On behalf of the 176th Firefighting Team I want to say THANK YOU!!!!! You are awesome!!!!! Thank you so much for the books,
snacks, knit scarfs, knit caps, detergent, music, sadukoo, batteries, word searches, movies and everything else you have done.
We had a great Christmas because of you and all the others who have selflessly taken the time, effort and money to care. It
helps us to stay motivated while away from our families and friends when people we have never met care. It helps us to feel
that pride we have for our great Nation when we feel your support. It is very hard for me to put into words the kind of
gratitude and appreciation we have for you and everyone at HOME. We have been blessed by you and we know that in turn you too
will be blessed. We love to read the cards and letters that are sent along with the care packages. We have recieved letteres
from fellow veterans who have fought in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, and other areas. It is nice to hear their
story and why they have come to belong to this program.
Everything you have sent to us is right on the money. We are doing great here and are preparing for a cold winter. They have
told us that we should be getting some snow from now until possibly March. They say it will snow for a little then warm up
and then snow again. This will be our first winter here. I will try to take some pictures of the surrounding mountains that
have already started to be covered in snow. Every morning we have to check all the fire trucks to make sure the water didn't
freeze in the pipes along with all of our personal firefighting equipment. Fortunately our days consist of mostly training
and not much action. When we are busy it is usually somebody's worst day. We also help with building inspections here. We try
to make sure that every tent and structure have the right amount of smoke detectors, extinguishers, and batteries for the
smoke detectors. Because some of these buildings here are makeshift we check to see if we can prevent some hazards with electrical
wiring and other potential hazards that might get overlooked. We also get to workout some. This is most of our favorite thing
to do. We are looking into joining the 911 challenge for fitness. This is available to all fire, police, EMS, military personnel.
The money raised gets donated to St. Jude's which is a group that has been supported by many fire departments nation wide.
I don't know if we will win but it is always fun training for a purpose.
Again I want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your selfless service to us and to our Country. I hope you had
a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please stay safe and feel free to email me at this address. I do not have constant
computer access so it may take me a little to answer you so I apologize for that. I will promise that I will respond as quickly
as I can.
Thank you so much.
With humble hearts,
176th Firefighting Team
POC: SGT. Seth Frost
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