Posted on 11/10/2006 4:12:45 PM PST by Sub-Driver
No Joke: NJ Mom Collects 'Silly String' for Iraq Troops
by KYW's David Madden
A Camden County, NJ woman is working on a plan to send cans of the children's aerosol toy "Silly String" to troops in Iraq.
Stress relief? Hardly.
Marcelle Shrivers son has been in Iraq for a month now. She says Army and Marine units spray the string through the doorways of buildings before entering them -- to make sure there are no bombs inside:
"If the string falls to the ground, there are no trip wires. If the string hangs in mid-air, then they can see that theres a wire and they do not go in until they can dismantle it."
And he wants more. Shes gathered two cases of the string so far, and $140 to help in shipping. She needs more of both.
Donations are being taken at St. Lukes Church in Stratford, NJ, and at Our Lady of Grace in Somerdale.
(Excerpt) Read more at kyw1060.com ...
Hi fr_freak ... I think FReeper HiJinx can help us out with info on sending Christmas care packages to some of the troops, so please send HiJinx a FReepmail for details!
The iraqies are POS that aren't worthy of our support.
Let it be known the troops nearly to a man say we shouldn't be here, but you talk to them and they say we should be here . Yes, we are pissed the Dems one, minus a Squid attached to my unit, but he is ok as he is a sharp troop (even for an officer ))
And john boy kerry said we are stupid? lol
forgot to mention that day we had 5 SVBIEDS and more threats in the immediate area looking for TOO's.
Ingenious!
So, Jon Carry, what was it you said about our guys over there being dumb?
Thanks for the info.
Isn't it a kick? maybe we should have a commission of Civilians brainstormingsimple, life-saving ideas for the military, separate from military geniouses you know..
bttt
Brass are the big picture guys.
Using Silly string is the creativity on the "small picture" guys.
The test will be how fast the "big picture" guys get the "small picture" guys silly string.
I'm not holding my breath
My guess is we will have a $100 million project in the works by 2010.
That may be true, but after all the real reason we are there is not to support per say the "Iraqis", they could be Eskimos, it's about strategic geopolitical long term security.
I just wish we would quit pussy footing around and out this thing to rest
Smart, but I don't know if I necessarily like the fact that this is getting out and about.
If the terrorists read this story, they'll change their method.
How can they change their methods? They still have to have wires in order to detonate.
For the troops Ping.
Where do you send this stuff too?
I hope she collects a ton!
Shipping aerosols can be a pain, though.
From the article:
And he wants more. Shes gathered two cases of the string so far, and $140 to help in shipping. She needs more of both.
Donations are being taken at St. Lukes Church in Stratford, NJ, and at Our Lady of Grace in Somerdale.
bttt
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