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CPT Ivan E. Hurlburt
- U. S. Army -
Afghanistan
CPT Ivan E. Hurlburt
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Soldier's Title: Captain
APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 14 September 2004
End date: 02 Mar 2005 (Note 3*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 12, Females: 0 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: (Note 6*)

Note: CPT Ivan E. Hurlburt was dropped from this list on 07 Jan 2005 due to 60 days of no contact.

08 Nov 2004:

Aloha Patriots!

I first wanted to say on behalf of the soldiers of the Bobcat Battalion what an honor it has been to receive all the letters and packages from all those who responded. I wish I could express exactly what it means for these soldiers to find a letter or a package for them on thier cots or in thier tents. It was a real pleasure to be able to ensure that everything I received was sent to those soldiers who are on the front line of the war on terrorism. I can honestly say that I got the best part in this process - physically handing the packages and letters to those soldiers who have gone without for a long time. Some of the looks the soldiers gave me as I handed them a box full of goodies was a joy to be a part of. Regaurless wether that soldier was able to respond to you, I assure you that what you did was give that soldier a renewed sense of purpose that day. You let them know that America has not and will not forget about the soldiers who fight a war that continues to be overshadowed by the events in Iraq.

The Bobcat Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, has come along way since I originally contacted AnySoldier.com. Our Fire Base has wood floors in the tents now, a day room with a TV and DVD player and even a few play stations. When thier is not a mission the soldiers like to kill time watching movies at the day room or on personel DVD players they bought.

We are building a mess hall and have hot showers as of a week ago for the first time in 8 months. The shower comes in a box car looking thing and has been a huge morale booster for the soldiers here. The Fire Base has made huge improvements in living conditions, and the soldiers are finally living off the sand and all are in cots (unless on mission of course). With all these improvements and the patriotism we see through any soldier.com and your help I am, happy to say that moral is high within the Battalion.

If you care to help out or continue to show the soldiers of the Bobcat Battalion your support and patriotism we would certinaly appreciate any DVD's you want to send, magazines, and of course lickies and chewies as the troops fondly call them.

God bless you all,
CPT Ivan Hurlburt


14 Sep 2004
Hello America,

My name is CPT Ivan Hurlburt from Lincoln Nebraska currently stationed near Kandahar Afghanistan. I am with 2-5 Infantry at a place called Tarin Kowt which is the capitol of the Uruzgon Province. We have been here for a few months and the first 6 weeks lived in one man tents, no showers, no phones, no internet, nothing. This place is Rumored to be the birthplace of the Taliban which seems realistic to me considering that we are constantly reminded of their presence here. I heard from a friend of mine in Iraq about this program and thought it was a great idea. I have a team of communciations soldiers who I am signing up for. Internet access in very limited and mail is flown to us about twice a month so we don't get alot of outside news. Magazines would be great as well as goodies, candy, snacks, I have one soldier who is dieing for little debbie snacks. We eat alot of MRE's (army food in a bag) so anything to eat is great. We have 110 power. We live in tents and as you can imagine with the heat being over 100 every day it takes a toll. I am not going to say it's all bad - the soldiers have a spirit that is unwavering and although living conditions consist of 3 MRE's a day and a cot if they are lucky, morale is hi. Chasing the Taliban is not easy as they seem to be in places you can only imagine. The soldiers I have are young - 18, 19, 20 years old. Two of them were in high school last year and now carrying grenades and an M16 everywhere they go. We have no females in the unit as this is an infantry unit - most of of haven't seen a female in months. I guess if you want to send a little bit of home to them they would certainly appreciate it. Something to remind them they have a family back home that loves them and thinks about them. This is a great program. I am very proud to lead these soldiers and I know they are very prous to serve this country were we can say what we feel and do as we please. Thank you for all your support.

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(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.

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( 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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