I am very touched by the positive response to this thread. Thank You!
We’ve begun the distribution process and hope to have some photos of the troops in the field receiving their care packages soon.
In each of the care packages is a Paracord Bracelet, hand made by Operation Gratitude volunteers. Here is a little info on these bracelets. . .
HOW CAN A PARACORD “SURVIVAL” BRACELET BE USED?
All who serve use paracord, which gets its name from parachute cord and can hold up to 550 lbs. of weight. The bracelet provides 7.5 feet of cord in an emergency. Paracord “Survival” Bracelets can be used to:
-Secure camouflage nets to trees or vehicles
-Build a makeshift shelter
-Extend a security strap or rope to reach and haul heavy objects
-Create a harness to extract an injured person from a bad location
-Make a sling or splint
And those are just a few of the ways to use the full paracord! Cut the paracord and remove the 7 to 9 individual nylon strands inside it (the “guts”) and now you have finer strong string to use as:
-Sewing thread to repair gear
-Emergency sutures to close a wound
-Fishing line
-Trip line to secure an area
Our hope is to include one Paracord “Survival” Bracelet in each of our Deployed Troop Care Packages, and in the First Responder and Recruit Graduate Care Pouches.
Here is a photo from the Operation Gratitude Website of volunteers making the Paracord Bracelets.
https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks-virtual/paracord-bracelets-virtual/