Posted on 09/27/2007 11:19:30 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple
From: Colonel Simcock, USMC"US Marine Colonel Simcock, the commander of USMC Regimental Combat Team 6 in Iraq, is asking for 6,000 positive emails to his Marines.
That's one email for each Marine in his RCT command. COL Simcock is concerned about the effect of the negative barrage that those Marines are getting through the electronic media.
This is the email address to send the emails to.
RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil
"If you're reading this email, then you can probably click on the address, type a few words, and then hit "send" to be all done.
It doesn't have to be the Gettysburg Address. Something as simple as "Hello, Marine, We thank you for what you're doing”.
“You are in a noble task. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Best wishes & get home soon" is more than sufficient.
I find that the part I put in bold is the most offensive. Whether you agree with the war or not, to send a "barrage of negative messages through electronic media" to our troops is utterly outrageous. It is not the war that is demoralizing them, it is the negative barrage of messages through electronic media as per their own commander.
Do people NOT understand that our troops, in this day and age of the internet, are seeing what you are saying…. and so are our enemies?
These morons deliberately ignore that simple basic concept as they are spewing their hatred.
Our troops need to know we appreciate them and all they do for us.
Is it THAT hard to actually give them that support?
For some it seems to be. They should be ashamed of themselves.
EMAIL A MARINE. Tell them how much they mean to us. Take 30 seconds right now and just do it, ok?
Thank you.
As some one posted," Amazing that the left is emailing our military forces 'Negative' comments via email."
If someone will confirm the genuineness of this, I will be happy to pass it into my address lists and get some grateful emails going to these wonderful men and women.
ping...
I would be happy to send 6,000 e-mails with very supportive messages and thank you. I would like to know this is legit and really requested.
I tried it, delivery failed, email returned to me.
Email on the way
A google search shows there is a Col Simcock and in looking at those it would be reasonable that he might make such a request.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Colonel+Simcock&btnG=Google+Search
“I tried it, delivery failed, email returned to me.”
this is unfortunate, because it’s a great idea.
Ping.
Awaiting verification.
Also would like verification bump
Done!
Thank you for posting.
I hope it is legit.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
This is a great idea since we all know what they must hear and see from Big Media, Democrat Politicians & Hollywood Elites!
bump
I believe my email went through.
Bump!
My email seems to have gone through...
Thanks Marines! I heard about this email opportunity on http://www.freerepublic.com and thought I would take a moment to thank you for your service and sacrifice. Ignore the vocal but small America hating lunatic fringe, and trust that we will not be swayed by our nation’s domestic enemies in the liberal media and congress.
God bless you and keep you and return you home safe and victorious!
There was a bulletin board outside a DFAC at Al Asad that had all kinds of appreciative letters written by school kids.
A couple young Marines were reading some of these “Dear Soldier” letters when a Staff Sergeant barked at them to move on cuz those letters were written to Soldiers, not Marines.
True story.
I got “recipient could not be reached”. No mention of a mailbox being full.
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