penpals in the forces free to send "email" letters to cheer them up

A_Singleton.

emma_b wrote: »

i had all non replies, my letters must have been boring!!!!


xx

Not at all m'dear, offer food parcels and you will surely get a reply.

kit

Just to let everyone know that there are some new additions to the list of forces peeps looking for a penpal - please see post 86 of the yahoo group

Anyone got a penpal yet?

flayflow

emma_b wrote: »

hi, after reading a letter in dear diedre that really pulled on my heart strings i decided to write to penpals in the forces/soldiers/etc.
anyway got an email back from the sun and you can do it all online dont even need to post the letter you just type it and send it through a website, called e-blueys
so if anyone has a spare ten mins and wants to brightne up the day of someone far away and feeling fed up, PM me and ill send you the list of people who wana penpal and how to do it, its really easy and its FREE

Yeah it would be great to do this, i get to damn bored in school i have nothing else to do!:D

fizzel81

I did this years ago before i met my now ex husband (who is currantly serving in iraq)

i would be more than happy to write to someone who (and please dont start no fights with me over this) will appreciate the how ever long it takes me to write them a letter

have not read this whole thread so how do i go about it

Fiona x

MRSMCAWBER

I met my hubby after answering an advert in best magazine in 2000..asking for people to write to the guys who at that time were in Bosnia at the time...we have now been married 5 years and he is an absolute diamond :-)......
As much as the guys in Iraq appretiate gifts, it will be the messages that mean the most...before i met my hubby he did Gulf 1, kosovo, bosnia, ireland amongst others and since being married has obviously done Gulf 2....which he fortunately made it back from safe and sound...he hasnt been called for Afgahnistan thank god...and he always maintains that there is nothing like receiveng mail..even if its from someone you dont know - so i would urge anyone even considering it to go for it.... and if you want to put pen to paper...blueys are free if you ask for a handfull at any post office and they dont need stamps....

xxblondie

Hi there!

I'd like to email these guys and try and cheer them up?! What do I do, I'm new to this game!!

xxblondie

Alias_Omega

I rememeber the days of basic training when they handed out the mail. You always wished you had a letter from your parents, friends etc.

In the 49 days of basic training to join the raf, i only received one letter from my parents telling me what was going on back home.

I guess it just breaks the time up, but these days technology has advanced and from the main operating unit will be a internet terminal, if they are on the US base, they will have sky tv, free phone calls, free internet etc. The welfare package is much better than what the uk forces provide.

I remember being in the iraq no fly zone, my boss would always forward the bills that arrived for me..

Half way round the world getting bills that were 2 weeks out of date....

How nice of them..

sarah*a

I have a family member in the Army -and he says that when he is away the only thing that keeps them going is the letters and parcels.

When he was last out he made it a competition between me, his wife and his mum to see who could write the most letters - and the few letters we received from him would always say something like -you're 2 letters behind - catch-up! or well done - you're in the lead!! Little things kept him going.

I used to send a care package every 3 weeks - and I'd fill it full of daft things like lucky bags, pringles, magic dust (can you imagine 20 hard as nails soilders sat around giggling as they all let the magic dust explode on their tongue!! This actually happened),

I once sent a sticker collector book - and then every parcel had a couple of packs of stickers for them to fill the book with (think it was football). Just stuff they can leave behind when they come home.

If anyone does get friendly enough to send a parcel to the lads in Iraq/Afghanistan - I can only recommend that you send hand cream - apparently they are desperate for it - that and pringles!!

:rotfl: :rotfl:

SMEE_2

do you still have details off people requiring penpals in the forces

debhon

hello i would like to write to someone in the forces. i used to write to loads of soldiers and get some pictures