Please help me help kids in Afghanistan

I will probably be here, I just may not get to hand the stuff out myself. Due to the size of my unit, e have to fend for ourselves to go home and will likely trickle out, making us mission ineffective our final 30 days

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Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

Why are so many of you named IAN?

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I only know of one Ian, so I can't comment on that. Many David's, Daniel's, John's, Steven's, that I know of though.

Ian is a (Scottish?) Gaelic version of John, same with Sean (Irish?). So it's pretty common.

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Originally Posted by drone

Ian is a (Scottish?) Gaelic version of John, same with Sean (Irish?). So it's pretty common.

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May be popular in Scotland. (Sean is definitely popular in Ireland)

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Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

Brilliantly laid out? You put my name and address on a box and mail it. Lemur has my mailing address. Said this in the thread.

If your country does not mail to Afghanistan, then you ill have to sort it our amongst yourselves. I would imagine the UK mails here, considering I can't throw a stone without hitting a british national. Not many UK soldiers here at this base, but lots here working for ASAP, USAID, AWAT etc, why are so many of you named IAN?

In 7 days the window of opportunity ill be closed, and anything you mail I will not be here to recieve, although I am leaving instructions with my replacements that boxes sent to me are to be opened and given to the kids.

So far have receieved boxes from Hosa, Drone, AntiarManCake88 and one other person, in addition to boxes from my regular regimen of sources. I must say, the socks and little girly sweaters went over very well with the Kuchi nomads.

And I bet most of you didn't even kno afghanistan has a quarter million nomads. Just like a lot of you think this place is a desert (it is not) and that afghans are arabs (nope)

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Good you got my box, but you misspelled my username.

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Glad I was able to help. Hope the kiddies like those little bears I sent.

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MRD has now returned from his Afghani "jaunt."

To all those who helped in his request through this thread, thank you.

This thread will now be closed, and we look forward to MRD's contributions in threads to come.

Thank you all.