One hundred posts
about tampons! Yay!
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
(This really is a classic American Ingenuity story. I don't want to spoil this great story - just read it.)
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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.
Long ago we used to use Sanitary napkins as the main ingredient in pressure bandages on an ambulance. They were sterile, absorbent, effective, and cheap. Glad to see these guys using their head. Improvise and overcome!
Never underestimate women's ability to adapt devices to other tasks. I thought I was pretty good at 'creative engineering', but my wife amazes me! (8^D)
"...People use them on horses all the time!..."
Yup - I was gonna say the same thing!
I didn't see it the first time either. Thanks for the repost.
"...Old timers get really fed up with newbies,because so many of them break all the posting rules..."
If they break rules, will it go on their permanent record?
You need to relax. Just wondering, what counts as a newbie? Anybody that signs up after you?
I will NEVER post a thread, cus you people are scary.
ha! What a great thread and story. Thanks.
Postings require STORAGE, not bandwidth. Bandwidth is "consumed" every time you hit refresh or click a link.
Well, it all costs money!
I was trying to teach you something, never mind.
I didn't see this posted, so: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318360/posts
BTW, my brother in the Army used to tell me about the use of feminine hygeine products for wound dressing, and also about some of the other dressings they are developing.
...oh, Fawn...get a spine....
I mean it...don't be so wimpy.
...just want to reiterate...you are welcome...and please post...practice on this post...direct a message to me to get used to it...just don't collapse if some people are doofs!!!
I have never read it before but thoroughly enjoyed it this time around.
Thanks...please...
I think it hit over New Year's when a lot of folks weren't on line (I know I wasn't)...
Not to worry, Paulat. Many of us missed this story the first time around.
It had me chuckling. Maybe I should put a few of those things in my "Homeland Security Kit".
One hundred posts
about tampons! Yay!
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