CHILDREN GET GRATEFUL RESPONSE FOR MAIL TO U.S. SOLDIERS IN BOSNIA.Byline: Enrique Enrique (IPA [en'ɾike]) is the Spanish form of the name Henry. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Rivero Daily News Staff Writer The American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of soldiers among the United Nations peace-keeping forces in Bosnia are getting a little comfort from Maple Elementary School elementary school: see school. . The school's pupils have embarked on a letter-writing campaign to bring some joy to the Americans who left home and family to help bring peace far away. Some already have received replies from grateful soldiers. "We just wanted to make them feel closer to home," said Mary Jane Gire, the Maple Student Council adviser who initiated the project. "There were some soldiers we understand weren't getting mail, and we wanted them to get mail." About 300 of the school's 479 pupils sent out letters Jan. 31, and about 10 personal replies have trickled in so far - to the delight of the youngsters. "I didn't know someone was going to write back to me," said Andy Knauer, 8, who got his letter Wednesday. "I felt real excited." The letter-writing campaign is part of Student Council community service, Gire said. In December, she saw a newspaper notice listing an address to send cookies to American troops in Bosnia. "As a school project, we couldn't send cookies - it was too much," Gire said. Instead, the pupils chose to send letters, which they started composing com·pose v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: upon returning to campus Jan. 2 after the holiday break. About 300 letters were stuffed into a box in the school office by the Jan. 31 deadline, ready for overseas delivery. The mail was sent to a central address and distributed to individual soldiers. Some youngsters included return addresses, while others noted only the school address. Replies started coming about a week ago, she said. "They're already writing back and forth to each other," said Gire. "It would be neat if we could get together with these guys." Like many of the boys, 11-year-old Austin Walker wrote about sports, his hobbies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of hobbies. and current events stateside state·side adj. 1. Of or in the continental United States. 2. Alaska Of or in the 48 contiguous states of the United States. adv. Informal 1. . His reply, which arrived at his home Saturday, came from a 37-year-old sergeant who speaks three languages and promised to keep up the correspondence. "I thought this guy was pretty cool, because he was high up in the ranks and had been in the Army 17 years, and he could do a lot of things - because he can speak three languages," said Austin, who sent his reply Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. . Joelle Cox, 12, said she expressed her sympathy for the soldiers who must miss their families terribly and her belief they are brave. She also wrote a bit about herself. Her reply came Tuesday from a soldier nicknamed "Kash"in the Army's signal unit. He sent her Bosnian currency so she could see what foreign money looks like. "I felt special he gave me that, and he was just a friend," said Joelle. "It's special to me and I'm going to keep it." Daniel Suggs, 9, said he wrote words of encouragement and also described his two cats, Elvis and Fantazma. "I told him that my cat Fantazma is fat," he said. Daniel said he was stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. to receive a letter stamped from a place that's "5 million miles away." He plans to write back and enclose en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. a dollar bill from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "That way he can frame it and whenever he's feeling blue and is in troubled times, he can look at it and be reminded of his country and what he's fighting for," he said. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (color) Students at Maple Elementary School in Newbury Park display letters to them from U.S. soldiers in Bosnia. Jeremy Greene/Special to the Daily News |
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