Author Topic: Email from the front in Iraq (Read 640 times)

z1 · « **on:** November 23, 2004, 01:00:23 PM »

Cleared this with GB, so here goes...

Got another email, by the way of his Pa this time, from a friend serving in Iraq.

Lars' Pa is with the Department of Defense and will begin a 6 month tour in Iraq in December. Yes, they will both be in-country at the same time.

If you want to send this young warrior and his troops a care package send me PM. I will provide his mailing address by PM. There is not much time left to send packages for them to arrive before Christmas. I can also provide an idea of what they can use.

Here is the post...

Hi Family,

I've sent you guys two messages in the last two days that froze as I sent them, maybe they made it through to you? I got Linds package, and grandmas, and one from you too, Mom. The last 10 days over here have been very exciting and very rewarding. About a week ago they blew up a bridge we normally use to get into our zone about 2 minutes after we crossed, using a truckfull of explosives. The fireball was hundreds of feet high. Then I got in a night time firefight. We didn't kill the bad guys, but we got their car full of weapons. Then a few nights later we caught 2 carloads (9 guys) of badguys with weapons. There was a 15 year old kid with them, who claimed to be hitchhiking. Then I found a bayonet in his belt and a hand grenade in his pocket. We've found IEDs, mortars, machine guns, aks, RPGs, and grenades by the score. This is what I came to do, and it is giving me a great feeling of efficacy. We also found some IEDs before they could be blown. I don't want you guys to worry, but I want you to know we are doing good things over here. Now I know I have made a difference that will save American and Iraqi lives. Oh, guess what the latest nasty trick by the enemy is? They have started handing out super realistic toy guns to children, hoping that Americans will mistake them for real weapons and shoot a child. I have seen some of the replicas, and from 10 feet or more away, its impossble to tell them apart. Many soldiers think that Iraqis are dumb, but that perception is just a language and cultural barrier fueled by ignorance on both sides. Any propaganda campaign as ruthless as that requires cunning, intelligence, and the will to comletely disregard the safety of children. That is the type of enemy we face, and we can't underestimate them. I love you guys very much, and can't wait to see you. Love,
Lars

powderman · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2004, 03:25:35 PM »

Human life means nothing to those Godless, subhuman scum. POWDERMAN. :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

z1 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2004, 03:33:21 PM »

Thanks powderman,

We do need to send the troops some goodies from home for the holidays. Do you know anybody that will help? If so please let me know.

Army chow gets old and packages from the World means everything.

Nixter · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2004, 05:43:45 PM »

Care packages, to whom is the best to give to? Salvation Army or Red Cross? Private concern etc... I am in the dark here. My immediate family is small and well cared for, my friends and I do not exchange gifts for Christmas, our soldiers need support. How do they get a care package and what do they need/want?

I want to help our troops.

Nixter

z1 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2004, 08:33:18 AM »

Lots of organizations support our troops with donations of items that are then shipped to where the troops are.

My idea is for anyone interested to use the postal service and send packages directly to this soldier for him to pass out to troops in his unit. Sort of adopting a platoon personally.

There are formal organizations that do the same thing on a larger scale.

http://mdanforth.tripod.com/platoon.htm

http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/new/

Thanks for your interest.

Dali Llama · « **Reply #5 on:** November 24, 2004, 01:28:01 PM »

Quote from: powderman

Human life means nothing to those Godless, subhuman scum. POWDERMAN. :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

AMEN, concur Dali Llama!

NYH1 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 24, 2004, 02:47:47 PM »

Quote from: Dali Llama

Quote from: powderman
Human life means nothing to those Godless, subhuman scum. POWDERMAN. :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
AMEN, concur Dali Llama!

YUP!

Dali Llama · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2004, 04:25:36 AM »

Quote from: C130E

The chaplain organized many packages for us to haul on our Hercs, most of which were refused do to too much stuff. Better than the other way around I reckon

Ain't that the truth, concur Dali Llama. :grin: