Operation Slugger Delivers to Troops Overseas

With partners Louisville Slugger, DHL and Republic Bank, USA Cares helped organize and ship 13.5 tons of sports equipment to deployed service members in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. The equipment arrived in February 2006.

Please take time to read the following email:
I recently read an article in February's issue of Desert Voice, a small publication read in Southwest Asia, covering "Operation Slugger". It's a great warm feeling to know that there are still home-grown companies that are as patriotic as our soldiers. Soldiers have made contact with many companies in the past asking for assistance with "necessities" such as magazines and cigarettes. I've even seen soldiers recieve comfort items such as bats and balls; but I've never seen a contribution of such magnitude as your donation for the cause. The soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan will get great pleasure in utilizing these gifts and keeping their minds off the war, at least for the time they are engaged in a different kind of battle - on the softball field. I personally am an avid softball player. I play here on a daily basis. And to hear of Louisville's benevolence makes me want to call home and ask my wife for that 28 oz. ASA Catalyst for Valentine's Day (I was planning to buy it when I got home). Thank you, thank you so much. You can only imagine how much you've made a soldiers day.

Sergeant, USA
S-6 IMO
HHC, 1st Medical Brigade
APO, AE 09366