Happy 4th of July everyone! We hope you all had a great day with family and friends. We had a severe thunderstorm here earlier this afternoon which nixed our grilling plans, but fortunately did not put a crimp in the Siesta Key fireworks display. It was a nice breezy summer evening. We were also pretty impressed with how our new Off! Clip On Mosquito Repellant
In the spirit of the day, we hope you enjoy the following story.
451st EAMXS / 62nd ERS with Predator and Just Poppin
7/4/2011 – Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan — Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron get a popcorn fueled morale boost from JustPoppin.com.
It’s the 4th of July and with all the patriotism flowing, we thought it would be a good time to tell you about the great experience we had sending 2 large JustPoppin.com care packages to troops in Afghanistan.
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Regardless of one’s politics – and we’re not going to talk politics here – we all have to realize that for better or for worse, there are tens of thousands of American men and women, some just past being “boys and girls”, living in a hostile land very far from their homes, their families, and their loved ones. Sometimes, small gestures or little reminders of home can bring a bit of happiness to these troops and give them a morale boost that may carry them through another day. At JustPoppin.com, we frequently make a point of talking about our troops and the situation they find themselves in, as well as discussing ideas on how we might contribute in some way to help raise their spirits.
So we were excited when we hooked up via email with a US Air Force Senior Master Sergeant serving in the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron with the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. These are the men and women responsible for the maintenance, launch and recovery of the Reaper and Predator remotely flown aircraft serving out of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Troops give Just Poppin Popcorn a big thumbs up!
It was a few months ago that the Senior Master Sergeant introduced us to the opportunity to do something tangible for our troops We jumped at the chance. It wasn’t long before we had bundled up 2 large APO boxes filled with Tender Pop Hulless Popcorn, Flavacol popcorn salt, Butter Flavored Coconut Oil, White Coconut Oil, Redi-Glaze Caramel Glaze, Chocolate Glaze, and Kettle Corn Glaze, and Popcorn Bags. We wanted to make sure they got the full Just Poppin Popcorn experience and that there would be plenty to share around! We were honored to be asked if we’d like to have one of our banners flown on a Reaper mission.
Packages can take a long time to be delivered to APO addresses and we waited and waited to hear that the packages had arrived. Finally, we received word that the shipment had arrived and that they were all enjoying it thoroughly. We were ecstatic, and that was even before we saw the photos they sent back to us.
MQ-9 Reaper with Just Poppin Banner
We learned that our JustPoppin.com banner did indeed fly on a Reaper mission along with an American flag that they are sending to us. You can be sure it will be given a place of honor here at Just Poppin Popcorn Headquarters.
We wanted to share this story and these photos with you today, this 4th of July, 2011 as we celebrate our nation’s birthday, the freedoms we enjoy, and the honor of those who have fought for that freedom. We also want to give you, our readers, an opportunity to support our efforts to send care packages to troops serving overseas. You may contribute to these efforts by clicking the “Donate” button below. We’ll use 100% of the funds received to get packages of JustPoppin.com fun foods to the troops. The more that comes in, the more that will go out.
To learn more about the 451st EAMXS, the 62nd ERS, and the Reaper aircraft, check out this story: http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123141439
Happy Independence Day.
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well done guys way to support the troops…. keep up the good work.
Congratulations for such marvellous accomplishment. I wish you further successes and hope that you don’t collapse under the work load. Yippeeeeee!!!
You have made us so proud. Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you to all our troops who put their life on the line daily for our freedoms. We can’t forget the families who sacrifice and share their loved ones in order to better peoples lives! THANK YOU SO MUCH!