Thread: Suggestion? for our troops Peace making efforts

Dazzler is right, very little reaches frontline troops, it gets pilfered and taxed by the supply chain long before it reaches them.

Try to get them to the Sallyman (Salvation Army officer), they are a godsend and will get them to frontline troops.

The Sallyman is different to Chaplains, he actively seeks out the frontline troops and provides real comforts, like toilet paper, hot brews and biscuits, something soldiers really, really appreiciate after a while in the field.

mate this is even a more wow for me. The man I was talking to yesterday Sgt Johnstone is the salvation army officer but I did not want to bring into religon so I said chaplain for broad spectrum. This to me makes this whole thing look, even more like God's timing and idea. I had been turning this idea since starting pen turning and seeing the US doing it I thought of our peace keepers to me they are very near to my heart but I never knew how to get it started and then yesterday he came and talked at my children's school and I approached him. Something I never do.
Now your comment is even further confirmend God's hand in this more so thank you

Count me in.


Slyffer

Toni, contact that Chaplain and get some concrete directions; meanwhile, while the soldiers are in the trenches we will be in our workshops turning pens. Amos

Yep salvo's can be trusted and be sure there will be no sermon thrown in.

I was always amazed when we were fighting some fires in Curtin in canberra in the early 90's. Thick smoke and flames everywhere and this sally taps me on the shoulder and gives me a cup of tea. he had set up his little tea wagon as close as he was allowed and was walking into the smoke to hand them out.

I don't know anyone in the Services who would bad-mouth a Salvo. Like Dazzler, I have been in some remote and disgusting places in 50deg heat and a Salvo has popped up with his wagon. Can't pass them by without dropping something in the tin.

I am in and would nominate my nephew who is back from Timor will be reassigned soon,I will contact my sister and get his full particulars through her,I will post the pen to get the name engraved and pay postage back to me and I will forward the pen to the person or persons.This way it will remove the process of to you to Melbourne to you to Salvoes to him etc.
This way I will get feedback and report when completed. Now if another method is employed quite some costs will have to be met and poor Amos will go nuts trying to engrave until the cows come home.
Please explain Peter

Count me in.
Great thought.
Cheers,
Shirley

Hi Toni,
Having son and his mates return from afghanistan, I have gifted a few
308 cartridge pens on there return. I dont know that the cartridge
pens would be able to be sent overseas as all goods go through customs.
If you are looking at all O/S personell, then you are looking at a
considerable number of pens. If you are looking at a specific unit,
then perhaps your chaplain friend may be able to put you in contact
with the spousal/relative contact for that unit with the possibility
of arranging direct post (FREE).
Cheers Mick

Yes I will be in,Could put name on clip.
Regards
D M

Hi Toni,

Count me in for a couple ... just let me
know when you want them.

Allan

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I once stole a calendar - and got 12 months.

I made these three specially for them, I do have others made and unmade for them, thought I would share these three out of the Historical Ferntree Gully Pine Tree. (Your basic Pine tree). Also the finish is as per DJ's CA finish video. Amos. Haven't engraved them yet. Amos

I'm in the Army and have friends in both Iraq and Afghanistan. If you want I can get the addresses for specific groups. Names are more of an issue due to OPSEC. The supply chain is actually not bad in regard to mail. So if you send it to individual groups it will get there. However how they distribute it would be up to them.

Regards Shep

How really significant would those pens be going to service people from Melbourne,timber Victorian etc What do you think?
Regards Peter