Posted on 09/29/2004 8:10:57 AM PDT by Dallas59
Email from my Mom (Jeannie)...
Friends & family,
I received this from a friend whose young son has served 3 tours in Iraq. I know there are so many soldiers over there that do not have anyone here at home to hear from. I have asked a friend over there now to please send names of soldiers who need mail. It doesnt matter what your feelings are about this war, our precious troops need our support.
Thanks to those of you who wish to send this soldier a note of encouragement. It doesnt have to be wordy or long. Just for him to be of good faith and courage and to know that we are thinking about him.
Love to all,
Jeannie
Subject: Marine needs e-mail
a Marine in iraq....he is north of Fallujah. He is an Arabic linguist also, and he is the only one. he has to go out on all patrols. Could you email him? He needs positive contact from all of us safe at home.
his email address is :- hm1dan@yahoo.com
please pass that along to all of our Marines.
in your first emails please put in the subject something like "Sierra Vista Marines, or "Friends of your Brother."
he is not having an easy time.
I wish you hadn't posted his e-mail addy for all to see....next time do it by freep-mail...please.
If military personnel needs a email-pal...I am here. I signed up with 2 different 'emailing our Troops' organizations months ago and have not gotten any responses....even after sending a nice donation! I want to help in any way possible.
Will send him an e-mail today. Thanks for letting us know!! He will be inundated with mail now! :)
I have sent an e-mail and this thread to another Marine, my friend Sharon, whose last letter is here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1229809/posts?q=1&&page=93#93
Praying for this young man!
Marine Needs E-Mail
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest or Texas ping list!. . .don't be shy.
e-mail sent.
I also told him that we had "adopted" two service people that have since been discharged, I told him we will add him to the list since we no longer have anyone to write to in Iraq at this time. I gave him our address to respond to if he wants to write(snail mail)
Go to post #84. We are going to have to be our own organizations!
E mail sent...
I will be e-mailing this Marine! He needs to know how much we care.
I have another Marine needing support. Can you ping your list?
Lt. Col Sharon Jacko:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1229809/posts?q=1&&page=93#93
Thanks Misty!
I am sorry about your stroke and hope your recovery is going well. I also had a stroke after my last baby was born 20 some years ago. I had an infection in my heart valve and lost the feeling entirely on my left side. You could draw a line down the middle of me and anything on the left side had no sensation at all. I was fortunate to recover most of the feeling but there is definitely a residual effect that causes me to mix up a few words here and there or transpose numbers if I am not real careful. I also have trouble knowing for sure if what I am feeling is hot or cold, and I feel pain on that side, especially when I am tired. Doing things like play the piano was a real challenge for a long time, but I want you to know the progress I made after the stroke continued way beyond what the doctors originally thought. It probably made me a better Republican!! :)
I will say a prayer for your recovery.
Thanks for the ping. Beat you to it. I'm #73.
Thank you for the ping MistyCA.
Will do!
Thanks for the ping. I sent my e-mail. The poor guy's gonna be flooded with 'em!
You are very welcome! Always glad to help out one of our guys. :)
Tonkin, could you please link everyone to the email information to contact other troops who need our support?
Thanks!
We've been there eighteen months...how long is a "tour" these days?
E-mail NOT sent pending verification that this isn't a spammer harvesting e-mail addresses.
I'm not talking necesarily about this particular marine, but all the others who feel abandoned, and I hear about them alot. They should be made aware of the adoption groups. Thats all I am saying.
Thanks for the ping.
I've sent an email.
Thanks... Will do.
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