Re: word from Iraq

Every situation is different, I'm sure with 10's of thousand soldiers over 
there, not everyone can live in a prince's bed....although it probably happened 
for a few.  One just doesn't and probably can't hear it all.   
Just like that one hears of those that are killed in Iraq, but little is 
mentioned of the many many more that are wounded so badly that they are brought to 
Germany, and if bad enough back to the states to the military hospitals.  
BAMC hospital, one of the largest military hospitals in the US, located in San 
Antonio, has the number one burn unit for the military.  They are filled to 
capacity....to the point where those patients that can actually walk or get around 
in some fashion are housed in baracks on post, and the military even rented a 
civilian hotel close to the hospital for these as well.  Every day soldiers 
that are in the military hospitals die from wounds sustained in Iraq....but one 
doesn't hear about these.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
In a message dated 1/31/2004 9:50:23 AM Central Standard Time, 
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
My sister just gave me the latest on my nephew (who just turned 19 last
month).  I mention it because the bits and pieces I've seen in newspapers
show soldiers sleeping in prince's beds and playing basketball in fancy
ballrooms of castles.  This is what it's really like:

"Sam is no longer living in an unused ammo bunker.  His permanent billet is
a former dining facility that's being renovated.  He has electricity and
porta potties.  The showers are a mile down the road.  Apparently they plan
to install bathroom facilities later.

One cool thing:  MCI provides free long distance 24/7 for servicemen in
Iraq.  Sometimes the lines are long but it surely makes communication
easier."

Kitty

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