*Here are the latest thank-you notes from our
troops and their loved ones. Scroll down to see photos.*
"I just received your Anchor Bar Wing Sauce
Gift Box. I REALLY appreciate you taking the time to send that to me." --MSgt J.C.A., deployed Marine
"I received the order [NC Gift Box].. WOW!
The Thomas Sauce was my favorite. The Habanero Reserve is next on the list and most likely will
take it to the Dining Facility tonight to try it on some chicken wings! The one thought I had while
eating the hamburger with Thomas Sauce (yes I put it on a Cheeseburger) was how come I had ever
deprived my tastebuds of that fantastic taste! A1 and Heinz are not even in the same class.. and I
say this without trying it on a steak. My new "fun" thing to do and help pass the time is to try
new meats at the chow hall to try the sauces on! Thank you again so much!" --C.G.H., serving in Iraq
"I just wanted to send a quick note and thank
you for the Operation Sauce Drop Program. As a military spouse whose husband is currently serving a
year long deployment to Iraq, one of the issues I find the hardest is packages for him. Receiving
mail is such an important part of morale for the soldiers serving overseas. As the sender, I find it
very difficult to think of things to stick in the box to my husband and there is also a big expense
involved in the postage alone. Due to your program, my husband will be getting an extra package
this year that required no thinking, driving to the post office, or any expense for me. He will be
reassured that the work they are doing there is appreciated by strangers at home. I pray that you
will be blessed by your generosity. Thank you for you support and dedication to our troops." --K.B., Military Wife
"I received the package [No Survivors Gift Box]
that you sent on 27 August, and I want to thank you for being so generous! Coincidentally, I am a
big fan of hot sauces like Dave’s Insanity! Two friends of mine had tried the other 3 before, and
agreed that they were HOT! Your gift came JUST in time! I have a little over a month left in country,
then it’s off to Kuwait for 24-48 hours, and then back to upstate NY where we are all stationed. So
you can imagine that we are starting to pack things up, and ready to greet the arriving unit! Thank
you again so very much!" --SFC S.W., stationed in Iraq
"Thank you so much for your gift. It arrived
yesterday. It comes at a great time when we are truly missing home (NC). Thank you so much for
supporting the military." --C.R., serving in the Pacific
"I just wanted to let you know the box of hot
sauce arrived safely and on Valentine's Day [2009], no less! Great timing, huh? Here is the email I
got from Nicholas this morning: 'I got some hot sauces in the mail today Lol did you get me some?
They said there was no charge, but it had your email on it… lol habenero? :D that’s gonna be some
spicy meatballs… Thank you mom J.' That boy loves his hot sauce. I told him that Habanero is
Spanish for "you laugh while my hair is on fire" so that one should be a good one. Thank you again
for going to so much effort to send the box to him. He loves getting mail and he needed to be
cheered up a little. One of his friends was lost at sea during a training accident on February 4th
[2009]. This was the first email since that happened in which he sounded like he was feeling better.
Your company is doing a really nice thing by sending hot sauce to the military. They need our
support more that you can imagine. Thanks again" --T.H., Military Mom
"My husband was sent some of your wonderful
sauces! Thank you for all of your support. The sauces are wonderful!!!! Thank you again!" --L.T., Military Wife
The following note was sent by one of the servicemen in the
photo on the right: "This is just a note to thank you for the
barbeque sauce you sent us over here in Iraq. I've included a photo of some of the folks I work
with at the 926th Engineer Brigade out of Montgomery, Alabama. We're currently on a tour in Baghdad,
and really appreciate a chance to cook out and get something a little different than the usual chow.
Thanks very much for your patriotism, support, and most especially your sauce!" --MAJ T.B., Camp Liberty, Iraq
The following note was sent by the serviceman in the
photo on the left: "Wanted to let you know that we received the
sauces, and the guys love them. It's good to know that there are still good Americans out there.
Attached is a picture of me with the sauces just before leaving for an op. We were after one guy,
but managed to nab him and one associate after chasing them through palm groves and flooded farm
fields in the middle of the night. You can tell your donors that we credit the successful capture
to your product. It had the boys fired up. Thanks again for your support as it means more than you
know." --SFC D.M., 10th Special Forces Group, Task Force Raptor, Iraq
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by
the serviceman in the photo on the right: "Got your Scorned Woman
Gift Box the other day. I was quite surprised by it. I don't know how I came to be the recipient of
such a gift, but I am very grateful. I do some BBQing here in Baghdad every so often and this will
add some flare to the mix. So thank you and your donors for this." --SPC C.S., serving in Iraq
"I wanted to let you know I really appreciate
you taking the time to send this package to me. I am sharing it with my shop mates and everyone is
really enjoying it. .... Here every little bit helps. Thank you again. Merry Christmas." --SrA C.G.,
serving in Iraq
The following note was sent by the serviceman in the
middle in front of the helicopter: "Thanks for the sauce…we are
going to use it to eat some burgers for lunch. Your thoughtful gift made its way to HMH 363 Red
Lions…a Marine Helicopter unit based out of Kaneohe Bay, HI. We are currently close to finishing
our 6 month deployment in Al Asad. Attached is a picture of myself (in the middle), Mike on my
right, and Joe (the Tarheels alum) on my left featuring your sauce. Hope you enjoy. Go Heels!"
--Dan R.B., LT, MC, USN Flight Surgeon
"I just want to say thank you for your Operation Sauce Drop. I had to get
permission from my soldier first to share his address and he is very excited. I actually have three
adopted soldiers and one adopted marine. Hot sauce is one of the most requested items among the men
and women and what you are doing is wonderful. I am always trying to reach out to companies for them
to donate just the smallest things and most do not give good responses so I am very grateful for your
website. Even things like hot sauce and BBQ sauce give them a little taste of home. Thanks again!"
--D.C. of www.soldiersangels.com
The following note was sent with the two photos on the
right: "I took some quick pictures of your sauce with my sniper
rifle. I also took a picture of one of my team mates using your wonderful sauce. More to come once
I do something cool." In a second note, he wrote:
"The Zing [Sauce] is all gone and your sauces totally spice up the food here (which is good but
monotonous). Thank you so much again." --P.P., serving in Iraq
"I would like to personally thank you for your
support and the program that you have. I for one am a lover of hot sauce and think this is such a
wounderful program, again thank you for your support." --SSG R.E., serving in Iraq
The following note was sent by a donor in reply to our
thanks for his donation: "I was stationed in Fallujah, Iraq and Ramadi,
Iraq from 2006 thru 2007 (I've actually been home less than a year). I know first hand just what it
means to get a small "taste" of home when serving overseas. I believe that I need to be the one
saying "thank you", because what you guys are doing is a very generous and caring thing. Since I
was one of the ones stationed in Iraq and away from home for so long, I know first hand that what
you guys are doing is much appreciated and really does mean alot more to troops over there than most
people could ever realize. So once again, I don't deserve any of the thanks. You guys are doing
something great and I must say from experience: thank you very much...it means alot." --M.B., donor
"I am a Battalion Commander in Iraq and we
deeply appreciate your thoughts and support." --LTC S.H.
"Thank you for your generosity to our troops.
They appreciate it more than you know." --N.K., Army mom whose son is serving his 2nd deployment
to Iraq
"It is very nice to see companies such as yours supporting the troops. We
GREATLY appreciate people/business's such as yours. Thanks" --W.B., Air Force
"Thank you very much for spicing up my meals.
God bless you. :)" --MSgt R.G.
"thanks for thinking about the troops! it's nice to know we haven't been
forgotten!" --C.D.
"Thank you so much for Operation Sauce Drop, you have no idea what it
means to be supported by businesses just like yourself. Thank you again for all you do." --K.S., Army
"Thank you so much for this. I just registered my husband who is in Iraq
right now. This means a lot... knowing there are people (companies) out there who still care and
support our heroes!!!! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!" --Military spouse
The following thank-you notes to our donors are
from the serviceman on the right: "Thank you for the complementary hot sauce from The Carolina
Sauce Company. My wife made it possible for me to receive this nice offer and I will definitely use
the various sauces over here in Iraq. I will be happy to send a picture of me using these projects.
Thank you for the support you and your company demonstrate daily to the Armed Forces. It does not
go unnoticed." And then with the photo:
"Thanks again for all your support to our brave men and women! Best regards," --R.C. in Iraq
"Thank you for shipping to our fighting forces. No one deserves it more
than they do." --Operation Sauce Drop supporter.
"I can attest to how much the food at the
DFACs in Iraq could stand a little of your products -- wish I'd known you guys shipped to APOs a
year ago! Great idea you've come up with." --M.F., Operation Sauce Drop contributor
The following thank-you note to our donors accompanies
the photo on the left: "I received the care package and wanted thank
you and the donors for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Our company was able to have a BBQ today to
help maintain morale, as for we are in our 14th month of deployment to Iraq. The delicious sauce
contributed to its success, so thank you again! Sincerely," --SSG M.K. and the B Co. 3-8 Cav,
"Bulldogs", Iraq
"Thank you for sending our soldier hot sauce.
He received it about a week ago and he was so excited! Thank you so much for supporting our troops!
Sincerely, D. & A.A." (Broomfield, CO)
"We appreciate all your support of our
deployed soldiers. Thank you, D.K., Proud Army Spouse"
"Hello, and thank you folks for the gift box.
My name is Staff Sergent B.K.M. (USAF). I am stationed at ***. I plan on using the various hot
sauces to make an assortment of hot wings for the guys I work with for our superbowl party. It
really makes us VERY happy that the there are people like you that still give a damn about us.
I'll make sure to spread the word to family and friends back home about the web page for
contribution to your operation sauce drop. THANKS AGAIN" --SSgt B.K.M. of Seneca S.C.
The following thank-you note to our donors was sent
with the photo on the right: "Thanks Gang, It makes us do our
job better knowing you support the troops." --H.K. in Iraq
"Thank you so much for remembering the soldiers
fighting for our freedom!" --Family member of serviceman in Iraq
"Thanks so much for supporting us!" --Deployed
serviceman
The following thank-you note to our donors was sent
by the serviceman in the "Spider Man" action photo on the left: "I
really appreciate the North Carolina Gift Box. It's nice to know that there's people out there who appreciate what we do. I
share the hotsauce with my shop and we love it. A big thanks from HHC 2-159 ARB Commo Shop!!!
Sincerely, SPC A. G."
"We all wanted to, first, thank you for the awesome BBQ Sauce! I'm sorry
that we were not able to take pictures, but we work and eat in a classified area, so cameras aren't
allowed. Just know that we deeply appreciate your support! Have a very Happy Holidays and New Year!"
--C.R., stationed abroad for Christmas '07
The following thank-you note to our donors was sent
with the photo on the right: "Thank you for your support - you guys
are great. We are enjoying the sauce, it is great. Here is a picture from OIF III (Operation Iraqi
Freedom 3). Sorry it took me this long to thank you but it get extremely hectic here but I was going
to do it sooner or later. The picture is a little old but I don't have any recent one. It was taken
in 2005." --J.M., stationed in Afghanistan
"On behalf of the Corps of Engineer soldiers
and the rest in the Afghanistan theater, I wanted to thank you very much for the cards and the hot
sauce. Makes the time away from family a little easier. All the words were read inside the cards……"
--CPT J.W., US Army Corps of Engineers, Kabul, Afghanistan
The following thank-you note to our donors was sent
by the serviceman in the photo on the left: "I appreciate the
variety package of hot sauces that you and the donors have sent me. Of course it was shared with my
peers here, who just loved it also. Unfortunetly we used it all before we could take any pictures,
but we would like to thank you all for supporting our mission, and want to assure you that your
product has made us 'believers.'" --Sgt. E.B., serving in Iraq
"Thank you for your kind gifts of appreciation...ARMY STRONG" --A.B., US Army
"I would like to thank those in return that are
doing this for us. It is appreciated to know that "back home" thinks of us while we are far away
from home. Always love to get a piece of home." --L.M., servicewoman stationed overseas
"Thank you for all your prayers and support. God Bless." --Sgt. T.W.,
Charlie Company, Camp Ramadi
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by the
serviceman in the photo on the right: "I wanted to say thank you for the
package of BBQ Sauce you sent me. I will say that it always brings a smile to the faces of personnel serving
in Iraq when they see the support that is given from great people like you. I want you to know BBQ sauce will
be shared with Sailors when we do a cookout. I know they will be very thankful for your generosity because
this means the meat will actually taste like real meat. ... I have been in the Navy for 7 ½ years now
and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I am on my third deployment to Iraq and this is my 3rd
time to be here for Christmas and my birthday. The first two was with the few, the proud, the United States
Marines. I spent the last 3 years with 1st Marine Division. I will have to say it was the best duty I have
had so far. ... I am enclosing a few pictures so you can have a face to the name for you. I pray that God
will continue to bless you and guide you in your life." --RP1 A.G., Religious Programs Petty Officer
"I am stationed in Iraq under 412. The food is not always that spicy and
Texas Pete doesn't cut it for me. Being from New Mexico and loving Mexican food. It's great to know
I can have alot more zing in my food now! Thank You for all the support. It really means alot!"
--SPC M.C.
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by the
wife of the serviceman in the photo on the left: "This an overdue thank
you for your wonderful BBQ sauce. Can't tell you how much we enjoyed it and we will definitely order some
more. Here is a picture of my husband SFC F. R. It is a good thing you are doing, again thank you." --A.R.
"My name is 1LT B*** I*** and I am a Infantry Platoon
Leader in Afghanistan. Thank y'all so very much for the sauces sent a couple months ago. We were out on a
38 day patrol and when we got a resupply someone packed the sauce in with some steaks which turned out
really well! We will be pushing out again real soon so I wanted to get a quick email out to yall and say
thanks for the support and God Bless! All the Best," --1LT B.I., Afghanistan
"Thanks you guys for all of your support for
the military, it's those gestures like yours that reminds us that you guys are still thinking about
us. thanks again" --Chief Warrant Officer 2 A. L.-G., Iraq
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by
the serviceman in the photo on the right: "Thank you for the hot sauce and more than that
the support. It means alot to us for all of the support yall give us. Again thanks." --SGT T.D.,
serving in Iraq
"I am sending you a donation by mail...thank
you for all you are doing for our troops! When my son deploys in May I will be sending some sauce
his way! Thank You!" --M.S., Military Mom
"Thank you so much for remembering our kids
this way. This order is going to my daughter in Japan." The same Military
Mom posted the following Customer Rating on our Carolina Sauce Company Store:
"I sent a set of [Carolina Sauce Company] sauces through their free military member program
[Operation Sauce Drop] and my son-in-law LOVED the sauces. What a fantastic way to show your
support for individual service members. There's another set on its way to my daughter now.
EXCELLENT service and products. Thank you!" --Military Mom
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by
the serviceman in the photo on the left: "Carolina Sauce Team,
Thank you for making my meals just that much better!!" --B.K., USAF
"Please allow me to thank YOU and the Carolina
Sauce Company for your generous support of our troops abroad! AIRBORNE!" B.H., donor
"What a great site and product selection and a
great service to our troops." --C.T., donor
"THANK U FOR MAKING IT EASY TO GIVE SOMETHING
FROM HOME." --C.F., donor
"You guys are awesome and I look forward to
your sauce. Keep up the great support to our military. Thanks again." --Lt. Col. L.H., USAF,
stationed in Africa
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by
the Marine in the photo on the right: "I send my deepest thanks
for the wonderful assortment of sauces. Myself and my Marines will love using them on the next BBQ
we do. ... It is great knowing that people (outside of my wife and family) care about what we are
doing out here and understand our cause. Thank you for your support and for your service to us
cause with people like you we would never be able to do what we do. Thank you again...." --RP3 B.P., US Marines
"Thank You for your continued support of our
heroes! Love you guys!!" --M.S., repeat donor
"Thank you for your support of our men
and women in the military!" --J.F., Operation Sauce Drop supporter
The following thank-you email to our donors was sent by
the serviceman in the photo on the left: "Here is a picture of me
with the sauce you sent. By the way, it is pretty tasty!!! We all enjoy it. I haul it to the
dining facility every day, just in case I need some flavor on my food. Thank you so much." --MSgt J.M., USAF
"Just wanted to let you know that I've been
really enjoying my hot sauces that I received a couple months back. Truly some delicious concoctions.
Many thanks to all the folks there in Durham who are providing this great gift to people in the
service. Take care," --A.A., serving in Europe
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for the
sauces. My unit here has a BBQ at least once a week and those sauces went fast. So I just wanted
to say thank you. I forgot all about the pictures. But on our next BBQ I will take pictures. We
have a little bit of sauce. So I will get someone to take a picture with one in there hand or
something. I just wanted to send a thank you letter saying that we appreciate all the support."
--Sgt. C.R., serving in Iraq
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