Re: Word from Iraq

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• To: <g*@hort.net>
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Word from Iraq
• From: &* J* E* <g*@gbronline.com>
• Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 17:24:59 -0600

Whatever they pay those guys, I'll wager it's not enough...

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:55:19 -0500

>Hi Everyone,
>
>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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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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