[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, bert. We have a small army sending out the daily positive news, letters from the troops, etc. It's best to forward the news to sympathetic groups - family friendly, church, veterans groups - homeschoolers, as well as neighbors. They will pass it on. The press isn't listening. I know. They know.

''And one thing I do want to open with is that we owe a great thank you to our families back in Fort Hood for what they're doing, and for (inaudible) who are taking care of our families, and the families that are taking care of each other, and for the sacrifices that they are making for their country as well as the sacrifices our troops are making.'' ~ Sgt. Maj. Michael Bush, U.S. Army 1^st Armored Division, Baghdad ~ 8/22

[Samurai_Jack]

"It's not the critic who counts.........It's not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled................Credit belongs to the man who really was in the arena, his face marred by dust, sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs to come short and short again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming. It is the man who actually strives to do the deeds, who knows the great enthusiasm and knows the great devotion, who spends himself on a worthy cause, who, at best, knows in the end the triumph of great achievement. And who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and cruel souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
~ Teddy Roosevelt

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Not news. Simply a place to comment on the press treatment of the troops and the war effort.

"I was just down and visited with the Polish division, who are moving into the Marines sector. We're doing a wonderful job down there. We've had soldiers down there out of the CJTF7 headquarters that have been very helpful in helping the Polish division in their transition with the Marines."

"And we could talk about more forces coming in. We do have more forces coming in. And I think that, you know, we've built this team of coalition forces its going to be even better as the days go on." ~ Sgt. Maj. Kenneth O. Preston, Command Sgt. Maj., V Corps, Baghdad ~ 8/22

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