Posted on 13th Feb 2008 @ 6:40 PM

I would like to thank you on behalf of all my troops for the great gift of Island Joe’s coffee. A nice cup of coffee has increased the morale 10 fold for many soldiers here. We have coffee running through our machine 24 hours a day. Before, all we could get our hands on was Folgers. The mess hall here is bad enough, & then having to drink bland coffee made things even worse for us. My troops have been working very hard fixing Apache helicopters around the clock. I can not have tired troops fixing multi-million dollar aircraft. We’ve made a lot of good friends here too by making & giving coffee to our black-hawk he licopter neighbors. The word spread on the airfield with all the American troops that SFC DiNicola has the “coffee connection!” I have become the official coffee maker on top of being a Platoon Sergeant. I don’t mind, though. My command Post has turned into a café. The beans smell so good after they’re ground. My troops make me let them smell the coffee after I freshly grind the beans. Island Joe’s coffee is actually one of the best coffees I ever had. All the guys love it. Joe sure knows how to roast coffee beans. Joe & I have become good friends. He really went out of his way for all of us. Well, we all sincerely appreciate your donation & enjoy it every day. You all have made a lot of American troops here feel appreciated. When you’re away from home, the little things go a long way.

Thanks Again! - Sincerely, - SFC Michael DiNicola