"Soldiers"thank you

[68skylark]

It's hard to tell from the photo. To me, it doesn't look like a hovercraft -- it looks like a mine flail.

[HairOfTheDog]

~Please~ consider donating to a Free Republic Troop Support project that is very popular and needs your help!
Thread here: Help us support our troops!

Letters from troops:

August 1, 2005

I recieved your knife today and wanted to drop a quick line. I honestly expected something that was cheaply built, but fun to have. Not this knife. It’s totally utilitarian, just the way it should be. Nothing on it to break or fail if it gets abused, and it’s heavy enough to get through a damn car door. The butt end is absolutly perfect. You could easily knock someone on thier *$$ with it. Thanks much for the tool and for all that you guys are doing for the good guys.

July 29, 2005

Thank you for your assistance with this. I am a 1SG of an infantry company in a busy area. Myself and my soldiers constantly patrol and deal with “issues” daily and a good knife is an important tool. Thank you for your support of my troops and others like them. 1SG Michael

I recently found out about your organization. It makes me feel really good to know there are people out there who care about us and the equipment we carry. I can’t express the amount of gratitude I felt when i found out about your organization. Many of us are junior enlisted, and just can’t afford a quality knife (which tends to be essential in our environment). I am an infantryman fulfilling a combat medic/shooter role because of civilian paramedic training. I was hoping I could get a few knives for the guys in my team if it isn’t too much of a burden. Check out my blog to see what we have been doing here, we are doing a good job of training the Iraqi soldiers if I may toot my own horn!

July 26, 2005

I am currently stationed at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq with the U.S. Army. I have been seeing all these sharp new knives coming in the mail to fellow soldiers. I asked about them after seeing them and couldn’t believe they told me that they had recieved them as free donations from you. I am writing to ask and see if it would be possible to get ahold of one of your knives. God Bless you guys for your generosity!!

To date more than 700 knives have been shipped, and more requests come in every day. We would sure appreciate your help!

Please support our Hobbit Hole Pocket knives for the troops project.

[68skylark]

Good photos -- I like the one with the car for some reason. Guess I'm a cat person!

[anonymoussierra]

"As a combat veteran, I appreciate the sacrifices and duty of each one of these young men and women. I can't help but see my son's face in each one of these guys."AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thank you

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[68skylark]

I meant to write, "I like the one with the cat for some reason."

[righttackle44]

This put tears in my eyes.

God bless 'em all.

(I have not served. My tagline honors my son and my cousin.)

[airborne]

You know, in the short time that you've been here at FreeRepublic, you have posted some of the most positive and uplifting things.

I just want you to know how much I appreciate your presence.

Whenever I see it's you posting, I can rest assured it's something worth looking at.

Thank you very much, 'anonymoussierra'

[Ramius]

To me, it doesn't look like a hovercraft -- it looks like a mine flail.

I can't be too sure, but that certainly looks like a rubber skirt, and in the back there's a ducted fan. Sure looks hoverish to me. I wonder what they'd be using it for over there?

[airborne]

Here's one with my nephew and his squad, currently in Mosul, Iraq.

[Ramius]

Woohoo knife ping! :-)

[anonymoussierra]

thank you

[jos65]

Fantastic!!!!

Thank you and God Bless!!!!

[68skylark]

Good photo.

[68skylark]

Maybe you're right. It seems to have a propeller toward the back, like an airplane propeller -- only a hovercraft would have that.

[airborne]

And he's single, ladies!

[Ramius]

...and that looks like some sort of light machine gun (30 cal or so?) turret on top.

There's all manner of fun to be had with a rig like that.

:-)

[Chgogal]

You are a treasure anonymossierra! :) Thank you.

[BoBToMatoE]

Bless the work you guys are doing. It is a debt that we cannot repay. Defending us from terrorism abroad. Thank you.

[PilloryHillary]

Thank you for always posting the most beautiful pictures, anonymoussierra. God bless you.

[anonymoussierra]

:}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}thank you