Posted on 10/15/2006 2:04:34 PM PDT by World_Events
NEW YORK — A group of Marines and ex-Marines who fought in Iraq — including two wounded there — is featured in a beefcake calendar being sold to help wounded veterans.
"It's a stopgap effort to help people where government programs leave off," said Rudy Reyes, who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan and is on the calendar's cover. "This is a way for citizens to help citizens."
The "America's Heroes" calendar is being sold by Freedom is Not Free, a San Diego-based nonprofit group that helps injured service members and their families with such expenses as travel, mortgage and utility bills and special beds for burn victims.
Reyes and the other men who appear in the glossy 2007 lineup served in Iraq in Marine reconnaissance units. Sgt. James Wright, 31, who lost his hands and part of his leg, appears on the back cover in full uniform, saluting with what's left of his right arm.
Several members of the group, promoting the calendar on a cross-country tour, said Thursday they have medical conditions, ranging from combat stress-related symptoms to injuries to their feet, knees, hips and backs from carrying combat loads of more than 200 pounds
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In before the "Thud" post.
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Do a title search on 'Beefcake'
This is the fifth one.
These are beautiful men and heroes.
I'd buy a calendar if they had one with our fighting babes.
Buy one for each daughter and you'll have your Christmas shopping done! ;^)
OH....MY....GOSH!!!
I bought 2.
Have to get 2 more for Christmas presents.
Did any of these guys get IM's from Foley?
Why can't I ever get photo assignments like this??
Where can I get him?
I`d rather donate than buy this. My girlfriend sees this calander she`ll be on my case for months (again) to get into shape. She goes absolutely bananas, weak kneed and limp for dudes in this kind of shape. I wouldn`t mind getting into that kind of shape at all, but 12 hours driving every day doesn`t leave much room for working out. Anyone have any ideas? Yeah, I know, get off my arse when I get home instead of spending my fat arse posting on Freep.
I am still waiting for a desk calendar to come out. lol Can you imagine 365 of these????
Here he is.....
If the picture comes through, here is Mr. October.
What I wouldn`t give to see the look on Mohammeds face when that dude comes crashing though his door.
LOL
My husband's a Marine, so I'm posting these few to support the cause.
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