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A few days ago I received 9 big boxes here in Baghdad, Iraq.
People saw me bring the boxes out of the mail room, and many gathered round to watch as I opened them up.
The magazines were received with great excitement.
There was a scramble for the American Rifleman magazines. There was another small scramble for the handful of guitar magazines...they are pretty hard to find around here.
Interestingly, the base I'm at in Iraq actually has several small lakes/ponds around, but filled with carp rather than muskie. Still, there are plenty of people who enjoy fishing for the carp...and clearly, there were people interested in fishing after they get back home, because over the last few days since I put all the magazines out, about 2/3 of the Muskie magazines have been claimed. About the same number of Field&Stream and Bow Hunter have been taken at the same time. Since there seemed to be as many Muskie magazines as all the other magazines combined, that's really impressive.
I was extremely impressed with the books, too: there were some modern classics and older classics, too. I never expected to see "Alice in Wonderland" or "Catcher in the Rye"!
I grabbed the Dilbert book...someone else took the Doonesbury and Bloom County books within minutes.
And the puzzle books and Redbook magazines were also gone pretty quickly.
All in all, your warm gift was very appreciated by all around here. You brightened our day and made our lives here a little more interesting.
Thanks so much for your generosity!
And thanks to Ranger/Rick (not sure what he's called here) for organizing this and sending the boxes out to us!
We truly appreciate the support of all patriots back home!
Capt Nathan Alexander, USAF |
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| Ya done good, Rick. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Real good. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Thanks for everything Nathan! You send me an email when you get back and I will get you some goodies to start up your fishing again! Really appreciate everything you guys/gals are doing. Thanks for the service!
James
PS-Good job Rick!
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| Nathan - can you say what base you are on? I too was in Baghdad in 2007 (on the VBC) and fished those lakes you talk about with the carp - sure helped to pass the time there by heading down to those lakes and hoping for a shot at those big ol' submarines in the 130 degree Iraq heat.
Thanks for the job you are doing - my prayers are with you that you and your unit make it home safe.
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| Aw shucks. Couldn't have done it without the folks here on this site. Thanks everyone!
Ranger |
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Location: MI | Stay safe and thank you for what you are doing |
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Thank you for everything and the service you're providing for our country!
Please stay safe!! |
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Location: Pigeon Forge TN. | I, too, want to thank you and all the other military personal for your time, effort, and sacrifices to help keep our Country Safe.
Contact me on your return to the States and I will put a custom painted Weagle in the mail for you to help you get started back to musky fishing.
Thanks again, |
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Once again, many many thanks to those who helped me(us) do the most meaningful thing that offerred an opportunity last year. |
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| ps. Capt. A is home safe now! |
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Location: Southern MN | Thanks for your service Captain Alexander, glad you are home safe; and heartwarming that there are people here trying to make things better for our troops! |
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| (Hey man, Shep was the guy who donated a year's worth of his Redbook collection. Stepped forward to show his, um, sensitive side. Consider his bravery. Another local hero.) |
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Location: McGuire AFB, NJ | Great to hear! Ranger let me know if you plan on doing any other packages. I've been on both sides of the fence! Good work, god bless.
Lt. Christopher Piha, USAF |
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Location: Perryville, MO | Just want to add my voice to the "thanks." Like others I'm eternally grateful to fish in freedom and safety. You, Capt., and your brothers and sisters make that possible for us. Thanks! |
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Many, many, many thanks!