Non-Profit Organization Helping Our Military Overseas
I was deployed to Afghanistan for a one year tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I contacted my hometown Mayor’s office to see if the city sent care packages for it’s deployed soldiers. I was given the contact info for Teresa Nelson and the Support Our Soldiers organization. I sent Teresa an email and she responded...
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All I can say about the SOS is it’s a slice of home away from home. I love being able to talk to Teresa as though she were my own mother and best friend, even the idea of someone sending you things that you need and or want, not some random drop-ship or useless items. I love Support Our Soldiers and the people that help take care of me while...
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The Support Our Soldiers family, headed up by Teresa Nelson, has contributed more than anyone could ever ask for during my unit’s current deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. They have been so generous to provide us with hygiene items, food, snacks, letters, cards, and even pillows to make a night’s rest a...
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I was Teresa’s first adopted soldier. I was deployed to Iraq/Kuwait for ten months. Receiving her care packages was not the same as any care package. Each box contained a little piece of home. Every box had something personal and with meaning. When my days were long and things back home weren’t going good, I could always count on her...
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Over the past several months, Teresa and the folks from SOS have been showing their support of the troops by communicating with the Soldiers of my unit and me, sending us chips and snacks that we can’t get here in Afghanistan, sending us Christmas gifts and decorations to make our time away more festive, and have sent other daily use items...
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Teresa and Support our Soldiers made a tremendous positive impact on my deployment to Afghanistan. I still remember the first time I opened a package from Teresa. At the time she was a stranger, but little did I know she would become a lifelong friend. I responded to her first package with a short thank you note. Little did I know I would...
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While I was in Afghanistan I received countless boxes of goodies from SOS. The boxes were not just any generic box, they meant a lot because I knew they were made with love. The boxes from SOS always show up when I really needed the food and supplies and the cards of inspiration. I was and am still grateful for all I received from SOS....
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Getting care packages from home is always nice and appreciated, but when they’re personalized to you, it makes it feel like the packages are coming from a family member, not someone who’s doing charity work. I felt such a connection to my sponsor and I know that if/when I deploy again, she will be still be there for me. I still keep in...
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Support Our Soldiers was one of the most helpful services I had in Afghanistan. The packages I received were phenomenal. I always got to pick and choose anything I really wanted and if I ever needed anything I got it. I love and appreciate everything they did. Thank you so much SOS. I love what you...
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My name is Adam Duchak, I am a 1st LT in the North Carolina National Guard. I volunteered to deploy to Afghanistan in December of 2011, I was what was call an individual MOB soldier. This is someone who goes through the training process alone and joins the unit they will be attached to in country. This unit was light infantry, we were stationed in...
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First, thank you Teresa for giving me a feeling of home away from home. Your hard work and dedication has brought many smiles to many faces while being miles away. I admire you for having a warm and kind heart. Throughout my deployment your boxes of my favorite snacks, cards, and toiletries were so appreciated and you never ceased to amaze me...
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I want to thank everyone for their support. The small things that you do for my troops and I make a big difference. The smiles of gratitude every time a box or a letter comes in could never be replaced. Sometimes it feels like an unappreciated job, but with everyone’s support we are able to make it another day and return home to our families...
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This is my first deployment and honestly, Teresa has made it very easy on me. She is an ear when I need to vent and a support when I’m down. I know I can count on her every week for goodies and my favorite snacks. My mother is also very grateful for her, because she knows that I have a warm hearted person other than her giving me the support...
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Teresa is a selfless, driven and highly inspirational woman dedicated to touching not just the lives of the soldiers she helps overseas, but those of their friends and family as well. She provides items and letters that boost the morale of soldiers significantly and boost the soldiers’ families’ morale with such deeds. Making soldiers...
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You reinforce our beliefs that people care that we are out here keeping America’s enemies as far away as possible from our loved...
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Support Our Soldiers (SOS) is a military support non-profit organization based in Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 2011, this community driven group focuses on sending care packages of food, activities, and toiletries to soldiers overseas. Click the “About SOS” dog tag for more information.
