Murdered Bulgarians - Please Email Bulgarian Embassy

Visit Bulgaria instead of France.

You won't be disappointed. I lived in Sofia for from 1996-1998 while stationed there. It's a tourist's delight. Things are inexpensive and there is much to do, everything from ski resorts to Black Sea beach resorts. All that and Greek/Roman ruins too. Bulgarian red wine is particularly good, and downright cheap. The slavic world meets the Mediteranean world. That's Bulgaria. Best post I had in 20+ years in the Army, by far.

LOL.... ok, you got me. Clearly I missed your inference the first time around. Funny thing is, I knew my headline was lacking 'something' when I posted it, but I was in a hurry so I didn't take the time to figure it out. How about this instead:

RE: Murdered Bulgarians - Freepers, Please Email Bulgarian Embassy

;-)

The Ambassador who replied to me signed the email:

"Ambassador Elena Poptodorova"

So I suppose you could use Ms., Madam, or Ambassador for her.... she replied to me from office@bulgaria-embassy.org

Not sure if she is the one who would receive emails at BOTH email addresses or not. I didn't even use a salutation for mine, and I signed it simply "An American."

So I guess you could be as formal or informal as you like, or even address it to "Bulgarians" etc.

Thanks!

I sent an e-mail to the President of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov. Although I only wrote 3 short sentences, by the time I was done I am not the least bit ashamed to admit I had tears in my eyes.

Mrs. Eagle and I will include President and Mrs. Parvanov and the people of Bulgaria in our prayers tonight. And I promise to do my best to refrain from asking God to rain fiery damnation on the savages that killed these men.

Although I am beginning to think that is just what God is waiting for someone to ask Him to do.

I wasn't kidding

I didn't think you were. Several years after my Bulgaria tour I spent a year in Greece assigned to a worthless NATO unit (now thankfully disbanded). A U.S. Army Sergeant Major and I travelled up to Bulgaria to get away from the dull, anti-American monotony of Greece. Bulgaria was a breath of fresh air (as I knew it would be and he soon found out). I've known some fine Greeks, but if I wanted to spend a few weeks in that part of the world my choice would be Bulgaria, hands down.

I'll never forget some of the fine people I met there. There was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Bulgarian Army (promoted to Colonel while I was there) who was formerly a fully indoctrinated officer. After the wall fell, he was selected to attend the U.S. Army Command and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. It was a major eye-opener for him. He loved the freedom he enjoyed and was extremely pro-American. He could only shake his head at the remnants of communist idiocy that still resided within the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense.

The Bulgarians, along with the Greeks, are astutely aware, based on their own cruel history, of the dangers of militant Islam. There may be a few anti-American types there, but the majority of Bulgarians are probably more aware of the historical significance of the war on terror than are most Americans. It is not a war against terror but a war against militant Islam. They know that.

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