Military Deployment Suggestions

Question

Soldiers w/deployment experience:

What were your favorite things to receive, what helped you feel not forgotten about?

Was there anything your girlfriend could do that helped the separation?

How often were you able to communicate and was there such a thing as hearing from her too often or having too many e-mails in your box?

Answer 1

her x-rated pictures, soiled thong underwear, home made cookies, candy, brownies,beef jerky, DVD movies,handy wipes,etc...

Answer 2

1.  I liked getting cigarettes.  Marlboro Mediums.  Just a little hard to come by in Ditchweed, Afghanistan.

2.  My girlfriend emailed me multiple times a day and I emailed her once every few days and I called her once a week.  I never had too many emails.