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I have a cousin who is currently in Iraq with 3rd Bde of 3ID. While I'm sure he's fine, his mom, like all moms, is somewhat prone to worry. Neither his family, nor his fiance, have heard anything from him since well before the war started - His last letter was dated 4 March. His habit was to write his fiance once a day, and his family at least every few days. Now I know that they were pretty busy for much of the intervening time, the operational tempo has certainly slowed by now, and I can't believe that the...

Some troops on the front lines haven't received mail in two months. Our soldiers deserve better. by Jonathan Foreman 04/15/2003 2:30:00 PM MORALE HAS CURDLED in many American units around Iraq, despite the amazing success of coalition forces since the invasion began on March 20th. The reason isn't 95-degree heat or the relentless dust or the suicidal harassment by Saddam's Fedayeen. It's the shameful total breakdown of the army's postal system. "It's the worst thing about this war" said Sp. Stephen Clifford of the 64th Armor Regiment, "The whole thing went well but they screwed up a lot of the...