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Homefront Orphan Hugs.....begun November 2, 2005 
Welcome to the story of one of our most successful programs with our heroes : the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan....Homefront Orphan Hugs ...how could we say no? It was a super success and we thank everyone who participated....here are some of the items sent and letters received as well as photos. 
Special thanks to Master Sgt. Jeff Szczechowski, CPL Serge Batyrshin , and Bagram Public Affairs Office for these poignant wonderful photos of our heroes in action. At the special request of SSG Fuentes of the 44th Signal Battalion, Homefront Orphan Hugs has begun to bring smiles to two of the orphanages this hero wrote us about.... Here is what he wrote: " My name is SSG Rodolfo "Raven" Fuentes and I have been all over the world and never seen this much support throughout my military career. I want to thank all of you for all that you do for the great Soldiers of America. We have a new orphanage project that we are standing up. The Parwan Orphanage (Charikar) and the Kapisa Orphanage(Golbahar) combined hold about 400 children. This was to be my last year in the military and my last deployment, but recently I have renewed my commitment to the United States Army and the Soldiers I work with. I plan on staying in the military until they tell me they pull me from my foxhole... Maybe not to that extreme, but you understand. I and my Soldiers now ask that you send us nothing, rather that you assist us in taking care of the children of this orphanage. Although I don't expect you all to send me all of the items, anything you can do to help would be great. I recently collected over $650 from my Soldiers to buy many items needed but still have a long way to go. From all the Soldiers of 44th Signal Battalion throughout Afghanistan and Iraq, we thank you. The children of Charikar and Golbahar also thank you and Homefront Orphan Hugs.
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What was sent: AAFES gift certificates used to purchase items at the Bagram PX (saves on shipping heavy items) 4000 notebooks 4000 pencils 400 packs of washable markers 500 stuffed animals with bows around their necks for gift giving 500 soft small pillows 400 backpacks 400 pens 400 erasers 400 pencil sharpeners 400 shampoos 400 comb/brush sets for children 400 children's rings or bracelets wrapped labeled "jewelry" and for a girl 400 Hot wheels or Matchbox cars wrapped and labeled "car" and for a boy 100 balls and 10 air pumps 30 hula hoops headbands and hair decoration items for girls 20 frisbees 400 yoyos 400 blankets 400 pillows 400 socks 20 heaters Medical supplies Stethoscope 400 vitamins Antibiotics ________________________________________________________________________________________
LATEST UPDATE: SSG Fuentes managed to send us a very special American flag today which also had this certificate attached in honor of Homefront Hugs and all of our incredible volunteers- Bravo folks !
To contact us: info@HomefrontHugs.com 2001 Trademark and Copyright- Homefront Hugs USA Homefront Hugs USA and its programs does not endorse any political party or candidate. We are here strictly to provide support and comfort to our service members,veterans and their families, regardless of political or religious affiliation. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, or politics in accordance with our United States constitution and in honor of our troops and veterans worldwide who come from all walks of life to serve our country with honor, great personal sacrifice and courage. 
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