[daisyscarlett]

Before any of us complain about how "hot" it is today, let us pause to think of these dear soldiers...trudging away in the jungles of the Phillipines fighting the war on terrorism....Now they are "hot" and in all that military gear too....

U.S. army soldiers walk with Philippine troops after a drill outside the camp of the Philippine army in Isabela city, in the southern Philippines, June 24, 2002. Philippine and U.S. officials insisted on Monday that Muslim guerrilla chief Abu Sabaya was killed in a shootout with local troops, squelching a newspaper report he was alive and hiding in a rebel stronghold. 'I'll bet my month's pay check on it,' U.S. Brigadier-General Donald Wurster told reporters, dismissing the report. Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters - Jun 24 7:52 AM ET

[Billie]

Thanks, daisy - I can't tell you how much I appreciate all that you post - the news photos are always welcome, and you present them so well.....with your little intro!