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Lifeafter70

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9. It's the military that is not getting packages through

Reply to amerikat (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:06 PM

Yesterday

Not the post office. All packages and letters sent to troops while serving overseas in conflict or war go through the military. I have sent mail and packages to family and units since the Vietnam war. On the west coast (where I live) all mail is sent to a FPO address in San Francisco , the east coast has a different address. From there the Military handles it.

So if troops are not getting mail and care packages from home it's the militaries fault not the postal service. I haven't sent a package since 2009 but I don't think that has changed.

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US troops going hungry? [View all] amerikat Yesterday OP

You can post up to four paragraphs. niyad Yesterday #1

Meanwhile Hegseth is gorging on lobster. jls4561 Yesterday #3

two paragraphs amerikat Yesterday #2

This was how it was for some units in the Iraq war Lifeafter70 Yesterday #4

Well now the mail doesn't work. LisaL Yesterday #5

Yes I read that which makes this worse Lifeafter70 Yesterday #6

Hegseth doesn't give a shit vapor2 Yesterday #7

He probably (likely) tells them "MAN UP!" durablend 17 hrs ago #20

So, our troops are sent to war and starve when.......... sheshe2 Yesterday #8

It's the military that is not getting packages through Lifeafter70 Yesterday #9

I take issue with this article Lifeafter70 23 hrs ago #10

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The 22 million for fancy food was just part of the story questionseverything 22 hrs ago #16

They could have at least bought dehydrated foods like Ilsa 22 hrs ago #17

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His hero, Putin, treats his troops like sht Hassler 22 hrs ago #13

Trump is destroying our country Billsdaughter 22 hrs ago #19

Makes me sick. summer_in_TX 22 hrs ago #14

I just emailed my congressman, of course a Republican, tavernier 22 hrs ago #15

What is that dark grey rectangular food item? Ilsa 22 hrs ago #18

Hope they like mutinies. Crowman2009 16 hrs ago #21

Hegseth and trump are incompetent and are too stupid to supply our military with food LetMyPeopleVote 3 hrs ago #22

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