Kindergarten students from Stephen Decatur Sigonella Elementary School visited the military post office on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Feb. 10.

The post office is operated by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Sigonella personnel, who were eager to help the children post valentines and educate the kindergarteners on how the post office functions.

Upon the students' arrival, each child held a Valentine's Day card with enthusiasm. The cards were a surprise for their families and they stood ready to learn how to mail them.

Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Soua Yang asked the kids if they know where their parents work and hands shot up into the air. The students responded with an array of answers; fire station, airfield, and the hospital were the most common.

Yang assisted the children with posting the envelopes. The children lined up and took turns using the date stamp. One by one, the kindergarteners proudly pressed the stamp down firmly posting the envelopes.

When they finished, Yang asked the children to look at the last number in the ZIP code and place their valentines in the corresponding bin. Yang explained that each ZIP code represented the base that their parents work on and assured the children that the valentines would be delivered to their parents.

"It is always a wonderful experience and a great pleasure to be able to make the kids smile," said Yang. "This is just an everyday process to me but to the kids, this is a new experience. It allows me to account for how my job can affect those around me, even if I don't get to witness it firsthand."

Prior to the children returning to school, a question and answer session took place.

"Do you use the Pony Express," asked Timmy, a 5 year old from Harry Atkinson's class.

The postal team chuckled and Wes Smith, NAVSUP FLC Sigonella's postal officer, said, "What a wonderful question! No, we do not use it here."

Smith explained to the children that the Pony Express was a mail service that delivered mail by horseback a long time ago and continued by explaining how the mail is currently delivered.

"It is a great feeling to provide service to all of our customers, but there is something special about a school visit and to experience the excitement the children have about sending their parents a card and asking questions about the post office," said Smith.

NAVSUP FLC Sigonella, one of eight fleet logistics centers under NAVSUP Global Logistics Support (GLS), provides global logistics, business and support services to fleet, shore and industrial commands of the Navy, Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and allied forces. Services include contracting, regional transportation, fuel, material management, household goods movement support, postal and consolidated mail, warehousing, global logistics and husbanding, hazardous material management, and integrated logistics support.

NAVSUP GLS provides global logistics for a global Navy. The organization is made up of approximately 6,300 military and civilian logistics professionals operating from 105 locations worldwide providing an extensive array of integrated global logistics and contracting services to Navy, Marine Corps, joint operational units, and allied forces across all warfare enterprises.

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