"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yay!! My nephew is in the 82nd over there right now, and I bet he’d LOVE a slurpee about now...
It would stay in Iraq when Preston rotates home in March or April 2008. His Army unit is a mixture of infantry, medics, mechanics and other support soldiers.
Because of red tape involved in raising the money and sending such a large item overseas, she has joined up with Give 2 The Troops, a nonpartisan, nonpolitical group formed to support deployed troops. Members try to get letters and care packages to soldiers in war zones.
“Working with the organization enables us to purchase the machine wholesale and provide a tax-deductible receipt to those making donations,” she said. “The machine costs about $1,600 with shipping and supplies, such as flavorings and cups. I figure the total cost will be about $2,500.”
OREGON BRANCH
Give2TheTroops, Inc.
ATTN: Sharon Cabrales, OR Branch Director
3134 Oak Road
North Bend, OR 97459
E-mail: Sharon@Give2thetroops.org
Leave it to Airbone to think about Slurpees
And there would be thousands who would know how to operate it!
(oh, shame on me)
This is such a CUTE STORY Canteen members LOL!
Sure would be nice if the folks that make the machines would donate one...I’d go buy a few Slurpees to help out. And if the military can get something as big as a tank into Iraq, looks like they might be able to squeeze in a lil old Slurpee machine.
I find it very depressing that getting something to the troops as simple and basic as this machine has to be such a red-tape nightmare.