Kandahar Journal

Awesome blog from Richard Johnson in Kandahar, covering the war as a sketch artist. Amazing art.

It's official: The sponsorship form is down

I hope that all Canadians will support me in this change from a one-on-one pairing organization to an organization that deals anonymously with the wounded. I know many people who have written to me will be disappointed that they won't have a soldier of their "own" to care for, but I remind you that it is just as gratifying to know that you've brought a smile to the lips of a scared, injured soldier, miles from home. We don't need to know his name.

If you are interested in knowing how you can help, please drop me an email at

canadianangels at gmail dot com

Thanks!

Help is needed in Germany!

A couple of things. I got a request today for disposable razors, boxer-briefs in M, L, and XL, and solid color t-shirts. The hospital at Landstuhl, Germany is desperate for these things, as more and more injured are coming in every day, and they can't keep up. Please send items to:

21st TSC, Medical Transient Detachment
ATTN: Soldiers' Angels, MaryAnn Phillips
UNIT 23203
APO AE 09263

Please try to include cards and letters with your packages - troops from throughout the coalition love hearing that you support them.

The second thing I need to tell you is that sometime this weekend, Canadian Angels will be taking down the Sponsorship Application page. All of you have been so wonderful that I now have over 2000 Angels, and very few individual soldiers to match them with. I'm hoping instead to work full time with MaryAnn in supplying care packages to anonymous soldiers at the hospital, and I hope you will all be willing to support them with me.