Received from Afghanistan 30th December 2008

Thank you so much for the lovely goodies you have so kindly sent to me. I'm sorry I haven't been quicker in writing, but we are really busy and I spent the last week or so at the front line.

The support the people back home is quite overwhelming and we are all really grateful for it.

The morale does tend to peak up and then drop again when someone is injured or killed - there have been sic killed in the last 6 days which is such a tragedy especially as we approach the festive season.

The morale amongst my guys is good at the moment and the sending of a little something really does without doubt help to improve things.

Thank you so much for being so very thoughtful and making so many peoples time out here a little bit more comfortable

Sgt A.H