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"I
forgot one of the most important things to send me ... Cheerios! The little
single
serving ones ... regular and/or Honey Nut ... they have no Cheerios and I'm on a
mission to get in shape! :) Even the Special K they have here has more yucky
stuff in it than the sugar cereal ... it's silly. It's so nice of you all to do
this ... its the small things that really make a difference. :)
Have a great day! And please tell Annette I just Love New York! :) I was just
there after dropping my kids off with my mom ... walked 5th Avenue and loved
every step! :)
V/R,
TSgt Milashouskas (or M-12 for short) :)" |
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"Hello All,
I wanted to let you all know that I will be
in the wonderful country of Iraq until Feb 2008. I'm glad to see that I'm
still appreciated. The packages are wonderful and they bring joy to me and
other military members in my office. I've received many things, but my
favorite has to be the 20 Questions game. I've stayed up many nights trying
to see, if it would guess what I was thinking.
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Since our last correspondence
I've worked many projects in the International Zone. My latest project is
working with the Iraqi Green Zone Council. It is an organization for the
Iraqi Boy and Girls Scouts.
So far this has been the most rewarding. In
June 2007, I worked a baseball, basketball, and soccer camp for Iraqi boys.
Also we held a cookie sale for the Iraqi girls. I've never been part of the
Scouts but, I wanted to give something back to Iraq. I didn't fill that just
doing my job would work so, I decided to work with the Iraqi kids since they
will be the ones to really pass the word about what America is doing for
there country.
In April and June 2007, we did a Scout Camp
clean-up on about 7 acres of land in Baghdad's International Zone designated
for a permanent Iraq Scout Camp. I've attached a link for your viewing
pleasure.
http://greenzonecouncil.blogspot.com
We are planning many more events for the Green Zone Council and need many
more ideas. In the next up coming months we planned to do a soccer,
horseback riding, and computer camp for the Iraqi Scouts.
Recently, I've been working with the Law and Order Task Force (LATOF). This
is a group of personal who conducts training and show Iraqi's the proper way
to investigate, trial, and prosecute cases in Iraq. I never really knew why
we were here but from the legal point. I
now know that we are here to bring law and order to Iraq.
Also, I've been working with CDR Boland who is Chief, Rule of Law. We are
working with the Minster of Justice (MOJ) who is helping us with projects
around Iraq. We recently delivered 7 AK-47 and Glocks to MOJ to help them
protect themselves while conducting business in the International Zone. I
inserted a photo.
Other than that life is Iraq is very dangerous. I look at life a lot
differently now. I took a lot of things for granted when I was in the U.S.
Now, don't get me wrong you can easily be killed in the U.S. from a stray
bullet or a car crash. Just picture yourself laying in your bed at night or
early morning, all of a sudden hearing the sound of the big voice saying,
"Incoming, incoming" then the whistling sound of a rocket not knowing if it
going to be your trailer its destine for, finishing with a big explosion. We
live this life on a daily basis trying to bring order to Iraq.
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You never know what you are
dealing with. It could be indirect fire, celebratory fire, vehicle bombings,
and suicide bombers. This is not the place to come for if your money hungry.
You come here to make a difference. If you can't leave here saying, you did
something that made a change in Iraq. Then you were here for the wrong
reasons. You can make a change evening if it's washing laundry, cooking,
driving a bus, or providing moral for the Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, or
Coast Guardsmen. Trust me you have made a difference.
Well. I wish you all the best. Keep doing what you are doing for the
association and for military.
Thanks,
LN2(SW/AW) Alberto Cordew
Operational Law Paralegal" |
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