CARE PACKAGES for our Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2005

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1273305/posts ^ | 2-18-05 | patriciaruth

[cherry]

email me ,Patricia, and let me know what I can do .....

[patriciaruth]

Thanks a bunch, Mo! You have been a trooper!

If I weren't tied up with my folks now, I'd stay and chat.

[patriciaruth]

We just got an email from MI at Kirkuk, thanking us for the "really nice box" that just came. Our contact will be handing out the items at an upcoming meeting.

This is what was sent.
12 DVD movies:
Shanghai Knights (Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson)
The Rookie (Dennis Quaid)
Lawrence of Arabia (Peter O'Toole)
Glory (Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick)
October Sky
Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson)
Lethal Weapon 1 (Mel Gibson, Danny Glover)
Frequency (Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel)
Airplane! (Leslie Nelson, Lloyd Bridges, Kareem)
Shrek 2 (Mike Myers, Carmen Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Eddie Murphy)
The Right Stuff (Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn)
Troy (Brad Pitt)
3 VHS movies:
The Fast and the Furious
2 Fast, 2 Furious
The Scorpion King (The Rock)
Magazines:
Men's Health
Truckin'
AUSA newspaper
Crossword Puzzle Book and pencil
Filler:
3 packs gum
roasted pistachios and almonds in the shell

[Peach]

Hi, Patty - did you get my letters?

Thanks for all you're doing.

[patriciaruth]

Some came just as I was leaving to go to Texas. I wasn't sure who they were from.

I'll sort it out when I get back later next week.

[patriciaruth]

Finally tracked down your name on the last thread. Wanted to acknowledge that you sent Christmas stockings to our soldiers in Bagram, I think.

I am away from home and don't have my lists with me.

[quietolong]

Operation Thin Mint...Sending Girl Scouts cookies to soldiers overseas
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1359848/posts


Fountain City WI Soldier Killed in Iraq
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1359849/posts

[patriciaruth]

Package to Stryker at Mosul finally mailed yesterday. Contents in next post.

Anyone who happens to be up, please pray for my father's passing to be eased, as he has such strong pioneer genes that his body is still struggling although he is unconscious now.

To those who have sent checks for the headlamps for Stryker, I am still in Texas. Hoping to hear soon that they arrived.

[patriciaruth]

Mailed to our adopted company of Stryker brigade at Mosul on March 15, postage 10.10, insured for $162.

10 DVD's:
Without a Paddle
50 First Dates
Blue Collar Comedy Tour, The Movie
Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Rides Again
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
Predator
Dodgeball
Back to the Future trilogy

4 books:
Shogun (James Clavell)
Sarum (Edward Rutherford)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
The Great Train Robbery (Michael Crichton)

2 Magazines
Four Wheelers
Time Year in Review

2 blank computer discs
3 travel foot powder
7 lemonade drink powder cups

[Peach]

Oh, patriciaruth. I'm so very sorry about your dad and I will pray that he slips easily into God's arms.

[airborne]

Hey Patty. I'm back from Ohio. Sorry to hear that your dad isn't getting better. I know it must be hard on you and your mom.

I will pray that the Lord will be with you and your parents and comfort you all in your time of need.

If you need me to help you in any way, you only have to ask.You've done so much for my family that I will always be grateful.

May God have mercy on your father and comfort you and your mom in the days to come.

[Coop]

God bless you and your father.

[Dante3]

BUMP

[etabeta]

I will pray for your father and for strenght for you. Blessings, etabeta

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Offering my prayers

[jtill]

patriciaruth, prayers that you father has an easy transition from this world into the arms of his Father.

May God's blessings of strength and peace sustain you and your mother through this trying time.

[Kitty Mittens]

Our Merciful Savior, we Lift Up Patriciaruth's Dad to Thee, Beseeching Thy Presence to Surround him, in Thy Love. Comfort him in Your Fatherly Embrace, and Lead him Gently unto his Heavenly Home. Impart to him the Peace of Thy Spirit of Grace, Your Mercy Enfolding him, Banishing Away his Pain.

Comfort our Dear Sister, and All who Love her Dad, Granting unto them a Tangible Sense of Your Love. We Thank You, our Loving Redeemer, for Hearing our Prayers, as we Pray in the Name of His Majesty the King, amen.

[Ros42]

I'm sorry to hear about your father. May the Lord watch over him, and comfort him, as well as you and the rest of your family.

[patriciaruth]

Thank you all for your prayers. They helped a great deal, and I am very grateful for them.

My father went to his Savior just before 10 Central Time at home with his wife of 63 years by his side. He was unconcious the whole time he was home from the hospital since yesterday, and I thank the Lord for His mercy.

He will be buried at the National Cemetery near Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas, as he was a WWII vet and a retired Naval Reserve Officer.

[patriciaruth]

Thank you so much for your prayers. They helped a great deal, and were much appreciated.

See post above.