Holiday FReepmail Messages for our Troops Needed!

self ^ | 11-25-01 | patriciaruth

[patriciaruth]

FReepers! I need emails to send to our troops with the Christmas presents that are being mailed out this week to the 101st AIRBORNE. We have 200 plus presents, but only about a third of them so far have a personal message to go with them to show the troops that we care about them and are grateful for their sacrifices for our country and for putting their lives on the line for our freedom.

PLEASE FReepMail me or send an email to my personal email (below) a Dear Soldier note for the Holidays! Do it today, so I can print them out and put them in the box tomorrow.

AND if anyone could also contribute toward purchasing one or more scarves, or contribute toward the postage, just FReepmail me for my snail mail address or use www.paypal.com and pay by credit card using my personal email address (below).

So far, ABOUT 1/3 of the 200 scarves are bought or pledged, and I would like to put someone else's name, not mine on at least some of the 130 scarves yet to be adopted and given to a serviceman pulling duty on Christmas at an observation post or wherever they may be now that the 101st Airborne has been moved. Guess where? In fact, the news is reporting our troops are landing near Kandahar now.

Contributors so far are:

Audrey --7
Kathy -13
Shirley --8
Deanne --7
Lorraine --2
Lida --2
Kay--9
Sheila --2
Lynette--8
Jacqueline--2
Isabelle--5
Kim--1
Mike--unknown coming
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Email messages sent so far for the troops:
Carrie; Margaret; family in High Ridge, MO; Ruth in Visalia, CA; Laura
Cards coming: Gretchen; "Cool Guy" Christmas scarves URL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/571233/posts Kosovo Care Package URL http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3bd55aeb7d48.htm

[Snow Bunny]

Hi there Race......tee hee.....

[Snow Bunny]

I like your Bin Laden poem, haaahahah GOOD one !!!

[Alamo-Girl]

Praying here!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I used to call her Snow Bunny, but after her field promotion tonight I call her.

GENERAL SNOW BUNNY

[Snow Bunny]

#221........Great job, you will get a promotion,and a hug medal too.

(((( hug ))))

[Pray4USA]

Thanks, Snow........I appreciate that........(^:

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Ah! One of my all time favorite prayer warriors!
*HUG*

[kayak]

Had to leave for a while but I see y'all have had things under control.

I just hope that patriciaruth's printer ribbon holds out.

[Sabertooth]

Homeland Hearth

Merry Christmas 'round this spinning world;
You Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines.
In this great battle into which you're hurled,
Know now you're spoken in our prayers and dreams.

The Universe is vast and often dark,
The galaxies are scattered through the cold,
Yet in this Milky Way we see the Spark,
On Earth we witness History unfold.

Sometimes we wake up and the world is changed,
And we perceive a glimmer of His plan.
Our eyes unchained, we glimpse the pre-arranged,
And we accept the cause of mortal man.

You fight that Freedom's Fire will ever burn.
Your cause is ours; our debt is yours. Return.

[JohnHuang2]

Amen.
Bump!

[Pray4USA]

Thanks for getting me .here... (:

You are so very dear......esp. You 4TF. (:

It's time to say "Nighty Night"...

Ya'll sleep good and tight!

BURMA SHAVE

[Alamo-Girl]

Praise God!!! Hugs!!!

[dixiechick2000]

CONGRATULATIONS GENERAL BUNNY!!!

Tonk, she does deserve it!

[dixiechick2000]

G'nite! You've done a terrific job here today!
I'll say g'nite, as well.

[OKCSubmariner]

I appreciate your spirit and character Sabertooth.

We should always remember to watch over, meet the needs of and pray for the chidren and wives/husbands of our military personnel when they are deployed overseas in harms way particularly during the Holidays.

Our fighting men and women need to know we at home will take care of their families especially if they should fall or be injured in combat.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Ping back to the KING!

[JohnHuang2]

Good morning there, Saint Louie! hehe

[kayak]

Amen to that!

[lonevoice]

Ping to the gang that sent Christmas cards to the Vietnam Veteran. Have time to send an email Christmas wish to the 101st AIRBORNE?

[patriciaruth]

We have enough messages now, folks!!

GREAT FREEP, Flag, and all your wonderful helpers!!

And we have pledges to cover 3/4th of the cost of the scarves!! Better than I expected!!
All the messages sent by tonight will go with the scarves, so the guys pulling duty on Christmas out in the field (who are the ones who will be getting these scarves) will have something to read to cheer them.

IF anyone still wants to send a card or letter, I am going to be sending a care package to the 101st Airborne at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo next week. If you FReepmail me, I'll send you my address, and I'll put your card/letter in that package for the Chaplain to distribute.
Only the card/letter will be sent, not the envelop for security reasons, so be sure to put your name and return address on the card/letter.

Now I have a lot more printing to do....
:-D
Patty