From the General: Letter from MajGen James Mattis to Military families

e-mail | 04/13/04 | MajGen James Mattis

[RaceBannon]

This is a letter, reprinted with permission, from Major General James Mattis, the Commanding officer of the 1st MEF in Iraq.

The General and I served on the same ship off Iran in 1980 when I was a young Corporal and he was a young Captain. I was not one of his troops, but I still keep in touch with some men that were.

He is highly spoken of, and his record since 9/11 is exemplary.

[BushisTheMan]

Adding my thanks to the Marines and all the troops serving in our military today.

Keep your head low when there's firing but keep in raised high when in formation. You should be proud. Thank you for keeping my family safe and protecting us from terrorists who want to take our freedoms away.

If only you could save us from the Democrats and Andy Rooney and his ilk. Ignore them...they hate America and all it stands for.

The people on this Web site do not agree with them. We love and support our troops.

[oh8eleven]

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Semper Fi ...

[LucyJo]

"This was written in December 2003 but seems appropriate."

Appropriate and true. May those who are trying so hard to damage our military's confidence in their CIC and the rightness of their mission, and in our support for them and their cause, be brought to the shame they so richly deserve. God bless America with victory over terrorism and another term of President George W. Bush in the White House.

[Conspiracy Guy]

A more recent one follows.

We Remember

We saw the look upon his face,
Through whispers he was told.
We knew he felt just what we felt,
We wouldn’t sit here cold.
We knew this time that we would act,
And not just turn our head.
This time we’d go and we’d go big,
We wouldn’t bomb some shed.
He called them faceless cowards,
He vowed we’ll hunt them down.
We watched as he spoke to us all,
Sincerely, not some clown.
His eyes assured us he’d not rest,
Until they paid the price.
Yes we’d turn over every stone,
Until they were on ice.
He warned the battle would be long,
That many would forget.
That some would say, let’s just move on,
Not him, his mind was set.
We backed him then, we back him now,
The fight must still go on.
We can’t back down, we can’t let up,
Until the threat is gone.
God Bless our troops as on they fight,
Each day for them we pray.
We thank them all, for all they do,
“They are the best”, we say.
We will support our President,
He’s proven he will stand.
We’ll vote for Bush this coming fall,
We will protect this land.

Conspiracy Guy 3/5/4

[LucyJo]

Yes, I remember this one, and love it. Thanks for posting it here. I'm glad the General, his troops, and their families will have the opportunity to read it. It speaks straight from my heart, and I'm certain it speaks from the hearts of many others.

[Conspiracy Guy]

This one?

Freedom

Freedom isn’t free you know,
It isn’t even cheap.
Many paid the highest price,
So freedom, we could keep.
Soldiers fought and soldiers died,
In many foreign lands.
In forest deep and thick with snow,
And even desert sands.
We fought at sea and in the air,
The battle rages still.
We must back our troops today,
And show we have the will.
To stay the course until it’s done,
And then again we’ll see.
That freedom still belongs to us,
But never is it free.

Conspiracy Guy 12/15/03

[Conspiracy Guy]

Or this one?

Good Job

I look at all that they have done,
They sure have done it fast.
They’ve started the rebuilding,
And Saddam’s time has past.
The people cheer our soldiers,
And wave as they go by.
The quagmire’s in John Kerry’s mind,
Another lib’ral lie.
No they’re not done but they’ll prevail,
The terrorists will flee.
They owe it to our fighting force,
Iraq will soon be free.

Conspiracy Guy 3/16/2004

[LucyJo]

"This one?"

Well, I meant the "We Remember" poem, but all of them are good! :-)

[Conspiracy Guy]

I knew what you meant. I was hamming it up for our Military and our Leaders ; )

[RaceBannon]

LOL!

It came out as 2 posts, I got it! :)

I miss calling anna. Is Merc still n the radio?

[LucyJo]

I kinda suspected that (grin), but used it as an excuse to bump the thread!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Bump?

[dandelion]

God Bless you and all our men and women in the Armed Services! You are ever in our hearts and prayers.

My little Airman (my daughter) sends her love as well...

[LucyJo]

bttt

[Conspiracy Guy]

speed bump to the top

[LaDivaLoca]

Thank you for sharing this with us, Race.

THANK YOU MajGen Mattis and to all our Marines for your service and sacrifices. You have our support and we pray for you everyday. Stay safe, take care and God bless you all.

WE LOVE OUR TROOPS!!!

[LucyJo]

sbttt?

[Just Lori]

Hey there General! We are very proud of you and all our military personnel! You are in our prayers daily.

[SandRat]

The little mod that the ladies of the chapel had to do was put what we now would call a "Burka" viewing port in the curain that separated the front seats from the back seat where Father Ondo would be.

He was a character. Had a guide-on with the cross in black on camo that his driver would stick in the ground in front of the jeep as Father Ondo climbed into the back to wait. Then the driver would run around letting everyone know that the Chaplain was on site. Once confession was over he'd sent the driver out again to let everyone know the order of services Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish. He used to mix up the order just to be fair.

[MEG33]

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