Re: Word from Iraq

Ceres: I think this is the first "war" in which I actually don't have a
close relative participating...my grandfather was a WWI vet, my dad a
vet of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, my two oldest brothers and scores of
cousins all Vietnam Vets, all three of my other brothers served in the
Army with one of them a Gulf War Vet. I think that all along, there has
always been a need for private groups to send donations to
troops...perhaps that is the way it should be...an essential element of
involvement, a spirit of giving to those who are already giving so much
for us...I am quite sure those of us on the list who are old enough to
remember Korea/WWII/Vietnam (anybody want to speak for WWI?) could
probably give better examples. I just remember my dad talking about his
GI kit...it included coffee, cigarettes, postcards/stamps, as well as
items for hygiene. I have one of the full sets of WWII issued postcards
that have these wonderful cartoons of war-time GI life on them...pretty
neat to look at.


Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Mon 02/02,  < Cersgarden@aol.com > wrote:
From:  [mailto: Cersgarden@aol.com]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:27:26 EST
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Word from Iraq

In a message dated 2/2/04 4:21:28 AM, mhobertm@excite.com
writes:<br><br><< Guess our country isn't<br>doing such a great job of
providing the GI's with basic toiletries like<br>deodorant and stuff
either. >><br>Melody, I think if you look back or have been
involved/family involved in <br>previous military conflicts, even in
peace time, our troops today have much, much <br>more. In Desert Storm
the natl guard personnel who were serving rcd special <br>privileges or
recognition which the regular military did not. I do not have <br>anyone
close in the regular military today but I suspect this is still the
case. <br> We never hear about the regular military and their hardships
only the guard <br>yet they both signed for the same objective. That is
part of the commitment <br>and why we should provide for our veterans.
Talk to anyone who has needed help <br>even with problems/injuries
incurred as a result of their mission. It is not <br>good.<br> Ceres
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