Article: FOUNDATION SENDS CARE PACKAGES OVERSEAS IN HONOR OF FALLEN SOLDIER

The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Information Service issued the following press release:

While deployed to Iraq, Jacob Fletcher wrote to his mother, Dorine Kenney, asking her to send one of his buddies a care package, as his friend hadn't received anything from home since he arrived overseas.

The next week, Kenney sent the package out and, soon after, started sending care packages to a number of her son's comrades. Although her son was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Nov. 13, 2003, she continues to honor her son's request.

Today, with the help of numerous volunteers, Kenney sends comfort and support to troops overseas in his memory.

"Since our nonprofit started in ...

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