An Email From the Front Lines |
Following is an excerpt from the blog of Sargeant Jordan Sawyer, currently stationed in Iraq.
"...For every mission I'd hand out 2-3 balls to each of the squads and let them decide what children received them. Usually they reserved them for well behaved children during a dismounted patrol or especially poor looking kids. This had its pros and cons. On the plus side, the kids flocked to us and enjoyed our presence more. Typically when kids are around, you're generally less likely to be attacked. On the down side, I couldn't get many pictures and WAY too many kids flocked to us. Iraqi kids are to soccer balls like cats are to catnip. They go WILD! We often times had to be careful with passing out the soccer balls else we'd literally be over run by kids."
For further insight about Sgt. Sawyer's experience with Kick For Nick, please feel free to read the remainder of his blog post. |