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 web posted October 25, 2007 EDGEFIELD – As part of Operation Rudolph, members of the Marine Corps League Detachment 939, picked up a donation of 8,000 hats and 8,000 National Wild Turkey Federation magazines from the Wild Turkey Center in Edgefield. The items will be sent with other donated items collected by Marine Corps members throughout South Carolina to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force in Fallujah, Iraq. “The NWTF’s volunteers believe in America’s military personnel and have adopted the tradition of paying tribute to them and our great nation at all NWTF events,” said Rob Keck, NWTF’s CEO. “As the holiday season nears, many American Armed Forces servicemen and women are stationed abroad protecting our freedom, and the staff and volunteers of the NWTF wanted to show their appreciation by donating items through Operation Rudolph.” Operation Rudolph is a statewide program that aims to send more than 2,400 Christmas care packages to Marines in Iraq. The Marine Corps League has been collecting packages throughout South Carolina with anything a soldier might need or want, such as batteries, magazines, bar soap, hairbrush/comb and DVDs/CDs or reading material. “We think about those serving abroad every day,” said Keck. “We’re honored by the work they do and are proud to be able to send a few items that will hopefully make their time away from home a little more bearable.” Commandant Lane Parker said Detachment 939 is still collecting personal supplies for troops in Iraq until Oct. 26. The group is collecting items such as shampoo, socks, soap and feminine products. People interested in helping out can drop off their donations at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road in Aiken. The care packages will be stored in Columbia until mid-November, when they’ll be loaded onto a military transport plane and shipped to Fallujah. To learn more about the NWTF, contact Brian Dowler at (803) 637-3106 or e-mail bdowler@nwtf.net. ©
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