Pass the Love

I know I've been absent these past few days, and I promise I'll be more diligent about posting and reading/commenting. I received an e-mail from hubby last night with news that I thought needed passing along. From the blog "Atlas Shrugs" comes this request:

"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. "This is a legitimate request. It's not one of the "little Johnny wants to break the world's record in Christmas cards" situations. It takes only 30 seconds of your time. Here's the address:

RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

It doesn't have to be the Gettysburg Address. Something as simple as "Hello, Marine. We thank you for what you're doing. You are in a noble task. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Best wishes & get home soon" is more than sufficient.

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While you're at it, don't forget to click on the link below and thank a soldier. I've posted this link below, and it resides on my side bar, but I thought I would mention it again today. I usually visit this site a few times a week and send a card. As my beloved nephew Jason prepares to ship out to Iraq in the next few weeks, I felt it was time to remind all of us that the fine men and women of the United States armed services are doing what most of us can't or won't do; they're putting their lives on the line to provide freedom and opportunity for all.