"Good morning from the front!!"
FReeper Socomofficer [US Army Captain Mike reports in -- from IRAQ]
Captain Mike Pierce, a new FReeper, is heading back to Iraq [e-mail from the front] ^ | March 29, 2005 | Socomofficer [Captain Mike, in IRAQ]
Posted on 03/30/2005 5:58:06 AM PST by RonDog
Here is an e-mail that I received last night from Captain Mike [US Army, Special Forces] -- who is reporting in, from the front lines in IRAQ:
Well, it's early morning here and we are headed east. We have taken some light casualties but for the most part we are combat effective. The young boy was waiting at the airport when we got back and took myself and my senior staff to his folks house for dinner.-- snip --I am seeing signs of a stabilizing electric grid and consumer goods are starting to come in. Of course I am certain that none of this is reaching you folks. The tangos are getting desperate and are running scared.
We are still subject to daily shellings from mortars and RPGs. However, organized attacks against American troops are down but they continue to kill the locals in large numbers and are targeting foreign reporters.
I hope you and yours are healthy and doing well.
Please forward this to the FREEPers.
Sincerely,
Socomofficer
Please show Captain Mike [and his men, who will soon be reading THIS THREAD]...
...that MANY of us who remain safely here in the USA......REALLY care about our troops in Iraq, and their dangerous [but vitally important] mission there.God Speed, Captain Mike!CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
It's good to hear from you, and all the folks serving in Iraq. We pray for you all daily.
I was the guy on Oscar day who brought the big sign of our President with the troops, saying, "...AND THE WINNER IS - A FREE IRAQ!". It was a real bonus to see that sign on the Net after the Associated Press ran it.
Take heart in knowing that there are many old vets like myself as well as many other patriotic citizens, who just aren't going to stand idly by when war protesters work to undermine all your hard work and sacrfices. For me it's personal, very personal.
There is a painful growing awareness among those who work to tear down America at home that there is an overwhelming force for freedom working to preserve our own freedoms at home, while an overwhelming force works to share freedom with those in Iraq, etc. "Freedom is on the march," and you guys are doing the really, really, hard work. It's the least that we as Americans can do to stand up and say, "God Bless America, Land That I Love" to those who work to undermine America and her freedoms. It was the high point of my day at the Oscars, when Ted (dressed up as Uncle Sam) led us in that song in front of all our liberal Hollywood "friends." I think it made an impression on them. It certainly made an impression on me. Stay safe and well.
Sincerely, Ray