Guest guest Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hi Nikie, > To all list moms and moderators, please forgive if my post is not > appropriate, but I do have OT in the subject line and I'm hoping that > you will help my cause. > > Regardless of how you feel about what's going on in Iraq, this email is > not about that. I do not want to start any political emails of the > sort. This is a feel good email. Lots of reasons you have to feel good .. says I. > My son, Marshall, is in the Air Force. He is stationed at the Balad Air > Force base outside of Bagdad. He is with Security Forces and is > currently checking ID's and such of those who come onto the base. He is > trained for his job which entails riding with his flight crew on a C-130 > plane dropping off supplies and protecting the crew and the plane and is > awaiting those missions. I SALUTE him .. and all his buddies! :-) > On October 24th, he will celebrate his 21st birthday. If any of you > remember your 21st birthday, you know that it is a major birthday!! The > day you technically become an adult. The day you can legally (in most > states) drink! The day you look forward to celebrate with a huge party > with your family and friends. Well, he doesn't get to really do that > this go round. He can't even have a celebratory drink because they > don't allow alcohol to soldiers in Iraq. On top of that, when he was > inducted into the Air Force, his anniversary date is also his birthday. > So, last year when he turned 20, he was on a bus heading to boot camp! > Happy Birthday Marshall!! I turned 21 in Vietnam .. couldn't vote or even buy a beer in the USA back then till one was 21 .. and I think I know how Marshall and other young folks like him feel about this > Being that I couldn't throw him a huge party to celebrate his birthday, > I pondered on what could be done. I decided to use my connections of > the internet and see if ya'll could help. I'm asking if any of you > would send him a birthday card wishing him a Happy Birthday. You don't > even have buy him a card. If you like, just write a little note wishing > him a Happy 21st Birthday and send it off. The only thing you're out is > the cost of the airmail stamps. This would mean a lot to me and would > really, really be a great surprise to him. He's missing home and his > wife an awful lot and even though you may think you're just strangers or > anything like that. I know he would appreciate it. Done .. and I appreciate you wanting it to happen. > He's a great kid and a wonderful person. I believe you are half right .. I'm sure he's a great person .. he's proving that now .. at least to me he is. But he's not a great kid .. he's a member of the United States Armed Forces serving in a combat zone. We have no American kids wearing the uniform. To Mama their son will always be their little boy .. but shortly after Marshall's 20th birthday .. when he graduated from Air Force Basic Training .. he became a man. > If you want to pass this forward, that would be fine. Our letters and > packages have been taking around 13 days to arrive to him. > > > His address is: > Brown, Marshall A1C > USAF/332 ESFS > APO AEO 9315-9997 > > Thank you to everyone for helping, > > Nikie Brown > <http://www.aftertherayne.com/> > 936-203-3188 Welcome you are from this end .. and I thank you for raising a son who has seen fit to voluntarily serve in the proud tradition of an American Fighting Man. Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 OH, I will definitely send him a card!! What a wonderful idea! Jan G _____ On Behalf Of Nikie Brown Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:48 PM nbrown OT: My Son in Iraq To all list moms and moderators, please forgive if my post is not appropriate, but I do have OT in the subject line and I'm hoping that you will help my cause. Regardless of how you feel about what's going on in Iraq, this email is not about that. I do not want to start any political emails of the sort. This is a feel good email. My son, Marshall, is in the Air Force. He is stationed at the Balad Air Force base outside of Bagdad. He is with Security Forces and is currently checking ID's and such of those who come onto the base. He is trained for his job which entails riding with his flight crew on a C-130 plane dropping off supplies and protecting the crew and the plane and is awaiting those missions. On October 24th, he will celebrate his 21st birthday. If any of you remember your 21st birthday, you know that it is a major birthday!! The day you technically become an adult. The day you can legally (in most states) drink! The day you look forward to celebrate with a huge party with your family and friends. Well, he doesn't get to really do that this go round. He can't even have a celebratory drink because they don't allow alcohol to soldiers in Iraq. On top of that, when he was inducted into the Air Force, his anniversary date is also his birthday. So, last year when he turned 20, he was on a bus heading to boot camp! Happy Birthday Marshall!! Being that I couldn't throw him a huge party to celebrate his birthday, I pondered on what could be done. I decided to use my connections of the internet and see if ya'll could help. I'm asking if any of you would send him a birthday card wishing him a Happy Birthday. You don't even have buy him a card. If you like, just write a little note wishing him a Happy 21st Birthday and send it off. The only thing you're out is the cost of the airmail stamps. This would mean a lot to me and would really, really be a great surprise to him. He's missing home and his wife an awful lot and even though you may think you're just strangers or anything like that. I know he would appreciate it. He's a great kid and a wonderful person. If you want to pass this forward, that would be fine. Our letters and packages have been taking around 13 days to arrive to him. His address is: Brown, Marshall A1C USAF/332 ESFS APO AEO 9315-9997 Thank you to everyone for helping, Nikie Brown <HYPERLINK " http://www.aftertherayne.com/ " http://www.afterthe-rayne.com/> 936-203-3188 __ Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1046 - Release 10/3/2007 10:08 AM Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1046 - Release 10/3/2007 10:08 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 > On October 24th, he will celebrate his 21st birthday. If any > of you remember your 21st birthday... [Dave]: Like Butch, I turned 21 in the military, too. > Happy Birthday Marshall!! > His address is: > Brown, Marshall A1C > USAF/332 ESFS > APO AEO 9315-9997 [Dave]: Right on. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0/1046 - Release 10/3/2007 10:08 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hi Nickie. My heart goes out to you now with your son serving in Iraq. I know of the pride and also the fear that you have for him, because my son is in the Infantry of the Canadian Military. Although he celebrated his 20th this year away from home, he is not overseas yet,that will prob be next year. The birthday card is a great idea, and I will forward your request to friends and family as well. I would love to see his surprise when he receives bags of mail! Marshall is in our hearts and our prayers...Take care Joanne from Canada All new Mail - Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Card is on the way ! I also will put Marshall on my prayer list of young men that I know are over there...May they come home soon. C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Thanks so much Butch and Dave. Best regards, Nikie On Behalf Of Butch Owen Wednesday, October 03, 2007 4:53 PM OT: My Son in Iraq Hi Nikie, > To all list moms and moderators, please forgive if my post is not > appropriate, but I do have OT in the subject line and I'm hoping that > you will help my cause. > > Regardless of how you feel about what's going on in Iraq, this email is > not about that. I do not want to start any political emails of the > sort. This is a feel good email. Lots of reasons you have to feel good .. says I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Consider it done! But can you tell me how many stamps, or if special stamps are required, to send a card to Iraq? BTW, my son also turned 21 in the service. We haven't seen him on his birthday since he turned 18 but next month we'll be spending his 23rd with him, in Seattle ) He just returned from a mission in the Arctic where he was an officer aboard the polar icebreaker/research vessel USCGC Healy. He counted 22 polar bears and a whole mess of ice.... jaime,CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 just a word about the zipcode... I took a card ready to mail to the P.O and the clerk said it was incomplete and wouldn't get to its destination.... is there a zero missing as the first number or anything? thanks....Harri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Hi Harri, It will get there, but it just seems that my son read me the address weird. The last line should be APO AE 09315-9997 But even written as it was before, all of our letters and packages have gotten to him. Thanks again, Nikie Brown On Behalf Of harri22002 Friday, October 05, 2007 7:09 PM Re: OT: My Son in Iraq just a word about the zipcode... I took a card ready to mail to the P.O and the clerk said it was incomplete and wouldn't get to its destination.... is there a zero missing as the first number or anything? thanks....Harri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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