ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, the Rio Grande Valley Blue Star Mothers sent U.S. troops some love for Operation Hope. Hundreds of servicemen and women rely on the care packages, and a small parcel of hope can go a long way. Thieves break into local non-profit twice within nine da ys "So we try to provide individually packaged products that they can use anywhere in the field, or deployed on ships and in this particular case, we packaged some holiday type things. This is an Easter package with candy and things that will be a little treat for the service members that are out there," says an official with Operation Hope. At last check, officials said that over 420 packages had even been wrapped and were ready for delivery. ...read more read less