DEAR ABBY: I'm a soldier currently deployed to Bosnia for Operation Joint Endeavor. I just received an "Any Soldier" box from American Legion Post 1976 in Virginia. I am touched by the goodness of so many of my fellow American citizens who still go out of their way to do a good deed, especially when they do it for strangers. Their mail means so much to those of us who are away from our families and loved ones.
We received shipments of books from the Red Cross, Soldier of Fortune magazine, publishers' warehouses and also from private citizens. All of the special packages, letters, pictures and good will are inspiring during one of the most difficult times in our lives.
With a little faith and luck -- and a lot of patience -- I will return to my 7-month-old daughter and my "Mr. Mom" nondeployed soldier husband.
I want to thank all who participated in this mail campaign for their generosity and kindness in remembering the military forces behind the mission. I will be leaving here in September, but many of my co-workers will be here for more than a year. I ask that your readers continue to remember them. -- 1ST LT. EMILY C. FELVUS, LUKAVAC, BOSNIA
P.S. We read you daily in "The Stars and Stripes."