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Joshua Sparling - 8,000 cards and counting!
Personal visit, previous news report from FNC ^ | 12/20/05 | Coop

Posted on 12/20/2005 4:12:48 AM PST by Coop

Edited on 12/21/2005 6:11:16 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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Tracy Evans informed me that as of last Friday Joshua Sparling had about two bags of mail waiting for him. :-) Of the ten listed patients in Mr. Kilmeade's article, we only located about half (with one of them having been transferred to another hospital). The rest, I'm happy to say, had already been discharged. We forwarded cards and care items where appropriate. In summary, we visited with Joshua by proxy, with Todd in person, and with Eva by phone. They were all very grateful for the love and caring.

I'm always amazed and humbled by how often these fine wounded warriors thank us for supporting them. Ironic, to say the least.

I would ask anyone considering writing these fine servicemembers to also include MSG Tracy Evans in your list - he was working past 10:00 on a Friday night just to ensure the other patients were receiving comfort items. His colleague - SSG Christian - I'm sure would appreciate some cards as well.

1 posted on 12/20/2005 4:12:50 AM PST by Coop
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2 posted on 12/20/2005 4:15:15 AM PST by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: Coop

Bump for later read.


3 posted on 12/20/2005 4:16:30 AM PST by 75thOVI (Navy son, Navy vet, Navy husband........Marine dad. What's up with that?)
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To: Coop

Bump!


4 posted on 12/20/2005 4:16:53 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Coop

There is a reason for the season.


5 posted on 12/20/2005 4:17:31 AM PST by bmwcyle (Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
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To: Coop
Thanks for the post.





6 posted on 12/20/2005 4:22:19 AM PST by G.Mason (Others have died for my freedom; now this is my mark ... Marine Corporal Jeffrey Starr, KIA 04-30-05)
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Ping


7 posted on 12/20/2005 4:22:56 AM PST by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: Coop

Excellent reporting Coop!! We really appreciate you taking time to visit our guys.


8 posted on 12/20/2005 4:28:16 AM PST by boxerblues (Save a tree.......shoot a liberal)
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To: Coop

Thanks so much for a noble project and a great report about it.


9 posted on 12/20/2005 4:28:26 AM PST by BillF (Fight terrorists in Iraq & elsewhere, instead of waiting for them to come to America!)
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Coop, I am literally crying here. Thank you SO MUCH for what you have done and continue to do. God bless you real good!

Canteen ping (and I added in a few other friends, too!)...seriously you guys, you HAVE to read this! Please give this thread a bump or two. And if you have a list, please give it a ping.

10 posted on 12/20/2005 4:36:15 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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BTTT


11 posted on 12/20/2005 4:37:35 AM PST by E.G.C.
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To: Coop

Thanks for ping. Great report. Merry Christmas if I don't see you Friday!


12 posted on 12/20/2005 4:52:30 AM PST by BufordP (Excluding the WOT, I haven't trusted W since he coined the term "compassionate conservative")
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Coop, I am literally crying here.

My story-telling often makes people cry, although that's usually when I'm doing it in person.

Would you like to see the slides from my vacation to the National Sewing Machine Museum? :)

13 posted on 12/20/2005 4:54:07 AM PST by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: Coop

Thanks, mate. We need guys like Joshua to watch over us while we sleep. Glad to hear he's doing well.


14 posted on 12/20/2005 4:56:54 AM PST by DieHard the Hunter (I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
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To: Coop
Thanks, Coop!
What a great first read of the day!!*



*("first read" after Pookie18's "Todays Toons", that is)

15 posted on 12/20/2005 4:57:00 AM PST by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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Good news ping!!

Thanks Coop and Star for the ping!!!!


16 posted on 12/20/2005 5:01:05 AM PST by Eaker (My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix or El Roy off of my ping list.)
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To: Coop

Thank you.


17 posted on 12/20/2005 5:01:20 AM PST by bluesagewoman
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Yes, please. I love museums. Please bring them with you in two weeks.


18 posted on 12/20/2005 5:02:28 AM PST by Landry Fan (Merry Christmas!)
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To: Coop
Thanks for the update. God Bless you for playing Santa for us.

Wow, seems my screen has somehow gone all blurry.

19 posted on 12/20/2005 5:03:28 AM PST by mware (everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL.")
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To: Coop

LOL!!! Nah, you can keep those to yourself!!


Unless of course there are any soldiers in them....?



He he he!!


20 posted on 12/20/2005 5:04:21 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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