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| SGT Josh with his nomex gloves |
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To give an idea of what 'Support~A~Soldier' has accomplished to date;
*From personal soldier requests, we have provided numerous shatterproof sunglasses from a top manufacturer.
*From personal requests, instead of the issued ‘handheld’ GPS that had been provided, Support~A~Soldier provided a requested "wristwatch GPS" that allowed a soldier to keep his team together while having BOTH hands where they belonged…..on his weapon and not fumbling around in a daypack.
*Another soldier, SGT Chris requested a ‘vehicle mounted GPS’ that marked off the streets the team had already been down in the twisted maze of an Iraq city.
*For one team, the request was for a HumVee Panel Cover which draped over the front seat of the vehicle. On the backside of the cover are pockets to put ammo magazines, first aid gear, sunglasses, a compass, maybe even some food items... all to be a better organized.
*We have provided specialty backpacks, and a certain size of daypack
*Thigh holsters that allow both comfort and convenience
*We have purchased Headband-Headlamps so a soldier can see to fix the broken down motor of his HumVee at night instead of holding a flashlight in his mouth
*The always popular and hard to get tactical nomex fire resistant gloves.
*We have even filled a request for a thicker sleeping pad so the rocks and gravel aren’t felt as much.
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| Sgt Chris team/ GPS provided for them |
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More details on what Support~A~Soldier has provided;
Multi-Cam camouflage BDU's
Price - $185 for trousers, jacket and boonie hat
This is the new multicam pattern by Crye designed to blend in and be used in a variety of environments in both the visible and the night vision spectrums. This has been a recent but becoming regular request from some of our A-SF teams.
Garmin 60 CSx GPS
Price - $389.00
This request comes from a Sgt who is a truck commander in a lead vehicle that do mounted patrols throughout the Baghdad area. This particular model GPS would be a huge help in marking their routes, whether it is to show where a roadblock is or where a roadside bomb recently blew up.
Hand Warmers
Price $2 to $10 each
Hand warmers for the cooler weather around the corner
Weapon Cleaning Kits
Price - $10 to $35 each
Rods, brushes(tooth brush, barber brush), cleaning oils, wipe clothes
Petzel HeadLamps (available in several brands)
Price- $35 to $59.00 ea
This is a popular requested item from many soldiers. It frees up hands to work on the humvee at night, or find an item in the vehicle, or read paperwork/directives with hands free. These are great headlamps that come with a red light cover that is very usefull when light dicipline is in effect.
ForeTrex 101 Garmin Wrist Model GPS
Price- $120 ea 4X Soldiers
Requested by a Special Forces team. This GPS can be used hands free to allow a trooper to be moving with his hands where they belong, on his weapon. They also reacquire the satellites better after radio jamming is turned off. (Radio jamming is used to stop remote detonation of IEDs)
Vector Suunto Watch
Price- $200 X 4 Soldiers
Requested by another Special Forces Team, the watch is an altimeter, barometer and a compass all in one.
HMM-VV Panel Cover
Price- $129.00 X 2 (needing 2)
This is a seat cover that drapes over the front seat of a Hummer. On the backside of the cover are pockets to put magazines, grenades and first aid gear that would normally be sitting on the floor making it hard to access. If the vehicle takes fire the soldiers can sustain longer firefights because of the increased capacity of ammunition available by placing the panels on the backs of the seats.
BlackHawk Tactical Nomex Gloves
$69.00/pr
These have been requested by Special Forces teams and many other combat teams. They are a very popular item and difficult for the soldiers to get or replace.
Oakley Protective Eyewear
$60 - 100/pr
Leica CRF 900 RangeMaster Range Finder
Price- $499.00
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This range finder is a top of the line piece of gear that gives very accurate readings as to how far away an object or enemy soldier might be. Range finders are used by sniper teams and this one is a specific request by a Special Forces sniper team.
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Many of our donors wish to remain anonymous and we always honor those specific requests. However, here are some very special people and organizations that have helped to make this Project a reality. A Heartfelt THANK YOU to:
BassPro Shop - Miss Simone for her quick response in donations (hand/foot warmers)
VietNam Vets Motorcycle Club- Chapter C-Denver
Carroll Wilson – Managing Editor of a Temple, Texas newspaper
John Wright – President, Norwest Questa Engineering
Dick Crim- CH2MHill
Dan Reid, Paladin Spec Ops
Jim Lane
J. Frank Keller
Tim Cleverton
J. Barry Reiss
Gay and Dan Romcevich
Patty VanGundy
John A Bryant, Ponderosa Eye Clinic
Wayne Bodenheimer, Highlands Ranch Hearing & Speech Center
“Brad” Jerry's Leather, Denver, CO
“Bonnie” of Masters Art Gallery/ Greenwood Village,
Executive Tan/ Greenwood Village
Kim & Denise Schotleiner, D.T.C. Wine & Liquors -
Roxborough Park Foundation- Littleton, Colorado
Dan Reid, Managing Director, Paladin International, LLC,
Theresa Byrnes, Linda Wilkes and Terry Harmel- United Martial Arts Center
Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant, SportsMens WareHouse, Highlands Ranch Veterans Memorial Group, LampLighters Sunday School Class
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