Cigars for the troops

[MarineOne]

Damn, thats a good idea. I was trying to figure out when I could get to the post office to send a box off. It'll be a whole lot easier to send right from CI or another site.

Yeah it was easier for me to do it this way. It takes about 3 weeks for me to get cigars from the States out here in Iraq, and then of course trying to send it back would put another 4 weeks minimum on it. I've gotten stuff from CI in as little as 10 days, but the mail hasn't been running like it normally does. Something about the third country national truck drivers were on strike or some crazy garbage like that.

Maybe we can ask Leena when she comes back.


-K

[MarineOne]

UPS tracking number: 1ZEW96780382631092



Kris

[sammis]

Hi Kevin

On the way: 0304 1560 0006 6643 8435

[prophetic_joe]

Mine will be out on wednesday. Been a bit busy the last few days with family in town and such.

[cinda]

Hi Kevin

I sent you a pm about what I sent. Thanks for all your work on this project!

[mail man]

Kevin, cigars went out this morning
usps tracking # 0308 0730 0000 7453 4282

Keith

[Smoked!]

I spent 3 hours on a plane sandwiched between two of our troops returning to the states for R&R. One is a Sgt. Major. The other is an Airborne Ranger. The Sgt is a professional soldier with 23 years experience. She is a few months away from completing her third consecutive tour in Iraq. Currently, her post is near Basrah on the Euphrates. It ain’t no picnic. She openly discussed the work that is being done to build communities in Iraq. She is brutally realistic about the prospects of those projects when we withdraw our troops.

The young Ranger seated on my right was returning to Tampa to await his next assignment. He didn’t speak much. He had a far away look. Life is never the same for the brave young soldiers that see combat. Raise a glass to these fine men and women who defend our interests and defend our freedoms every day. Say a prayer for their safety… and send them a few cigars.


Thanks, Kevin, for taking charge of this.