This is from the Dept of Defense website on how to support the troops.  This 
was released in the same week that Womack Army Hospital announced their "Army 
Baby Boom". To paraphrase an old saying "With gifts like these, who needs 
enemies".

Barbara Whitehead, BS, IBCLC
eastern NC


Baby bundles’ Enroute to Military Moms



By Robert Hansgen / Defense Commissary Agency


FORT LEE, Va., Jan. 6, 2005 – As service members deploy and redeploy in 
support of Iraqi Freedom, a mini baby boom is in the works, according to Defense 
Commissary Agency officials planning “baby bundles” for expectant moms. 

The “baby bundles,” a Gerber Baby Product initiative, are now arriving at 
Marine Corps bases around the world, and DeCA officials said the packages will 
soon be available at Army, Air Force and Navy installations. 

The bundles will be distributed through new parent support programs at 
military installations. 

The bundles include a baby wash and shampoo sample, pacifier, feeding plan 
and numerous coupons on Gerber product lines. Also included in the bundle is a 
commissary message welcoming the new baby to the military family and outlining 
some of the advantages of shopping the commissary. 

“With the addition of a new family member, the commissary benefit and savings 
of 30 percent or more becomes more important to military families,” said 
Patrick B. Nixon, acting director and chief executive officer for DeCA. “It is 
also a chance to thank all the new mothers who serve on the frontlines or the 
home front.” 

“At Gerber, we know that deployments coupled with expecting a new baby can 
cause mental and financial stress on military families and we want to do our 
part to support programs that are helping families cope during this difficult 
time,” said Jim Burkley, national account manager for Gerber Baby Products. 
Overall, 5,000 bundles will be distributed to new parents and expectant mothers. 

The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of nearly 275 
commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families. 
Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5-percent surcharge, which 
covers the costs of building new commissaries and modernizing existing ones. 

Shoppers save an average of 30 percent or more on their purchases compared to 
commercial prices, according to DeCA officials who maintain the savings are 
worth more than $2,700 annually for a family of four. 

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