8.26.2004
San Quentin Inmates Join 'Operation Mom' to Support Troops
San Quentin Inmates Join 'Operation Mom' to Support Troops
American Forces Press Service
Donna Miles
2 Aug 2004
WASH, DC About 50 military veterans in California's San Quentin State Prison joined forces with volunteers from "Operation Mom" over the weekend to wrap 430 care packages for shipment to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin worked side by side with members of Operation Mom, a support group based in the San Francisco Bay area, to wrap boxes of hygiene items, snacks and letters of encouragement.
The San Quentin group, made up of honorably discharged Vietnam veterans, saw television coverage of Operation Mom earlier this year and donated money and supplies to the cause.
The inmates also routinely send donation-request letters to businesses, according to Gloria Godchaux, president of Operation Mom.
Godchaux, who was hurrying to the post office today to ship the packages, called the joint effort a great example of community support for America's troops.
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American Forces Press Service
Donna Miles
2 Aug 2004
WASH, DC About 50 military veterans in California's San Quentin State Prison joined forces with volunteers from "Operation Mom" over the weekend to wrap 430 care packages for shipment to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Vietnam Veterans Group of San Quentin worked side by side with members of Operation Mom, a support group based in the San Francisco Bay area, to wrap boxes of hygiene items, snacks and letters of encouragement.
The San Quentin group, made up of honorably discharged Vietnam veterans, saw television coverage of Operation Mom earlier this year and donated money and supplies to the cause.
The inmates also routinely send donation-request letters to businesses, according to Gloria Godchaux, president of Operation Mom.
Godchaux, who was hurrying to the post office today to ship the packages, called the joint effort a great example of community support for America's troops.
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