Subject: Yankee Jerseys and Soccer Equipment

Dear Nathan and John,

On behalf of Coach Eleanor Brainard and the New England Comets Premier Soccer Club, we are excited to send you uniforms, and other soccer gear, from our predecessor club, Yankee United. We hope the kids on the base will be able to use this equipment and enjoy the upcoming season. 

About Fort Polk
Fort Polk was established in 1941 and named in honor of the Right Reverend Leonidas Polk, the first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana and a Confederate General. Thousands of soldiers learned the basics of combat here during the World War II Louisiana Maneuvers. Afterwards, the post was opened for the Korean War and then closed. On March 12, 1993, Fort Polk officially became the home of the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), which relocated from Arkansas. Fort Polk is also home to Warrior Brigade, which contains several combat support units. Medical, dental and military police commands also support the installation. Soldiers of Fort Polk have been called to serve around the world in recent history. They fought in Panama during Operation Just Cause and in the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Storm. Currently Fort Polk is supporting the war on terrorism by providing contingency training for the Armyʼs light infantry and special operations forces and by deploying home station and reserve component forces in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, and Iraqi Freedom. The JRTC and Fort Polk is experiencing a tremendous transformation to be able to continue to accomplish our missions as a Combat Training Center, Power Projection Platform and a Modern Installation that supports our soldiers and families.
Fort Polk Economic and Population Facts can be viewed at http://www.jrtc-polk.army.mil/FactSheet.pdf