U.S. Warriors Food Pantry, Camp Humphreys, South Korea
Photo courtesy of Luis Garcia/Stars and Stripes News
Various sources report one-fourth or more of U.S. troops in America and overseas are struggling to feed their families due to inflation and low pay. It is especially difficult for those serving overseas. Warriors Pantries have been opened at some U.S. overseas bases to provide food.
On May 8, 2024 Stars and Strips News reported the largest overseas base, Camp Humphreys, South Korea, opened a food pantry for troops. This Army Garrison, with approximately 28,000 military and families, is 60 miles from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides North and South Korea.
We are all struggling with out-of-control inflation but those serving our country overseas are struggling more than we are. Please pray for our troops and if you can click HERE to donate online. Earmark your donation “Warriors Pantry”. Mail checks to We Can Be Heroes Foundation, 14286-19 Beach Blvd., #120, Jacksonville, FL 32250 – enter “Warriors Pantry” in the memo space. Donors will receive a Certificate of Appreciation for donations over $50.
If you’d like to donate in memory or in honor of a someone, earmark your donation “Warriors Pantry, in honor of …. We will send a letter to the Camp Humphreys, South Korea Warrior Pantry to advise them of your heartfelt donation. A copy of this letter will be provided to you.
We Can Be Heroes Foundation worked with the Camp Humphreys Ready and Resilient (R2) Integrator, the NE Florida Korean War Veterans Chapter, and the FL Congressional District 5 staff, to establish an approved donation process for the South Korea Warriors Pantry at Camp Humphreys.
A Thank You from Camp Humphreys Ready & Resilient Integrator states: “On behalf of our Warrior Food Pantry Team, let me again say a gigantic THANK YOU to the We Can Be Heroes Foundation! Your donations have touched the hearts and stomachs of so many US military families serving here in South Korea. We would not be able to keep the doors of the Pantry open without generous donations from organizations like yours. Thank you again for reaching halfway around the world to support our service members and families in need!”
FYI: Click here to read the December 2023 Stars and Stripes article on U. S. military troop levels in South Korea in the defense budget proposal.
May God protect the United States Armed Forces and their families. 
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