Tampons come to the rescue in Iraq!! (Don't worry, it's a good story)

Blackfive (see URL) ^ | 12/30/04 | 2004 Weblog Award Winner of Best Military Blog

[Happy2BMe]

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN - PASS THE TAMPONS! - ping.

(This really is a classic American Ingenuity story. I don't want to spoil this great story - just read it.)

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My son said they had the most fun with Marine X’s package. He said he wasn't sure who we were sending the pack to, but the panties were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and yelled, "Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!!". He said one of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quite awhile.

[Smokin' Joe]

Long ago we used to use Sanitary napkins as the main ingredient in pressure bandages on an ambulance. They were sterile, absorbent, effective, and cheap. Glad to see these guys using their head. Improvise and overcome!

[Smokin' Joe]

Never underestimate women's ability to adapt devices to other tasks. I thought I was pretty good at 'creative engineering', but my wife amazes me! (8^D)

[fawn796]

"...People use them on horses all the time!..."

Yup - I was gonna say the same thing!

I didn't see it the first time either. Thanks for the repost.

[fawn796]

"...Old timers get really fed up with newbies,because so many of them break all the posting rules..."

If they break rules, will it go on their permanent record?

You need to relax. Just wondering, what counts as a newbie? Anybody that signs up after you?

I will NEVER post a thread, cus you people are scary.

[Rebelbase]

"For many people here at FR, that is their greatest joy, thread-crapping about reposts.

"A hall monitor is a hall monitor is a hall monitor. Born one, die one and try to make everyone miserable in between.

[MeekOneGOP]

ha! What a great thread and story. Thanks.

[hobson]

Postings require STORAGE, not bandwidth. Bandwidth is "consumed" every time you hit refresh or click a link.

[Happygal]

Well, it all costs money!

[hobson]

I was trying to teach you something, never mind.

[LTCJ]

At the risk of spoiling evryones' chuckles, this tampon "discovery" is very, very old news. Tampons were invented as bullet wound dressings - long before they were considered feminine hygiene products. They went into the field with Napoleon's troops long before the use reported here.

[Gondring]

I didn't see this posted, so: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318360/posts

BTW, my brother in the Army used to tell me about the use of feminine hygeine products for wound dressing, and also about some of the other dressings they are developing.

[paulat]

...oh, Fawn...get a spine....

I mean it...don't be so wimpy.

[paulat]

...just want to reiterate...you are welcome...and please post...practice on this post...direct a message to me to get used to it...just don't collapse if some people are doofs!!!

[PleaseNoMore]

I have never read it before but thoroughly enjoyed it this time around.

[paulat]

Thanks...please...

I think it hit over New Year's when a lot of folks weren't on line (I know I wasn't)...

[Palladin]

Not to worry, Paulat. Many of us missed this story the first time around.

It had me chuckling. Maybe I should put a few of those things in my "Homeland Security Kit".

[Petronski]

One hundred posts
about tampons! Yay!