Remembering soldiers: Forgotten Soldier project sends care packages to servicemen

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Every week, 28-year-old Spc. Zachary Ivie, a soldier with the Army's 73rd Engineer Company, looks forward to mail call, knowing there will be something waiting for him. Whether it's a letter from a family member or a package from his wife, he knows there are people back home thinking about him.

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