American aid workers fly the flag in Iran

The Times (UK) ^ | 1/01/04 | Ramita Navai

[saquin]

Iranian men watch members of the Fairfax County, Virginia, search and rescue squad setting up a tent after arrival in the earthquake hit town of Bam, in southeastern Iran, December 31, 2003

Rick Schmidt from Vienna, Virginia, a member of Fairfax County, Virginia, search and rescue squad, is given flowers by an Iranian man (L) on his arrival to the earthquake-hit town of Bam, in southeastern Iran, December 31, 2003. Flowers were given from Iran's Revolutionary Guards. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (news - web sites) staff prepare their tent in Bam, Iran, Wednesday Dec. 31, 2003. Friday's devastating 6.6-magnitude quake left at least 28,000 dead. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

[XtreMarine]

This is definitely a sign of the times and how they are changing.

[billorites]

This will do in the interim until a nice photo of Pamela Anderson and her titties can be procured.

[McGavin999]

This is really something. Flowers? What a wonderful thing to do. I hope we can help those people.

[Calpernia]

The Americans have sent 81 rescue workers, including doctors, nurses and structural engineers. They are working with the Ministry of Health, and have set up a hospital in Bam, where up to 50,000 people are believed to have died since the earthquake last Friday.

[Arpege92]

Uh excuse me....what happened to the pictures of the "tanned and brawny firefighters" wearing dark blue combat trousers and fitted military style jumpers? ;-}

[onyx]

That (#5) is a neat post, Cal. Thanks for pinging me.

[SAMWolf]

They haven’t seen the American flag on show in public in this way for 24 years

Get used to it.

[Dan Evans]

“We’ve got nothing against the American people. It’s just their Government that messes things up.”

Ronald Reagan couldn't have said it better. This guy must be a Freeper.

[saquin]

Uh excuse me....what happened to the pictures of the "tanned and brawny firefighters" wearing dark blue combat trousers and fitted military style jumpers? ;-}

[windchime]

Bump!

[luvbach1]

But the mullahs went out of their way to issue a statement that the welcome given American aid workers is not to be construed as a thaw in Iranian/American relations.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

ping

[pitinkie]

exactly!

[ARA]

It's nice to see our flag like that on the tents instead of some U.N. blue... Let's people know that we care...

[XtreMarine]

Yes you are right but I firmly beleive the country is due for a change. The group that has grown up behind the wall are becoming more interested in western culture....

[Newbomb Turk]

There is still good in this world.

[speekinout]

Our President did an admirable thing by offering help to the Iranis. Our argument is with their rulers, not with these poor people.
That amount of devastation is unimaginable.

[SCWard]

I remember the Fairfax County rescuers in OKC in '95.
We would be hard pressed, to find a better bunch of guys to show to the world what Americans are really like.

[F14 Pilot]

Good Post!