Article: Volunteers box Operation Enduring Support packages headed for troops in Afghanistan, Iraq.

Byline: Mike Frazier

Nov. 29--DECATUR -- Maggie McClelland knows how much a care package can mean for soldiers overseas during the holidays. The 22-year-old Decatur woman received several packages from Operation Enduring Support, a local military support group, while she served as an Army military police officer in Iraq. McClelland recently returned to the United States, and she joined other patriots Monday at Grace United Methodist Church to help pack boxes with supplies and gifts for overseas service personnel. "It's hard to be away from family," McClelland said. "A program like this lets you know people back home are thinking about you; they care ...

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