Hello :
Happy Veterans Day.
A Brave Marine
This handsome United States Marine is my 19 year-old son,
Tyler. Thirteen months ago Tyler
fulfilled a childhood dream and enlisted in the Corps for a 7-year stint,
postponing college in lieu of proudly serving his country. He is currently in
Afghanistan manning a 50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of a Humvee
patrolling for bad guys, IEDs, protecting his fellow troops, and helping to keep America safe.
Needless to say I am extremely proud of Tyler and aside
from worry, I respect him for doing what he loves - serving his country. By the way, he's with some good company - the Marine Corps celebrated
their 234th birthday on November 10, 2009, so a belated happy birthday.
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Care Package For Marines: I've learned from Tyler that the simplest items we take for
granted here on a daily basis can often be rare treasures to our troops in
Afghanistan. I'm preparing several "care" packages for Tyler's unit.
If you would like to do the same I'll drop off a box for you to use, pick it
up, and pay all shipping costs to Afghanistan on your behalf. Believe me, it will be appreciated far more than you can
ever imagine.
Some of the items that are in demand in that desolate
land are:
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Warm socks
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Toiletries
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Baby wipes
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Hard candy
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Beef Jerky
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Cigars
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Instant coffee packs
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Small energy drinks
- A personal note of gratitude - goes a long way
If you want to participate with me just reply to this email and I'll
contact you on the arrangements.
Veterans Day: Originally Veterans Day was called
Armistice Day and set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War 1
that occurred on November 11, 1918. In 1938 legislation was passed dedicating
Armistice Day to the cause of world peace and honored veterans of World War
1. That legislation was amended in
1954 and the word "Armistice" was replaced with "Veterans"
in order to thank and honor living American veterans of all wars whether they
served during wartime or peacetime. This is in contrast to Memorial Day that is
dedicated to service members who died in serving America or as a
result of injuries incurred during battle.
Thanks To Our Troops: Hope you don't think this is too
sentimental, but I just can't thank the brave women and men in our armed forces enough
for their dedication and commitment in keeping our country safe.
No Bugs: Believe it or not - nothing on scorpions this month
:). I think it's appropriate to
honor our military without any mention of bugs.
Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving.
As always, we sincerely appreciate your business and will never take it for granted.
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