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Fallen Marine's promise to aid girl hits roadblock
ModBee ^ | jul 21, 2006 | ROGER W. HOSKINS

Posted on 07/22/2006 7:57:08 PM PDT by SandRat

Some miracles are harder than others to come by.

On Wednesday, it looked like the Marines, a congressman and the Blue Star Mothers had moved enough medical mountains to keep a fallen Modesto Marine's promise to save a dying Iraqi girl.

(Excerpt) Read more at modbee.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aid; fallen; girl; hits; iraq; iraqichildren; marines; promise; roadblock


1 posted on 07/22/2006 7:57:10 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...

The water is deep, the forest thick, I have miles to and promises to keep before I can sleep.


2 posted on 07/22/2006 7:59:08 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Actually it goes, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep!" Sorry, I couldn't help it, just had to do that:)


3 posted on 07/22/2006 8:05:14 PM PDT by calex59 (The '86 amnesty put us in the toilet, now the senate wants to flush it!)
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To: calex59

Knew I messed it up ---arrrg!


4 posted on 07/22/2006 8:08:16 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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