Heads at Ease pillowcase project - our motto is: ALL OR NONE

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We make/mail pillowcases for deployed military: Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard & Nat Guard. As of 9-1418, we have made/given out 82,816 since 6- 08! YTD 2018 is 5,217  We have note cards & labels, please send me a message for them.

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2015 Misc groups

by Sue-Pillowcase lady

Jan 3, 2015

The 1st group of 2015 starts Jan 5.

USS Michael Murphy       317

Air Force unit                  101

Army unit                         50

Vets                                22

USNS Lewis & Clark         171 A cargo ship done in my dad's memory

USS Higgins                    329 A destroyer done in my dad's memory

USS Gonzalez                 298  A destroyer done in my dad's memory

USS Carney                     313

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    Sue-Pillowcase lady

    Dear 1st Baptist Ladies of Muleshoe, TX, 

    Four days before Christmas I’m standing watch in Combat Information Center onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Higgins DDG-76 as we patrol the Persian Gulf, when I’m given a gift by my Executive Officer dressed up like Santa Clause. The gift was your pillowcase along with some candy. Happily I thanked him and felt there was a note inside. I fished around the pillowcase and with the ambient blue lights onboard our ship I found and read your note.

    I want to give you my deepest Thank You for such lovely words that you wrote. It is people like yourself, true American women, going above and beyond your normal duties that make us feel right back at home both mentally and spiritually. And tonight/this morning I know that when I put this pillowcase on my pillow that there will be a physical connection from home.

    Once again, Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas. 

    Very Respectfully,  Grant  Sonar Technician- 2nd Class Petty Officer

    Virgina B and her group made his pc:

    Dec 28, 2015

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      Sue-Pillowcase lady

      Heads at Ease Team, 

      I just received a wonderful pillow case and handmade card from Carol C. Thank you so much for taking time out of your life to send us these thoughtful gifts. It means a lot knowing people back home are thinking about us while we are forward deployed. I will sleep well tonight knowing there are caring folks sending their prayers. 

      Thank You, LTJG Steven 

      Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer  USS Higgins DDG 76   “First to Fight!”

       

      Dec 28, 2015

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        Sue-Pillowcase lady

        On behalf of the crew of the USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)...


        I would like to express my sincere thanks for all the hard work and love put into the pillowcases that your organization sent us recently. 

        It was like Christmas morning and we were all children again while the pillowcases were placed in the chow hall for everyone to take. 
        There was lots of laughing and smiling while everyone picked out the perfect pillowcase. The one I picked out is yellow and has Indians all over it, which is super comfortable and puts me to sleep in no time flat :)... 

        So please express my thanks to all of your volunteers for taking the time to think of us while we are far away from home and all of our families and loved ones...especially during the rough times like the holidays. But because of your organization, I can assure you that ever since then we have all slept a little better :) Myself included.

        Happy Holidays! V/r CS1(SW) William  USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)

        this photo is on their FB page and we can use them.  How cool is this?

        Dec 28, 2015