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Stationed marines find, return Gulf War I letter
Jewish World Review ^ | April 4, 2003 | staff

Posted on 04/04/2003 12:23:03 PM PST by WaterDragon

(UPI) -- In the first Gulf War, Brian O'Meara was a Marine stationed on the U.S.N.S. Curtiss and while there he misplaced a letter sent to him from his family.

The Seattle Times reports O'Meara, now a postal service worker in Redmond, Wash., got the surprise of his life last week when his letter was returned -- sent to him from four Marines now stationed on the Curtiss in this second war with Iraq.

The Times reports the Marines added their own note: "As I'm sure you're aware we are back on the boat in the Persian Gulf again. This time we don't have the support at home ... but our families understand what we are here for." ....(snip)

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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gulfwari; letter; marines; return; usnscurtiss

1 posted on 04/04/2003 12:23:03 PM PST by WaterDragon
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To: WaterDragon
Awesome, but they are so wrong. The certainly do have the support of the folks at home.......maybe not Seattle, but certainly real americans in fly over country.
2 posted on 04/04/2003 12:28:11 PM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: OldFriend
Anybody have an APO address? We can show them that they do have our support.
3 posted on 04/04/2003 12:35:49 PM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain
Guess I'll try Jewish World Review and see if they can get us an address.
4 posted on 04/04/2003 12:37:51 PM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: WaterDragon
Why in the hell do they think they don't have the support at home?

WTF is going on over there that the message isn't getting through??
5 posted on 04/04/2003 12:41:06 PM PST by mabelkitty
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To: marktwain
http://www.seawaves.com/USFleet-Info/usn_pacific_homeports.htm
6 posted on 04/04/2003 12:42:27 PM PST by stlnative (Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
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To: marktwain
I emailed JWR and will let you know as soon as I get an answer.
7 posted on 04/04/2003 12:43:26 PM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: marktwain
SS CURTISS T-AVB 4 - NO HOMEPORT
I will keep looking
8 posted on 04/04/2003 12:47:48 PM PST by stlnative (Were it not for the brave…there'd be no land of the free.)
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To: B Knotts; blackie; SAMWolf; Billie; patriciaruth; MeeknMing; mhking
bttt
9 posted on 04/04/2003 12:52:15 PM PST by WaterDragon (Only America has the moral authority and the resolve to lead the world in the 21st Century.)
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To: WaterDragon
Thanks for the bump.
10 posted on 04/04/2003 1:04:51 PM PST by SAMWolf ("We're the Marines. We took Iwo Jima, Baghdad ain't sh*t! - Marine to a Reporter)
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To: WaterDragon
Ahh but they DO INDEED have the support of those here at home. Absolutely!!! The peace movement is dying!!! God bless all our troops, past, present and future.
11 posted on 04/04/2003 1:32:52 PM PST by cubreporter
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To: WaterDragon
bttt for later read . . .
12 posted on 04/04/2003 2:32:18 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: WaterDragon
BTTT
13 posted on 04/04/2003 3:14:12 PM PST by Djarum
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