): Updated APO/FPO/DPO mailing restrictions> courtesy of Oconus.com (gone now) (Note: About Restriction "U2": "U2 - Limited to First Class Letters", Box "R" is for retired personnel that live overseas and are still authorized an APO/FPO box. Their address will be something like Box 3345R. Doubt you will see anything like that in Afghanistan or Iraq or ...)(Please Note: Sometime in August 2013, Oconus.com changed the code on their page and our form doesn't work with them anymore, so a link to their page is the best we can do, sorry.)


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