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Troops Gets a Taste of Chicago-style Pizzas
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by Heiky | June 25, 2008 at 09:31 am
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Looks like the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be getting a taste of Chicago this Fourth of July as 3,000 pizzas make their way over to the middle east. These pizzas were packed in dry ice and shipped off nice and fresh. This will definiely be a little treat for the soldiers.
Retired Air Force Sgt. Mark Evans wanted to send a taste of Chicago to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
So he's doing it deep-dish pizza-style.
The Elk Grove Village man has arranged for thousands of pizzas to be frozen, packed in dry ice and shipped to the Middle East in time for the Fourth of July. His 16-year-old son, Kent, came up with the idea.
"I think it's good for them. They're in too good of shape," he joked.
Evans said DHL Global has volunteered to ship the pizzas that Lou Malnati's Pizzeria offered at a special rate. He hopes to get as many as 3,000 pizzas to the troops with the "Pizzas 4 Patriots" program.
"It's saying 'here's a taste of home,'" Lou Malnati's spokeswoman Mindy Kaplan said.
But Kaplan suspects there might be some soldiers who won't feel that way.
"Maybe New Yorkers won't like it so much," Kaplan said.
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (5)
at 11:03 on June 25th, 2008
Good to see people giving back in creative ways. It's gonna help their spirits a lot, I imagine.
at 11:58 on June 25th, 2008
I agree, it'll definitely lift some spirits. I'm just wondering how big a piece they'd get.
at 11:47 on June 25th, 2008
There's nothing like a little taste of home when you're overseas, especially under those conditions. I hope it lifts their spirits.
at 12:09 on June 25th, 2008
Lou Malnati's tent at Taste of Chicago, July 2007.
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at 16:23 on June 26th, 2008
Sounds like a wonderful idea! Plus, Lou Malnati's is definitely the way to go. :)