An early thanksgiving...

So, we did some nice things for a village today, in the form of humanitarian assistance. We took a whole lot of H-aid items to this village of over 2,500 people. That is a rough estimate of the number of people. It is probably a lot more than that though. We took about 3500 kilos of flour, 1500 kilos of coal, hundreds of shoes, sweaters, and backpacks for kids, as well as tarps and plastic for houses and some toys of course. It was really cool and hectic at the same time. We had some help from our ANP of course and the local village elders as well. After we unloaded all the goods, we had the elders and ANP divvy up the goods, as they know most all of the people and could make sure the poorer families got stuff before the richer ones. This was our biggest h-aid drop so far, and it went pretty well. We are trying to do more of these, especially with winter approaching. It also helps to have our ANP there and make them participate in it. It puts a good face on the local government and shows the people that we are all on the same side. I know a lot of you back home don't hear about these things that we do, but know that they do happen quite often. I am pretty sure that there was a reporter from a local radio station there as well. Well, it is almost Thanksgiving here, so I am going to get some sleep before our big football games tomorrow. Should be quite fun. Take care and gobble gobble. SSG Miller (Russ)