Got a letter from Ruben!

[280plus]

Quote:

"Our company is in charge of a pretty big area in and around Fallujah. As of the last month or so we've been pretty succesful working with the local populace and they've been very helpful in pointing out the "bad guys". They've finally come to realize if they don't take an active role and work with the coalition it's only going to get worse. Our morale has been pretty high as of lately."

"We have taken a few losses here but have learned and recovered from them."

Is it ok for an old sailor to extend an exuberant "Semper Fi" to some young Marines?

 

[wingnutx]

Cool. That's a longer email than I usually get from him.

They are close to the end of their tour over there.

[280plus]

Yup, he says that too. I got a snail mail consisting of two sides of a regular sized notebook page. He says they're getting close to returning to the states and they're still getting holiday packages so not to send any more stuff. Just in time too, I ALMOST stopped to stock up again today but fiogured I'd wait till Monday when I got another order of cigars coming in. I'll send him a few of those anyways. 

He also says he just turned 35 and is starting to feel it. I never realized he was from Miami. I thought he was from Kali judging by the palm trees in that pic of him and the puppy.

Got another pic of the platoon too. I wish I had a way to scan this in for you.

[The Rabbi]

He was just being ordered to say all that.  The situation is really a quagmire.  Just look at CNN.

[280plus]

I know, right. That's what it said in between all the blacked out words.   

[280plus]

Wingnut, send me your email address,,,