BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE DIXIE CHICKS...

The mail arrives for Capt. Sandra Chavez and … what’s this? A package from Robert Redford.

And here’s something from Henry Winkler, better known as the “Fonz” from “Happy Days.”

And this just arrived from “Sex in the City’s” Sarah Jessica Parker.

Chavez seems to be the most well-connected soldier in all of Iraq. But the public affairs officer with the 4th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team is simply enjoying the fruits of her labor. Since August, she has written to more than 1,000 celebrities — actors, musicians, athletes and others — asking for autographs as a morale boost for her and other soldiers...

The first person to reply was John Travolta, who sent a photo signed “To the soldiers of the 3rd BCT.” The next day another photo arrived from Travolta, signed to Chavez. The next day, a DVD of one of his movies arrived.

“The joke got to be, ‘Anything from John Travolta today?’” she said.

But that opened the floodgates. The country music group Alabama has written. So has funnyman and humanitarian Jerry Lewis and golfer Arnold Palmer. Professional athletes have responded. Autographed footballs have arrived. So has an autographed cap from the folks at “Fear Factor.”

Some of the celebrities obviously have taken time to read the letter. Actress Lauren Hutton mentioned that she once lifted Schwarzenegger off the ground “to prove girls are tough, too.”

Redford wrote, “Dear Team, I wish I could be there in person to tell you how much you mean to us all.”

Actor Gary Sinise, who visited on a USO tour, wrote a long personal letter, saying, “I am thinking of you every day.”

Winkler wrote, “Sandra, Hugs and Kisses to you. You are the coolest.”

“That one really put a smile on my face,” Chavez said.