If you would like to adopt a Marine, send care packages, phone cards, etc to the deployed Marines of 471, that would be awesome!

Send Care Packages or Letters to:
ANY MARINE
C/O: SSGT RAICHE
CHARLIE COMPANY - 1ST PLATOON
9TH PSF
UNIT 72013
FPO AE 09503-2013

There are many ways to help out:

LOCAL SUPPORT - Let your neighbors know you are proud of your Marine and their service: Fly a flag on your porch, slap a bumper sticker on your car, wear a red shirt on Fridays.  Organize a local home front get together for all our friends and family members back home.

GEAR - The Marine Corps has very strict rules now on what types of gear can and can not be worn.  We have been issued everything we could possibly need.  The days of Marines having to buy their own Bullet Proof Vests are over.   

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION: (This is not an attempt to solicit funds from the public.  It is merely a suggested alternative of assistance). Any funds received will be pooled together and used to buy recreational equipment (footballs, volleyballs, etc) computer equipment (webcams, internet access cards, etc) and we'd like to have some emergency funds set aside to give to one of our Marines should they have to travel home unexpectedly for a family emergency.

DONATIONS: 

ANYTHING ELSE? - If you can think of any other way to help us out, please let us know.  THANKS!