Posted on 01/10/2005 9:07:11 PM PST by paulat
(From a mom):
He told me how wonderful the care packages were and wanted me to tell everyone thank you. He said that one guy we’ll call “Marine X” did get a girl care package and everyone was giving him a hard time. My son said, "Marine X got some really nice smelling lotion and everyone really likes it, so everytime he goes to sleep they steal it from him." I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake, and if he wanted I would send Marine X another package. He told me not to worry about Marine X because everytime I send something to him Marine X thinks it's for him too. He said when my husband and I sent the last care package Marine X came over to his cot picked up the box, started fishing through it, and said, "What'd we get this time?" )
My son said they had the most fun with Marine X’s package. He said he wasn't sure who we were sending the pack to, but the panties were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and yelled, "Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!!". He said one of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quite awhile.
Then of course, they had the tampons. When he brought this up my imagination was just running wild, but I let him continue. My son said they had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted the chapstick and lotion for the trip. He grabbed a bunch of the items out of his care package and got in the humvee. As luck would have it he grabbed the tampons, and My son said everyone was teasing him about "not forgetting his feminine hygiene products". My son said things were going well, and then the convoy was ambushed. He said a Marine in the convoy was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean, but it was deep. He said they were administering first aid but couldn't get the bleeding to slow down, and someone said, "Hey use Marine X’s tampons". My son said they put the tampon in the wound. At this point my son profoundly told me, "Mom did you know that tampons expand?" ) "Well, yeah!". They successfully slowed the bleeding and got the guy medical attention. When they went to check on him later the surgeon told them, "You guys saved his life". If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he would have bled to death. My son said, "Mom, the tampons sent by the Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marines life." At this point I asked him, "Well what did you do with the rest of the tampons?" He said, "Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in our flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit".
I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines, and can't believe that something that started out as a mistake ended up saving someone's life. My sister said she doesn't believe in mistakes. She said that God had a plan all along. She believes that female care package was sent to Marine X to save our Marine. Either way ladies our efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines, provided much needed items for our troops, AND saved the lives of a Marine! God bless each of you for your efforts and hard work, and God bless our Marines!
Thank you
Wendy
Posted by Blackfive in Military | Permalink
Great story. I have not seen this before either. And quitch yer bietchen knowitalls!!
Hey, liners and pads make good wound dressing too! People use them on horses all the time!
This story was hot last week, paulat:
Everywhere but here at the FReep. Michelle Malkin did a column on the letter in "The Washington Times" and her Blog. Blackfive posted the letter first. Michelle and Captain's Quarters picked it up and ran with it.
I guess the Army and Marines are running short of "Rice Paddy Daddies". Who never went out into the bush without a few Tampons or pads tucked away somewhere in their ruck for bullet or shrapnel wounds.
I've sent out a few Care Packages with these 'items' and others to the guys and gals in the 'Stan and Sandbox. However they get used. They'll get used.
Jack.
I hadn't seen it either. Call off the artillery. I was just explaining. Some of ye are so tetchy!
Argh...I fergot the wink at the end of me post to ye... I'm 99% Irish, btw! (It's been hillbilly-ized, but it's still in my bones!) My folks traced their ancestors and roots. I was pickin', not fussin'!! Honest! Peace.
Ahh kiss me arse..(NOW that is a 100% Irish response) *LOL*
Exactly! This is my 1st time seeing it too. I've know for years that sanitary pads make wonderful dressings for wounds but reading that a tampax saved a Marine's life made my night!
Thanks for posting this Paula.
I searched...two times previously with original title. Personally, I read it this time because of the title. And I couldn't sleep. And I was bored. And....(repeat after me)must stop hillary....must stop hillary.... must stop hillary- you're getting sleepy... sleppy...
And, they humiliated that poor humvee by tying panties to its antenna! Oh, the horror! Oh, the outrage!;)))
No doubt Senator Corzine is en route already.
HOWLING!!!!
Once one gets past the taboo of the associated stereotypes it becomes a no-brainer. I used tampons to stain a 60-year oak door, clipped a piece to level the dining room table from wobbling, and cleaned some window jams and so forth.
In fact, they are so handy I wish they made them bigger but there is a marketing issue so I'll stick with the small ones when staining an antique desk just picked at the local flea market. <\grin>
You had me gasping I was laughing so hard!! I have never heard of WOMEN finding other uses!!
I can hardly wait for your infomercial!!!
Only downside I've ever seen is having to put up with all the whining and moaning from those who happened to be aware of the old thread. I never am, because this type of exchange always takes place on the first time I've seen an article.
Not to worry though. Those whining and moaning about a dupe post are merely serving to bump the thread back to the top, which I am sure is how I happened to stumble across them.
This post was a good story and it brought a smile to my face.
Funny, the posts that make me smile are the ones that somebody invariably complains about.
A belated welcome to FR.
No pardons eh? I missed the first one...
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