And for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, we pray for the Lord to welcome them into His loving arms!
Thanks for the ping, bnelson44.
CholeraJoe and I sent a few care packages to several soldiers in one unit of the 10th Mountain at Baghdad last Christmas. I never heard back so we did not end up adopting them, but I am pinging the Merry Band of Patriots to pray for all the soldiers of this light infantry division, and for the families of the dead and missing men.
SW6906 also sent a care package last Christmas to a soldier in one of the units of the 10th Mountain at Baghdad. Did either of you hear back?
And for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, we pray for the Lord to welcome them into His loving arms!
prayers for certain.
Praying Right Now, in the Name of His Majesty in Heaven.
Prayers sent. Thanks for the flag.
I am praying also, but my stomach hurts badly for these kids!
Thanks for the ping Patty. The 10th Mountain Division is based at Fort Drum, NY which is about an hour or so north of me. When I was back in Rochester recently taking care of my sister, I ran into a member of the 10th Mtn. Division while making a run to the bank. I thanked him profusely for his service and told him that we are all praying for our troops. He and his wife are both career Army. Both have been in Iraq. He’s an MP, and has been doing special recruiting duty recently, but will be going back overseas, this time to Afghanistan. They have two children...a boy and a girl. I told him about Free Republic, and about the Merry Band of Patriots who have been sending packages to the troops. He said that the soldiers really appreciate what the folks back home have been doing for them. He said the one thing the troops need to know is that the people back home haven’t forgotten them. I wished him and his family well, told them to stay safe and that I’d be praying for them all. It was a very uplifting experience for me, and I get all choked up just talking about it.