Here is a shopping list for Operation Care & Share items! DO'S: Books
magazines (dive, sports, fitness, Guns & Ammo, Field & Stream, Car & Driver, Road & Track,)
DVDs
gum & hard candies
Jelly Belly jelly beans
games
music CDs
replacement batteries (usually AAs) for personal CD players
chapstick
prepaid phone cards (these need to be specifically for calling
to the U.S. from int'l locations.)
Q-Tips (good for cleaning ears, weapons, CD players, etc)
unscented baby wipes
gallon-size ziploc bags
single-use gun cleaning wipes
eye drops
portable nonperishable snacks such as
- Jerky LOTS OF THIS!!!
- dried apples
- dried cranberries SOME
- dried apricots SOME
- trail mix
- dry roasted nuts
- banana chips
- granola bars
Assorted teas
Ground coffee (freshly ground coffee, preferably a dark roast)
drink mix powder in single-serving packaging
canisters of Gatorade powder
Emergen-C
Oreos, Nilla Wafers, Chips Ahoy, Ginger Snaps, and other prepackaged cookies
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!!! The more, the merrier!
HOME MADE COOKIES & BROWNIES!!
Pretzels and other snacks that are sturdy enough to ship well
TABASCO SAUCE in
small bottles
Toothbrushes
Small tubes of toothpaste
fitness supplements (protein, Hydroxycut, Super B Complex, etc)
DON'TS: Chocolate or other meltable candies
volatile liquids (flammables or aerosols)
perishable foods (nothing like receiving a box of slimey moldy science projects...)
no religious materials (according to the USPS)
NO PORN
If you send any sort of liquids (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, saline, whatever), be certain that the lid is tightly closed, and tape it over to ensure it does not leak. The USPS and/or the military will 86
any packages that have leaking contents.
(but she's not paying for any speeding tickets!) 
