Posted on May 20, 2019
Elementary students bring joy to military dogs and handlers
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The Military Working Dog Team Support Association, Inc. (MWDTSA) is an all-volunteer, nationwide non-profit organization that sends quarterly care packages to the United States military working dog teams while they are deployed overseas.
The students at Dudley Elementary School and Bluefield Intermediate recently provided drawings and notes of encouragement that have been packed into military care packages that are being shipped to global combat zones.
“These students have the chance to impact lives that are halfway across the globe, to make a military member smile and remind them that they are not alone,” Nikki Rohrig, MWDTSA president, said.
Each care package includes comfort items for both the dog and the handler, such as personal care items, collapsible dog bowls and artwork.
“We always like to include letters and drawings from our stateside supporters,” Rohrig said. “ Sometimes our care packages might be the only pieces of mail that they receive throughout their deployment, so it is important for our teams to know that there are adults and children back home that are thinking about them.”
The students at Dudley Elementary School and Bluefield Intermediate recently provided drawings and notes of encouragement that have been packed into military care packages that are being shipped to global combat zones.
“These students have the chance to impact lives that are halfway across the globe, to make a military member smile and remind them that they are not alone,” Nikki Rohrig, MWDTSA president, said.
Each care package includes comfort items for both the dog and the handler, such as personal care items, collapsible dog bowls and artwork.
“We always like to include letters and drawings from our stateside supporters,” Rohrig said. “ Sometimes our care packages might be the only pieces of mail that they receive throughout their deployment, so it is important for our teams to know that there are adults and children back home that are thinking about them.”
Elementary students bring joy to military dogs and handlers
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel: What a great story about these kids getting things for the dogs.
When our nephew informed us that there were working dogs attached to their unit in Afghanistan (4 tours to that hellhole), they became part of the troops for the care packages I sent. When I sent a bunch of silk cowboy scarves and special talc powder (for under their fatigues on their backs), the dogs got their own as well. And in went things such as dog friendly mosquito/tick repellent, scorpion bite medicine, ear drops for ticks, etc., water bottle cups, special wipes for their pads, and dog chews. When we told our vet, their office even threw in various items for the dogs. My shopping cart was filled with junk food, dog stuff and gun oil. The looks from the cashiers were good for a few laughs.
When our nephew informed us that there were working dogs attached to their unit in Afghanistan (4 tours to that hellhole), they became part of the troops for the care packages I sent. When I sent a bunch of silk cowboy scarves and special talc powder (for under their fatigues on their backs), the dogs got their own as well. And in went things such as dog friendly mosquito/tick repellent, scorpion bite medicine, ear drops for ticks, etc., water bottle cups, special wipes for their pads, and dog chews. When we told our vet, their office even threw in various items for the dogs. My shopping cart was filled with junk food, dog stuff and gun oil. The looks from the cashiers were good for a few laughs.
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