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Transcript: Families Send Basics To Marines In Afghanistan
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- NPR All Things Considered
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- July 21, 2009
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MADELEINE BRAND
NPR All Things Considered
07-21-2009
Families Send Basics To Marines In Afghanistan
Host: MADELEINE BRAND
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MADELEINE BRAND, host:
For U.S. Marines serving in Afghanistan, it's not quite Christmas in July, but it's close. It's mail call. Here's one Marine opening a care package from home.
Unidentified Man: This one, I got Frito Lay chips, Smart Balance peanut butter, Nutella spread. Mmm. Gold Bond foot powder, that's gold. And baby wipes, cookies and beef jerky. All the essentials.
BRAND: Mmm, Nutella. Yes, all the essentials. Back here in the United States, family and friends do what they can to send their Marines what they need. We're covering ...