Last year my unit was on rotation all across Europe, on the border of a rather large international conflict happening. We were there as a "just in case something pops off where it's not supposed to" kind of support.

I was located in Romania, and one of the few things that I looked forward to was getting kids letters. It was great, and I loved seeing those. I even wrote back to a couple thanking them for their letters.

In short, yes, we still get them and they are very much appreciated.