Local organizations reach out to servicemembers
BY KRISTINA HACKER
Debbie Katsounakis has been sending care packages to local servicemen and women since 2003. That was the year her son, Nick, was sent to Iraq as part of the Army Reserve’s 341st Military Police Company. And even though her son has been back home for two years now, Katsounakis has not stopped sending everyday necessities and little luxuries to those fighting in the Middle East.
“Once your kid goes over there, (all the troops) are your kids,” she said.
Katsounakis is the president of the local chapter of the Blue Star Mothers and Families, an organization of mothers, fathers and other family members who have loved ones currently serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Along with year-round care packages (over 200 sent in 2008), the Blue Star Mothers and Families offers support for families of servicemembers.
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