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Mideast Notebook: Desperately seeking Toilet Paper- Daily life of our troops in Kuwait(exc. read)
European edition, Stars and Stripes ^ | Friday, February 21, 2003 | Joseph Giordono, Steve Liewer and Mark Oliva
Mideast Notebook: Desperately seeking TP European edition, Friday, February 21, 2003
Its not news that war creates shortages, both at home and among the troops. snip Their units are still waiting for supplies to arrive from Europe. Toilet paper disappears from the shelves of the small AAFES exchange as soon as it arrives. The preferred emergency backups, moist towelettes and facial tissue, also are hard to find. When care packages arrive from home, soldiers may nibble at the sweets, but they lunge for the toilet paper. Another paper shortage Next to toilet paper, the hottest commodity in the Europe-based V Corps units is Stars and Stripes. snip
Reporters Joseph Giordono, Steve Liewer and Mark Oliva contributed to this report. Contact Joseph Giordono in Kuwait at: giordonoj@pstripes.osd.mil; contact Steve Liewer in Kuwait at: liewers@mail.estripes.osd.mil ; contact Mark Oliva in Bahrain at: olivam@pstripes.osd.mil |