They may be far away from home, but it will soon fell a little more like the holidays for hundreds of Marines overseas.
"Care" packages made by Connecticut volunteers are making their way to the men and women on the front lines. A special fundraiser to make it happened was organized by Marjorie Hackett Wallace.
Hacket-Wallace started the fundraiser in her son Ryan's name. Her son, Cpl. Ryan Hackett, is a United States Marine serving in Iraq.
The care packages that Hackett-Wallace helped assembled are going to Afghanistan. She said her son asked that they be sent there because the conditions are more difficult for the troops.
The packages were gathered over the past three weeks. It took three post office trucks to cart the 184 boxes away.
"He's serving in Iraq right now," Wallace told a reporter. "He felt that some of the guys in the front lines who are really having a tough Christmas really need something from the people back home," she added.
And that's how it all started. The donations from hundred of people resulted in the massive shipment this week.
Each of the "care" packages are filled with enough goodies for up to 29 Marines.
Candy, playing cards, Nerf footballs and many other personal care items were donated for the care packages. Cash was also accepted to cover the cost of shipping.
