Fri
Apr 17 2026
02:44 pm
By: bizgrrl
Aboard the USS Tripoli...A lunch tray, two-thirds empty, carried one small scoop of shredded meat and a single folded tortilla.
Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln... a small handful of boiled carrots, a dry meat patty and a gray slab of processed meat.
... military family members worried that their loved ones deployed to the Middle East are going hungry are filling boxes with items they hope could help service members ride out prolonged deployments in the Middle East – homemade fudge, Jolly Ranchers, crossword puzzle books, playing cards, toothpaste, Girl Scout cookies and fresh socks.
But mail delivery to military ZIP codes across the Middle East has been indefinitely suspended as of April, and packages in transit now hang in limbo.
If so, is this unacceptable?
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