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May 2005 Students Connect to Marine PlatoonThanks to the efforts of Business School students, a platoon of Marine combat engineers is playing football in Falluja as they work toward rebuilding Iraq. “Thank you for putting the care package together. It’s a nice reminder of how many people support us over here,” wrote Lance Corporal Cody Light after receiving some of the nearly 800 holiday cards and 38 boxes filled with gifts ranging from Tootsie Rolls to footballs sent by Business School students. The project was organized by second-year student Georgiann Kronschnabel, whose sister Samantha, 23, a second lieutenant, leads the 38-member platoon. Students wrote personal notes, and most included snapshots of themselves with their best wishes. “It’s nice to see what people who care actually look like,” wrote another Marine. Instead of the original goal of sending $20 worth of gifts to each platoon member, the students put together packages worth about $100 each. “The gift packages included items my sister Sam says are either hard to get, incredibly useful, or both,” said Kronschnabel. They included snacks, new socks, personal hygiene items, and some soccer balls, magazines, and playing cards. While in Falluja, the platoon rescued downed helicopter crews, led convoys to nearby towns, and played an instrumental role in the siege of the city. The platoon recently has been building humanitarian aid stations in Falluja. |
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