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Ex-Tucsonan is Army officer striving to aid children in Iraq
Arizona Daily Star ^
| 5/21/04
| Bonnie Henry
Posted on 05/21/2004 5:15:27 PM PDT by SandRat
This is only a report of some good things going on for comment and discussion.
Few of us mouth the words these days without a mix of irony and disillusionment.
But a former Tucsonan now stationed in Iraq is still firmly committed to winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqis - especially the children.
In country only since early March, 1st Lt. Alex Diefenbach, 25, has set up a Web site and plan aimed at getting supplies to Iraqi schoolchildren.
Dubbed Operation I CAN, the project began as a way for soldiers and their families to help the schoolchildren in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit.
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(Excerpt) Read more at dailystar.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aid; army; children; help; iraq; iraqichildren; tikrit
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posted on
05/21/2004 5:15:28 PM PDT
by
SandRat
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
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posted on
05/21/2004 5:15:54 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
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posted on
05/21/2004 5:40:54 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: gilliam
American's have BIGhearts.
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posted on
05/21/2004 5:55:58 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Yes, Americans do have big hearts. Thanks for the ping. I pray God watches over all of the innocent children. May they grow up to lead their country in a good direction.
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posted on
05/21/2004 6:17:57 PM PDT
by
Diva Betsy Ross
(It's not Bush's fault... it's the media's fault!)
To: SandRat
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posted on
05/21/2004 6:23:39 PM PDT
by
VOA
To: SandRat
Kids know the good guys, bump!
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posted on
05/21/2004 6:55:16 PM PDT
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
( Please Freepmail me if you want on the ping list. Starting anew. Thank you.)
To: SandRat
Few of us mouth the words these days without a mix of irony and disillusionment.
Only in the mainstream media.
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posted on
05/21/2004 9:38:08 PM PDT
by
Valin
(Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat)
To: SandRat
Unrelated but as good a place to post it as any other: my son is stationed in Mosul and says there is an orphanage there where lots of children don't even have shoes. If you have any to send to him for the children FReep mail him at:
smaagee for his snail mail address. Thanks
posted on 05/17/2004 10:58:20 PM CDT by Graybeard58
From smaagee | 05/19/2004 1:58:27 AM CDT read We are looking for basically anything a kid 3-11 years old could use. Boy or girl. There are about 20 kids in this particular orphanage.
Anything would be appreciated from clothes and toys to school supplies. These children have almost nothing. Thanks again.
Steve
< /subtle hint>
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posted on
05/21/2004 9:42:42 PM PDT
by
Valin
(Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat)
To: SandRat
We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democ
rats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!
~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~
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posted on
05/22/2004 9:49:53 AM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: Valin
Already in contact with the Young SPC. Thanks
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posted on
05/22/2004 1:58:06 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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