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2 days ago
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Supply Crate – Frances

It's Friday, and we are here with your regular Supply Crate report. This one is pretty exciting. We get excited about all of them, but this one, in particular, is extra exciting. Under the pandemic, military installations have enacted COVID restrictions of their own, leaving many military members with little to do in their recreational time except stay at home. That can drain a person quickly, as most of us need social contact as part of our mental health. For this particular

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Supply Crate – Frances

4 days ago
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Supply Crate – Daniel

Happy middle of the week, everyone! We hope you're all out there gaming in your free time and doing well. We've got a Supply Crate update ready to go. This crate's request came from Daniel, a critical care nurse stationed overseas during the pandemic. When requesting a crate Daniel told us: I am a critical care nurse currently deployed with a field hospital unit to the Middle East. My unit is made up of Army reservists primarily from Florida but also with some soldiers from N

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Supply Crate – Daniel

6 days ago
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Supply Crate – Dericke

Hello everyone, it's Monday, and it's time for another Supply Crate update from Stack Up. The following report came from Dericke, a servicemember overseas who requested a crate for his RED HORSE unit's morale. For those unfamiliar, RED HORSE is short for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer. Dericke's squadron sorely needed a supply crate of games for their MWR tent. Here's what he sent us in his request: My unit is a combat civil engineer unit

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Supply Crate – Dericke

Feb 24
2 min

Supply Crate – Clinton and Rodney

Hello everyone. We hope you are all doing well out there. Today's Supply Crate update is a special one. It's a double feature! This crate report is about two buddies, Rodney and Clinton. Rodney and Clinton both requested a crate to play games together. They're both 100% disabled veterans looking to keep up with one another no matter where they are in the world. When requesting his crate, Clinton told us: I am a 100% disabled veteran with over 22 years of service that has a ve

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Supply Crate – Clinton and Rodney

Feb 22
2 min

Supply Crate – Aaron

Hello everyone! We hope you had a great weekend, whether you were gaming, hanging out with us, or anything else you were up to. Here's another Supply Crate report to start the week. Aaron, an active-duty serviceman overseas, requested this crate for the combat search and rescue group he is part of. In his request, Aaron said the following: We are an elite rescue group comprising of HH-60 helicopter crews, C-130 crews, Pararescuemen, and support staff. We actually have ~200 in

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Supply Crate – Aaron

Feb 19
2 min

Supply Crate – Luis

Greetings all, we're flying in with another Stack Up Supply Crate update. The mission this time? Deliver a Supply Crate to Luis and his aviation unit. Exciting stuff. Luis requested a crate for his unit's morale in their downtime while completing their missions overseas. In his request, Luis told us: My soldiers and I are currently in Kandahar, Afghanistan. We are an aviation unit maintaining Chinook Helicopters (CH-47) for the entire southern region of Afghanistan. We inspec

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Supply Crate – Luis

Feb 17
2 min

Supply Crate – Thomas

We never run out of Supply Crate updates here at Stack Up. This particular crate went out to Thomas and his group out on deployment. Thomas requested the Supply Crate to add to their morale center. As Thomas told us: This is our groups third and last location for this deployment. The organization we are replacing is taking all of their morale equipment with them. We have a space for a morale center but need stuff to fill the room. The equipment received from your organization

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Supply Crate – Thomas

Feb 15
2 min

Supply Crate – Lee

Good day everyone. We're always busy over here getting Supply Crates out. Today's Supply Crate update went out to a squad of soldiers on deployment. Lee requested this crate and told us the following: Me and my squad do convoys supporting the Syrian border. During our off time we hit the gym and play cards. One of our guys brought a PS4 we all played UFC, Madden, and Call of Duty together before he left us. We are bored out of our minds during the time we are not convoying,

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Supply Crate – Lee

Feb 11
3 min

Supply Crate – Michael

Here we go with another Stack Up Supply Crate update. We got this crate out to Michael, a disabled veteran looking to get a VR system and an escape from some pain. As we know, video games are often a great way to do that. Michael reached out for a Supply Crate, and here's what he told us: I am a 100 percent Disabled Veteran, I suffer from Major Depressive Disorder with Anxious Distress and Psychotic Features. I also suffer from severe left foot pain witch hinders me from walk

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Supply Crate – Michael

Feb 9
2 min

Supply Crate – Jonathan

Hello everyone, we've got another awesome Supply Crate report to tell you all about! This crate was sent to Jonathan, a disabled Army Veteran who connects with his old unit through gaming. Jonathan's wife, Leanne, sent us this request, and this is what she had to say: I am doing this for my husband. He is a disabled Army Vet dealing with mental and physical issues. Unfortunately the Army and the VA really haven’t done much of anything to help him. When he got out of the Army,

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Supply Crate – Jonathan

May 28, 2020
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Supply Crate – Reeder

Great news! we packed up and sent out another Supply Crate to some troops in need. The latest recipient is Chief Warrant Officer Reeder, who is currently serving deployed in Afghanistan. Enough from us though, we’ll let Reeder tell you why he needed a crate: We’re an Air Cavalry Apache unit, currently deployed to Afghanistan. We’re looking for a way to help our soldiers’ down time a little more enjoyable. We’re working on setting up a “lounge” for our junior enlisted mechanic

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Supply Crate – Reeder

May 26, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Tookmanian

Hello again and welcome to another Supply Crate mission report. Today we have a sad story to tell you about our latest Supply Crate candidate. We would like to introduce you to Tookanian, a specialist serving in Afghanistan. Tookanian and his crew suffered some tragic losses, here is what he told us: We’re an Infantry Platoon from the 82nd Abn tasked with Force Protection and Guardian Angel for TAAC-AIR advisors and pilots across Afghanistan. Recently two paratroopers from ou

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Supply Crate – Tookmanian

May 17, 2020
1 min

Supply Crate – Jeizel

Hey there, we have some news about a recent Supply Crate mission. The last crate we sent was in response to Jeizel, who is part of a currently deployed medevac platoon. Jeizel applied because she and her mates need some way of spending their downtime. Here is what her request said: We’re a medevac platoon (Donkey Kong Dustoff) currently deployed in support of Freedom’s Sentinel. We’re hoping we have a ton of down time because if we’re not getting calls it means our troops are

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Supply Crate – Jeizel

May 15, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Nathan

Hello and welcome to another exciting Supply Crate report. Our latest crate has been sent to a mental health NCO named Nathan. Nathan sent us this request, because he was looking for a way to connect with his children, we just couldn’t say no. Here is what he told us: I Served as a Mental Health NCO to Soldier’s, Marines, and Airmen. Provided multiple services to our service men and women who struggle with PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts in group settings as well

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Supply Crate – Nathan

May 13, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Pamela

We have a Supply Crate story we’d like to share with you today. This time our crate went to a disabled Cold War veteran named Pamela. Pamela wrote to us because she suffers from PTSD, clinical depression, and she also has a vision disability. Here is what she wrote: I’m a disabled Cold War veteran. I was, maybe, the first person to send a personal message across the eastern seaboard… 1978, Christmas Eve, I sent Jingle Bells via TTY through the Naval communications system. I

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Supply Crate – Pamela

May 10, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Anthony

We’ve got another successful Supply Crate mission that we can’t wait to tell you all about! Our most recent Supply Crate found its way to Sergeant Anthony who is in charge of moral and MWR events for his camp. Anthony thought it would be a great idea to apply for a crate so that the troops stationed at his camp and transient soldiers could have access to games while they await travel. Here, take it from the man himself: My name is SGT Anthony and I am have been put in charge

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Supply Crate – Anthony

May 9, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Andrew

Welcome everyone to another Supply Crate report. This time we surprised a group of AMMO troops with an awesome crate in response to the request that an officer named Andrew sent in to us. Here is what he had to say: We are a group of hard working AMMO troops. Our mission is to put warheads on foreheads. When we work, it can be for hours on end without a break; we work hard and play hard. The amount of down time we have depends directly on the mission, while many of us are goi

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Supply Crate – Andrew

May 7, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Justin

We’ve got another Supply Crate report folks and we can’t wait to share the story with you. We would like to introduce you to Justin, a disabled Marine Corps veteran. Justin lives on a fixed income and struggles both financially and emotionally, all the while trying to support his family. Take it from the man himself: I am a 100% disabled Marine Corps veteran. Due to the difficulties of my injuries, and the stress of treatment it can be difficult coping , and connecting with m

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Supply Crate – Justin

May 5, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Nicholas

Hey everyone, we are happy to announce that another Supply Crate has been safely delivered to another service member in need. This request came to us by Nicholas, who is a member of a mechanized Infantry Platoon that was deployed in Korea. Nicholas wanted to check into our Supply Crate program because he knew that his guys needed something to boost their moral during their deployment. Here is what he said: The 36 of us are out here constantly training for the worst case of th

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Supply Crate – Nicholas

May 2, 2020
2 min

Supply Crate – Bailey

Hello everyone and welcome to another awesome Supply Crate mission report. We would like to introduce all of you to Chief Warrant Officer Bailey who is serving in Afghanistan. Bailey sent us a request looking for ways to spend some downtime with his fellow troopers. Here is a little of what he told us: We are an attack helicopter troop currently deployed to Afghanistan. We have troopers on duty 24 hours a day, sometimes with a little bit of downtime to relax. We enjoy the cam

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Supply Crate – Bailey