Posted on 08/28/2003 6:45:07 PM PDT by Pikamax
Edited on 05/07/2004 6:01:29 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
An agreement has been reached for planes from Dover Air Force Base to carry air conditioners collected by a Delaware woman to troops in Iraq, Sen. Joe Biden said Wednesday.
The first shipment will be sent Sept. 4.
Frankie Mayo of Bear started Operation AC to send air conditioners to troops after sending one to her son, who is serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq. She already had sent about 450 units and had about 520 more on hand when the U.S. Postal Service stopped taking her shipments about two weeks ago, citing international mail agreements that ban their coolants as hazardous.
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He arranged for payment of half the $71,000 cost for New Jersey-based DHL Danzas Air & Ocean, a cargo carrier and military subcontractor, to take the air conditioners to Iraq. Mayo paid the rest from nationwide donations to www.operationac.com.
Mayo said Limbaugh listeners have donated more than $36,000.
I'm just pointing out how conservatives are so heartless.
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