From:  Sandra C. (Mother of 2LT M.C. in Iraq) Date:  12/29/07 06:58 AM PST Subject:  Thank you from my son I got a brief email from my son 2LT M.C. currently in Iraq stating: "I got package with weapon cleaning items, its VERY much appreciated and I will disperse them among the soldiers." I can't thank you enough for sending this package to my son. I was given the link and signed him up with you folks never really expecting for him to receive a package and most certainly not this quickly! They arrived in the theater about a month ago and these kits will definitly be put to good use. Thank you for supporting our deployed soldiers. So many seem to have forgotten our men and women in Iraq and Afganistan. I would like to wish you and your staff a very Happy and Healthy New Year!
	From:  LT B.W. (Iraq) Date:  12/28/07 07:51 AM PST Subject:  Thank You Very Much I am currently serving in Iraq with the (unit withheld). I wanted to thank you for the package you sent me. We definitely put the snakes to good use. We appreciate what you do and it helps to know people are thinking of ways to help from back home.
	From:  M.M. (Iraq) Date:  12/14/07 09:09 PM PST Subject:  Thanks I purchased a .223 Boresnake for each of my squad leaders in Feb 2003 before deploying to Iraq and they worked out great. When I went back in 2005, your organization shipped my Boresnakes and again they worked out fine as anything that makes a soldiers task easier makes it more likely they'll acomplish it. My unit is deploying again next summer and we'll be using Boresnakes. Thanks.
	From:  J.K. (Father of SGT S.S.) Date:  12/10/07 01:00 PM PST Subject:  received My daughter Sgt Samantha S. received her bore snake, thank you very much.
	From:  1LT T.R. (Baghdad) Date:  12/06/07 05:36 AM PST Subject:  address correction I am the platoon leader for a 30 man recon platoon with a unit here in Baghdad. Recently I have had lots of problems even receiving the issued cleaning kits for my weapons. If you could help my platoon out it would be much appreciated. Once again thanks for your help
	From:  SGT M. (Iraq) Date:  12/04/07 00:29 AM PST Subject:  Bore Snakes I was referred to this website by a fellow soldier. My unit is deployed right now in Baghdad. I am the armorer for my company. I could really use those bore snakes for my soldiers. I don't know how many would be too many to ask for, but I could use around 100 if it's possible. Any assistance at all you could send to us would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
	From:  CPT G.B. Date:  11/29/07 07:35 AM PST Subject:  Thanks Some members of my unit have received bore snakes from this project. We have made good use of them here in Baghdad. I am grateful for the folks back home that think of these little things. They make life so much easier. THANK YOU!
	From:  LT B.N. (Iraq) Date:  11/27/07 06:10 PM PST Subject:  Boresnake I could use a boresnake here in dusty Bagdad, Iraq. My weapon gets oh so dusty. Thank you.
	From:  Carly B. (Wife of Marine in Iraq) Date:  11/21/07 06:03 AM PST Subject:  Thanks Hi! I am the wife of a Marine who is currently serving his 4th tour in Iraq. Our very supportive hometown asked the Marines what they would like for Christmas this year and most of them said Hoppe's Boresnake Cleaning Kits. I called Bushnell directly and they referred me to your program. What an awesome idea you have! Thank you for coming up with a service project that is so very necessary and meaningful to the troops. You will notice my name listed several times as a donor as I am sending each of my husband's team leaders a kit to share with their Marines; hopefully, just in time for the holidays! Thanks again for all that you are doing to help my husband, his Marines, and all other service men and women be successful in their mission.
	From:  Ron L. Date:  11/15/07 12:37 PM PST Subject:  Bulk Shipment of Bore Snakes to Iraq Debbie Garrison at Bushnell Outdoor Products passed your name and website on to me when I inquired to her about shipping Bore Snakes to my buddy's unit in Iraq. My company is sponsoring his unit and in addition to sending care packages, he's specifically requested Bore Snakes for his soldiers. I wanted to contact you to see if there was a way to send (through your organization) enough bore snakes to cover his entire unit's weapons (crew and individual). I'd be glad to cover the costs of the bore snakes and shipping.
	From:  SSG J.S. (Iraq) Date:  11/09/07 10:41 PM PST Subject:  new soldiers I wrote to you one time before requesting bore snakes for soldiers in my platoon and you kindly sent me 8. Since then I have received several new soldiers and needed to see if I can get some more. I only need bore snakes for M4's this time as we of course still have the ones for our crew serve weapons. I appreciate what you guys are doing for us, and have told several people about your organization. Again, Thank you for you help and support, and God Bless.
	From:  Greg S. Date:  11/05/07 09:16 AM PST Subject:  Bore Snake Donation I am a Detective with the City of Independence, Ohio Police Dept. We have the Independence Police Officers Association, to which we take money from our checks to donate to worthy causes. I ran across your organization while researching Bore Snakes for our Dept. As a hunter and armorer, I was amazed at how well they worked, and immediatly realized how valuable these would be for our troops in the field. I wanted to confirm that the $56.00 kit fee included shipping, as this had been a factor with other donations we had made to our troops.
	From:  Linda H. Date:  10/22/07 03:59 PM PDT Subject:  Thanks! When I signed up my boss and friend, who is currently serving in Iraq, to receive your gun cleaning kit you mentioned that you wanted us to let you know when the serviceman received these kits. Well he did receive the package and he said that they went like "hotcakes". Thank you for all that your group does for our service men and women that are fighting to keep us free! Keep up the good work!!
	From:  SSG J.L. (Iraq) Date:  10/18/07 11:50 PM PDT Subject:  Request bore snakes I am the supply sergeant for a MP Co. currently serving in Iraq. If you have been here you know how hard it is to keep your weapon clean and operational. I used to think that all you needed to clean your weapons was what was provided to you. After trying the boresnake 4 years ago for my M-16 I haven't used anything else since. I was really impressed. I have tried to get these "through the system" for the rest of my soldiers but always have problems and never receive them. I stumbled across your site looking for alternate ways to get these outside the system. My unit is not one whose mission allows them to stay on the FOB all the time. Our mission takes us outside the wire daily and the operability of our weapons can be the difference between life and death. I would like to know if you can send boresnakes in the following calibers: .223/5.56mm , .308/7.62, .50cal and 9mm. We could really use about 70 each of the 5.56mm and 9mm and 20ea of 7.62mm, .50cal but anything you can spare would be greatly appreciated. I know that you are supporting a lot of units here and think that you have a great service going. It allows Americans to support the troops with things that they NEED, not just want. I want to thank you for your support and look forward to supporting your cause upon redeployment to the States. Thank you.
	From:  Sgt. H.J. (Iraq) Date:  10/17/07 05:36 AM PDT Subject:  Success story I want to send my gratitude for the boresnakes. I have only been in Iraq for a couple months which is by far long enought to realize that one of our biggest problems is keeping weapons clean. Utilizing the boresnake has taken away the burden part of cleaning the weapon. Older style cleaning kits that we are issued are time consuming and hard to keep track of. The boresnakes are a super efficient way to ensure the rifles are ready in an instant. Thank you for your support and the patriotism obviously exhibited by this huge task you have undergone motivated by the ole RED, WHITE, and BLUE. HOOOOOOAAAH!!
	From:  Nancy Carter Date:  10/10/07 07:24 AM PDT Subject:  Airborne Angel Cadets of Texas My name is Nancy Carter and I am the founder of Airborne Angel Cadets of Texas (www.airborneangelcadets.com), a non-profit group that sends care packages to our troop. I recently received a request from a soldier asking for some bore snakes for 4 of his soldiers. They find these snakes "invaluable" and I have submitted his name for your project. We are a small group of volunteers working strictly thru donations and I think what you are doing is wonderful.
	From:  M.G. (Parent of soldier in Iraq) Date:  09/30/07 09:16 PM PDT Subject:  Fast delivery to my son in Iraq! Thank you and God bless you all for the service you're providing to our service men and women. My son already received his boresnake. He wasn't able to tell me much, other than that he received it and "thanks a bunch" but I want to tell you that I am so very grateful for the fast turnaround. There's not much a parent can do for their deployed soldier, except pray and send care packages. When my son asked me to send him something called "bore snake" I jumped at the chance to deliver something that might really help him. An internet search returned many commercial vendors of the product, but thankfully I found your project's web site before I ordered anything. When your young child is on the soccer field or football field, you don't want to miss a single moment. Since he's deployed to Iraq, I find the most difficult thing is not knowing what he's going through each day and not being able to help him. But your service not only directly helps to keep him safer, but it has helped me to feel like I can do something to help him and other soldiers who sacrifice so much so that we may sleep in peace. I can't really find the words to express how stongly I appreciate your service, so I'll just say again, thank you, and God bless you. I'll be sure to spread the word about your project as much as possible.
	From:  SSG R.J. Date:  09/25/07 10:23 PM PDT Subject:  Thanks for the Support I wanted to thank everyone at the Project Bore Snake Staff, and to all that make it possible. I am very grateful. Cleaning my weapon is so easy. I m from Fresno too, and I graduted from Hoover High School in 1992. I will come and thank each one of you the next time I am in town. Thanks again!
	From:  SPC A.R. (Iraq) Date:  09/21/07 00:36 AM PDT Subject:  Thank You! I have been trying to get a bore snake for myself and my unit members since we had been training in Ft. Hood, TX, but I never had any luck at finding any. Now I am in Iraq and I found this website online and decided to try it out. I got my bore snakes right away and I am very pleased! We run patrols every day out here in Iraq and our weapons get very dirty with sand. At the end of the day we have to do a quick clean up and this tool really speeds up the process so we can get back to the barracks for a hot shower! Thank you so much; I am donating some money so the rest of my convoy platoon can order some. I already received 8 snakes, enough for my whole patrol. Thank you again!
	From:  SPC P.L. (Iraq) Date:  09/19/07 08:00 AM PDT Subject:  A Kit for a platoon I have visited your website on recommendation from a friend. We are (unit withheld) in southern Baghdad, Iraq. If it were possible I would like to request 5: 240- B gauge Boresnakes, 2: .50 Cal Boresnakes, and 3: (as I write this we are being mortared,!!!) 5.56 Boresnakes. These would help tremendously to maintain our Crewserve weapons between missions. Your Boresnake product is widely used in our sector and known to be the absolute best in maintaining weapon barrels.
	From:  C.S. Date:  09/18/07 01:21 PM PDT Subject:  Pull-throughs I learned early in the Korean War that a pull-through was a great bore "cleaner-outer". I used a leather boot lace and a cleaning patch tied to the end with a piece of string for mine. Along with a shaving brush which I still use on my firearms, made my cleaning kit. Putting together all those parts just took too much time. I used a "Boresnake" on all my pistols now), (Eye issues keep me from shooting rifles any more), and the Bore Snake gets them clean. You have a great program. I'm going to get involved.
	From:  R.A. (Wife of SGT L.J.) Date:  09/09/07 07:52 AM PDT Subject:  Bore Snake On behalf of my husband SGT. L.J. and his fellow Soldiers of the (unit withheld) out of Fort Hood Texas I would like to say a big Texas sized "Thank You". I signed the shop up to recieve multi-sized packages of Bore Snake kits from you and literally within days they arrived at thier location downrange. And it was such perfect timing too because they had just completed a range days before and had cleaned their weapons with the Army issued cleaning kit, needless to say after running thru their new Bore Snakes those weapons were showroom ready! They LOVE them and sincerely appreciate this most practical offering. Candy they say is nice but this helps them feel a little more prepared for the day. Again Thank You not just from the Soldiers but from us the Famliy members too for offering a little more 'peace' of mind. God Bless Until They All Come Home.
	From:  SFC M.R. (Iraq) Date:  08/27/07 10:13 PM PDT Subject:  Bore Snake Donations I am the HQ Platoon Sergeant for the (unit withheld) currently serving in Iraq. Obviously this environment is a killer on our weapons and it is constant effort to keep the dust and dirt from building up. I have a Bore Snake of my own given to me by my predecessor and it works great! I really want every Soldier in theater to have one, but I'll start with my platoon. I hope The Project has received enough donations the sponsor my platoon... whatever you can afford to send would be a God send. Thank you for your support and God bless your efforts.
	From:  J.H. Date:  08/18/07 07:35 PM PDT Subject:  Wow!!! Hi -- I live in L.A., but grew up in Fresno where my mom and dad still live. Dad is a Viet Nam vet, a firearms enthusiast and an NRA member...he's visiting down here this weekend and told me about Project Bore Snake. What a great organization! I'm a volunteer with Soldiers' Angels (www.soldiersangels.org) and have an "adopted" Marine currently serving in Iraq. As soon as I find out which kits to order, I'm submitting his name and making a donation for sure. God bless you and THANK YOU for what you do!
	From:  H.W. Date:  08/05/07 02:25 PM PDT Subject:  donation Heard you on Sirius radio. Great job your doing for the soldiers. Keep it up until they come home. I'll pass your site on to my friends.
	From:  CPL D.B. (British Royal Marine Commando) Date:  07/15/07 03:43 AM PDT Subject:  Bore snaking across the pond I'm Cpl B., currently serving as a British Royal Marine Commando. I've been in 6 years and have operational tours in Ireland and Afghanistan. I Also shoot for the Corp team both rifle (SA80 A-2 5.56mm) and pistol (Browning 9mm) I've recently come back from Bisley (UK) where the Corp team shoots against the Navy and then onto inter service competitions and finally international. In our Corp team we have just 2 bore snakes for 20 firer’s. I'd never seen a bore snake until a few years back. WOW! What a great piece of equipment, so simple and easy to use, they should be issued out on day one week one of basic training. Over here they are quite expensive around £25 for a 5.56mm that’s why most people don't own one and the majority of British servicemen and woman haven't probably heard of one either. I think your website and the service you provide is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! My goal is to have every Royal Marine Commando own a bore snake. I think this could be possible with us working together. I'd like to start of small with just the Royal Marine Shooting Team, around 25 people.
	From:  G.H. Date:  Monday, July 02, 2007 8:47 AM Subject:  Project Bore Snake Today, the 2nd of July we received the bore snakes that you guys sent. We truly appreciate you guys going out of your way to help us out. These "snakes" will be a life-saver for my team. Thanks again for the quick and generous service that you guys offer. A grateful soldier,
	From:  K.E. (Wife of soldier in Afghanistan) Date:  05/24/07 01:29 PM PDT Subject:  Kits received My husband just received his weapons cleaning kit this afternoon. He is serving with the Arizona Army National Gaurd in Afghanistan. He was so glad to get it. Thank you for your great service.
	From:  GM1 T.W. Date:  05/07/07 00:59 AM PDT Subject:  Request for support I am currently deployed and recently found your website about sponsoring units with fine Boresnake products. I am a huge fan of your product and use BoreSnakes exclusivley on my personal firearms at home. I am hoping that you would be able to help me and my unit in cutting down the time spent with proper maintenance of our weapons, if you are able we need .223, .30, .50 and 12gauge Bore Snakes. Any assistance you can give is greatly appreciated.
	From:  1SG W.E. (Iraq) Date:  04/22/07 06:52 AM PDT Subject:  Bore Snake order for company size unit I have 210 soldiers in my unit that I would like to order a total of 210 bore snakes for here in Iraq. I had the opportunity to use one on my last deployment here and they are awsome. If you could please help out with this order it would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!!!
	From:  1LT J.F. (Iraq) Date:  04/21/07 11:05 PM PDT Subject:  Project Boresnake I have heard about this project from my sister unit here in Iraq. I have used boresnakes for numerous years and can't think of a more needy place for them than here in Iraq. The dust and sand that is forever blowing gets in any and every nook and cranny of a weapon. I require as many as you are willing to donate... anything would help maintain our weapons. As i'm sure you know, an Infantrymans lifeline is his weapon and it's cleanliness will keep that lifeline reliable.
	From:  SGT J.W. (Iraq) Date:  03/23/07 05:24 PM PDT Subject:  Your BoreSnakes I am currently serving in Iraq and have a .22 Cal BoreSnake that I use for my M4. I went on line to order the .30 Cal & .35 Cal for my 9mm pistol & 7.62mm 240B. I came across your sight & found that I could donate $56.00 & get enough for my SQUAD!!! Thank-you. I nominated myself & donated the money & still it cost less than some of the internet sites when you add in shipping & handling. Maybe you could make a way for those deployed to order for themselves. I am sure going to tell my friends & family about this site. My guntruck team LOVES the BoreSnake. Thank you for what you are doing.
	From:  SFC W.H. (Iraq) Date:  03/19/07 00:43 AM PDT Subject:  Boresnakes for Alaskans in the land of sand I'm the Supply Sergeant for my unit from Alaska and we are currently stationed in (location withheld) for Operation Iraqi Freedom performing security duties as (unit withheld). I personally own a boresnake for all of my rifles and pistols back home and really like what they do. They're so much more efficient and cost less than the standard military cleaning kits. To this day I don't know why the military hasn't contracted with companies who provide these highly efficient, cost saving, life saving items. I received a flyer here from your company and was wondering if you are able to supply 1 boresnake for each of our weapons that are issued out to my soldiers... Any boresnakes that your company provides would be greatly appreciated by these Alaskans who take their "hunting equipment" seriously. I've read some of the testimonials on your website and agree wholeheartedly. Thank you for all you're doing to support the Armed Services!!!
	From:  Cpl H.L. (Iraq) Date:  03/08/07 12:28 PM PST Subject:  Project BoreSnake I am an armorer for a convoy security company that is responsible for guarding convoys from the Kuwaiti border all the way to the Turkey border and every where in between. I am responsible for maintaining a variety of weapons from the M-9 9mm all the way up to the MK-19 40MM Grenade Launcher. This is a tremendous task making sure all of the gun crews maintain and service all of thier weapons. One of the hardest and most important part of maintaining the weapons is ensuring the barrels are clean. I have used BoreSnakes many times in the civilian world and absolutely loved them. I recently recieved a package of BoreSnakes from your orginization and was thrilled. I immeadiately set up a cleaning station for all of the gun crews to use, and they were amazed. The BoreSnakes cut our barrel cleaning time in half. The gun crews now have more time to make sure that the rest of their equipment is ready to go on mission. This is saving lives by ensuring that the gun crews have the most time to prepare for thier mission. I would like to thank you, and also ask on how to request more. I am responsible for approximately 100 crew served weapons and 200 personal weapons.
	From:  SFC M.S. (Iraq) Date:  03/05/07 04:15 PM PST Subject:  Please Help I am SFC Smith the platoon sergeant of a Scout/Sniper Platoon in Baghdad. We have a few boresnakes in my platoon but they are wearing out and my soldiers are buying these fine pieces of equipment out of there pockets. We were hoping your organization can give us a helping hand. If nothing else it lets my guys know that the citzens of our great country does appreciate what we are doing over here. Support from organizations like yours is the thing that keeps us going. Once again thanks for everything you are doing.
	From:  SFC N.H. Date:  03/01/07 01:25 AM PST Subject:  Thanks I just received a package of your Bore Snakes. I was not sure if you were going to fill my request at first. Thanks a bunch you guys are doing a great thing, these snakes certainly make it easier to keep a bore clean. Some units order things like this but the process is usually painful and long, thanks for making it easy. Your patriotism goes above and beyond.
	From:  SSG R.W. (Iraq) Date:  02/23/07 01:36 AM PST Subject:  Bore snakes Just received a box of bore snakes. This will make alot of soldiers here happy. Thanks for your support of the troops here in Iraq.
	From:  SSG R.N. (Iraq) Date:  02/23/07 01:16 AM PST Subject:  Bore Snake I just received from a good friend via mail one of your Bore Snakes. I'm going to put it to good use. Thank you so very much for all that you do in support of the troops. Thanks to all those that submit donations so that this support can be granted.
	From:  (Withheld) Date:  02/15/07 04:48 PM PST Subject:  Project Bore Snake Thank you so very much for your significant contributions to our great Nation's warfighters. We are forever grateful and indebted to you for your tireless efforts in conceptualizing, constructing and supplying a truly innovative product. Your foresight has allowed us to better and effectively eliminate our Nation's enemies. Godspeed and happy hunting.
	From:  1LT J.M. (Baghdad) Date:  02/07/07 04:37 AM PST Subject:  Boresnakes for my battalion My unit is in need of boresnakes for our M4 rifles. We have a very high optempo here in Baghdad and these boresnakes would assist our Soldiers in ensuring their weapons are cleaned and maintained. We're dedicated to the mission here in Baghdad and I only want to ensure that the Soldiers of this battalion are able to clean their weapons fast and efficiently. These boresnakes are probably the greatest invention for cleaning weapons to date. We appreciate all your support and the support you've provided to troops over the years. Thank you for your time and attention.
	From:  G.T. (Father of soldier in Iraq) Date:  01/10/07 04:36 PM PST Subject:  Team says thanks My grandson is in northern Iraq on his first deployment. I had you guys send him a bore snake. To my surprise the package that he received had enough bore snakes to supply his whole team. My grandson said the whole team said to thank you for an improved method of cleaning their weapons. Since they received them, my grandson has been promoted and now he has a team of his own. He is presently on R&R and has requested that I have you send him some .50 cal bore snakes and anything else that you want to throw in. Thanks and keep up the good work.

 
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