Um, OK. I read that totally wrong at first.
Posted on 08/20/2005 3:10:54 PM PDT by SandRat
SIERRA VISTA - The president of the Fort Huachuca 50 handed over six checks totaling $2,100 to the organizer of an effort providing water misters to Fort Huachuca soldiers heading to Iraq.
Jana Proctor accepted the checks - one for $1,600 from the organization and five other personal checks of $100 each from the group's board members.
With temperatures in Iraq still in the 110-degree and above range, soldiers seek ways to keep cool in what is physically and emotionally hot conditions.
In presenting the checks, Fort Huachuca 50 President Tom Finnegan said that when he served in the Army there were times he wished he had ways to keep cool.
Lt. Col. Tom Washer, deputy commander of the 11th Signal Brigade, was at the check presentation. When he was a battalion commander in the brigade, he led some soldiers on a deployment to Iraq.
"Down range (In Iraq), the soldiers really appreciated them (the misters)," he said.
Some brigade soldiers are currently deployed to Iraq. Another group is heading to that country in the next few weeks.
It is not only Signal Corps soldiers from the post who deploy to the Middle East region. Soldiers from the fort's military intelligence, medical and other units also ship out for Iraq.
Proctor said the support she has received for the mister project that began more than a year ago has been overwhelming.
"The people of Sierra Vista have been very good," she said. "That's the best reason to live here."
Army Wives Help Troops too in lots of ways
Um, OK. I read that totally wrong at first.
Ya gotta be careful about that.
Wrong misters. Think water.
LOL, your bad Joe...
Shouldn't that be listers instead of misters?
As in water bags and blivets?
Just asking.
Jack.
THIS IS GOOD. Why can't our military/govt supply the troops with these? I guess its like knitting socks for WWII troops. At least the rest of the country could do is NOT have more Mother Sheehans.
Spelling nanny here.
Most common error. You are bad, Joe = You're bad, Joe.
Here is how to use the possessive pronoun (in anticipation of the howls)
Get over your bad self, don-o
and maybe even; a**hole!
No those are TOE items, these are individual items that are carried on the back and provide a fine water mist when give it a little pump to cool you down.
It really helps the folks at home to do this and the troops to know that the folks at home are doing it for them.
Yes it's better than another Mother SinD* Sh*H*!
Misters? Thought it meant buying a, um, man-friend for the troops.
Good point...about the from home connection...kinda like the socks, or cookies.
No this is not the Sin FreakSicko Brigade
or letters and cards just rambling about what's going on like they were one of the family and asking how things are going for them.
Grammar Alert! Grammar Alert! Commence targeting sequence!
Wooot, wooot, wooot!
"Die, prep school scum!
;o>
I have been at ft huachuca, you would think anyone stationed there would be acclimated to Iraq. might be 10 degrees difference.
Yah I was thinkin "In the old days we'd buy em missuses".
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