Email Our Troops

Packages for Soldiers

I wrote about this a week or so ago but a reminder is a good idea.

From the PC Free Zone

US Marine Colonel Simcock, the commander of USMC Regimental Combat Team 6 in Iraq, is asking for 6,000 positive emails to his Marines.

That’s one email for each Marine in his RCT command. COL Simcock is concerned about the effect of the negative barrage that those Marines are getting through the electronic media. I’ve attached an excerpt from an interview with him. So far, they’ve only mustered 2,000 emails. That’s a crying shame compared to the amount of crap I get daily in email.

The email address is:
RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

I KNOW it means so much to them to get letters from home. I might add that it means a LOT to the Army guys who are over there for very long periods of time. They get weary and a little reminder of home means more than I think we can even imagine.

It only takes a minute.

More information at PC Free Zone and My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (who includes blatant shameless blackmail).

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  1. Carol says:

    For what it’s worth - I shipped another 7 packages this morning to J & some guys in his company (platoon, regiment - whatever they’re called).

  2. Lance S. says:

    Emailed Col. Simcock this eve, 6-30-07.

    Thanks for the link.

  3. Wild Thing says:

    HI Beth, thank you for the link. I must have missed it at your blog when you posted it before. And I read your blog almost every day. hahha I am getting old, to miss your post on this. augh

    I got the link from one of the Swift Boat guys in my email. Thanks again for re-posting this.

  4. Pirate's Cove says:

    Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup…

    And a Happy Sunday to all. It is another beautiful day in American, fast approaching the 4th of July. I have another pinup for Wednesday, as well. This particular one is by Gil Elvgren, with a little addition. The full range of pinups over the years c…

  5. cruise2 says:

    THANK YOU TROOPS.GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. W.C.Taylor says:

    Just being a Marine is a very honorable thing.Give ‘em hell…..THANKS!!

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