How fortunate are the troops to have one among their ranks with a Mom like this:

DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. - After months of frustration, a mother of a soldier in Iraq has found someone to ship about 80,000 cans of Silly String to the troops, who use the foamy substance to detect trip wires on bombs.

“I am so happy right now, I am shaking. I just think it’s awesome that it’s finally going,” Marcelle Shriver said as boxes were loaded into a truck Monday afternoon.

And huge kudos to the company that came through not only for Ms. Shriver but for all those men and women in uniform whose lives could be saved by this Silly String.

Thom Campbell, one of the founders of Capacity LLC, a New Jersey-based shipping company experienced in hazardous materials, heard about Shriver’s problem and decided to help out.

I have no hazardous materials to ship, but if I did, I would make every effort to support this gentleman and his business.

As for how this product is utilized by the military..well have a look:

Soldiers can shoot the substance, which travels about 10-12 feet, across a room before entering. If it hangs in the air, that indicates a possible trip wire.

What a terrific story. Silly String, who would have thought….?

HT: No Left Turns