To Jo from Iraq
I got my first letter back from a new acquaintance, she's an american daughter of a cyber friend deployed in Iraq and I just had to share this with anyone who'd read it.
"Dear J and G,
Thanks for the words of encouragement - I thank ya so very much for writting and sending me post cards besides my dad sending me packages every once in a while I dont get mail - I haven't gotten any mail in over a month. I don't understand why friends write but family members never do. If ya could send anything ya could spare I would love it. Ya again thank you.
Iraq is bad and nasty over here. Good thing they haven't mortared us lately. We went 17 days without being mortarted then 4 straight days we got rocketed. Then it stopped for awhile. We are trying to see how long it will last though. I don't know. Maybe days before it starts again I hope it is over but fat chance of that happening.
Well I would send a picture but I don't have one, I'll have to make one up - send me pics of australia - I heard it was beautiful but I never have been out of the United States until I came to Iraq on deployment.
I'm in the military til 2012 anyway so I'm sure I will have a chance to travel the world and back again......."
I know in Australia our figures etc are completely different from those of our sister states, it doesn't matter - these are our kids over there and regardless of politics, personal beliefs or whatever - contact a local organization and/or post a card/letter/email to someone a long way from home
For Aussies - email: messagestothetroops@defence.gov.au
Current ADF news and info: http://www.defence.gov.au
(More links to come with the edit)
posted by Bindii @ 4:55 pm
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