write a Marine

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[jyro]

forwarded from my email

From: Colonel Simcock, USMC

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 and the Democrat comments on them losing. (Thanks Harry Reid! You and your Democrats really support the troops)

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

"If you're reading this email, then you can probably click on the address, type a few words, and then hit "send" to be all done.

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.

I find that the part I put in bold is the most offensive. Whether you agree with the war or not, to send a "barrage of negative messages through electronic media" to our troops is utterly outrageous. It is not the war that is demoralizing them, it is the negative barrage of messages through electronic media as per their own commander.

Do people NOT understand that our troops, in this day and age of the Internet, are seeing what you are saying.... And so are our enemies?

These morons deliberately ignore that simple basic concept as they are spewing their hatred.

Our troops need to know we appreciate them and all they do for us.

Is it THAT hard to actually give them that support?

For some it seems to be. They should be ashamed of themselves.

EMAIL A MARINE. Tell them how much they mean to us. Take 30 seconds right now and just do it, ok?

Thank you.

[pandoraou812]

I sent one out at once. Thanks for the info..~Pandora~

[netmilsmom]

I’m sorry, where is the address?

[brytlea]

I couldn’t get the address to work.
susie

[pandoraou812]

ping

[pandoraou812]

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

I copied & pasted into my reg email & sent it on, ~Pandy~

[too much time]

Done. Thanks for the email address. Here is the email address I used:

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

(cut and paste)

[GRRRRR]

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

here’s the address, worked fine for me just now.
just copy and paste into your email address space

G

[Jet Jaguar]

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

[Lion Den Dan]

address does not work.

[Mike-o-Matic]

BTTT

[Fast Moving Angel]

Thanks for posting this. I sent a short note of appreciation.

[brytlea]

Oh, gosh, I guess I’m tired. It’s an email address. I thought it was a url we had to go to. DOH!
susie

[WVRockDJ]

Done. Semper Fi, Brothers and Sisters. Thx for the link.

[shield]

Done...

[shield]

bttt

[Airwinger]

Done, and lets please keep this post alive..

Semper Fi!!

[lilylangtree]

Wrote one just now. I’ll forward the email address to non-freepers.

[pandoraou812]

It doesn't work ...I just got this back

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. Delivery to the following recipients failed. RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

[Toirdhealbheach Beucail]

Done and Done! Thanks for the address!

[shield]

I sent mine at 9PM and has not been returned. How long did it take yours to be returned?

[pandoraou812]

About a half hour. I sent it & then checked my reg email about a half hour afterward. I hope they get a working address up. I tried my yahoo account & it came back from there too, that came back within a few minutes.

[shield]

I’m keeping an eye on mine. It could be full and is kicking them back.

[pandoraou812]

Please keep me posted if yours works ...Thanks ~Pandy~

[shield]

Well, I sent mine 43 minutes ago and it’s not back yet.

[pandoraou812]

I resent it again & will go look & see if its back. ~Pandy~

[pandoraou812]

It came right back. I will try again later or tomorrow. I am using a verizon email & a yahoo...I don’t understand why its coming back. ~P~

[AD from SpringBay]

Done

[shield]

I don’t know...when an email comes back to me it comes back within 2 minutes. It’s been 54 minutes...so I know mine is not going to be returned. That email address does work.

[pandoraou812]

I will try from another account tomorrow. I guess verizon & yahoo aren’t going to work. I have no idea why either. Thanks for the help & good night..~Pandy~

[Wings-n-Wind]

PING 4 Later

[shield]

Strange...you might want to ask your main carrier [sounds like what aol use to do]. I’m with AT&T...and no probs...now I will get an email back if an account is too full.

[Joya]

Done.

Qx, ping to ya.

[CodeMasterPhilzar]

Done. Many thanks for the address. I’ve been emailing a couple of friends in the Army currently in the sandbox, guess a Marine won’t hurt. ;-)

[foldspace]

Done and done.

My favorite opening was used:
“You are important to me. I care. I believe in the mission, the Men and Women, and the outcome.”

SEMPER FI !!!

[usmcobra]

My message was simple

“Wish I was there”

Along with some pics

[RXSalesman]

Looks like they got over 30,000 emails the first two weeks, causing thier system to crash.

read Aug 22nd interview of Col. Simcock here: http://fightin6thmarines.vox.com/library/post/blogger-roundtable-with-col-richard-simcock-the-f6m-commander.html

[eureka!]

mark and do

[STARWISE]

Email sent over 30 mins. ago. I usually get an almost immediate bounce back if it didn’t go through. Nothing yet... fingers crossed.

Their official website for emails for contact, just in case:

http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/iimefpublic.nsf/sites/RCT6

God bless our awesome troops .. may they never feel unappreciated and honored!

[pandoraou812]

I used my Gmail account & so far since it went out about 2 hrs ago it hasn’t come back. I am new to Gmail so hopefully it went through. ~P~

[berdie]

ping

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sent

[STARWISE]

Great, kath .. ;)

[Just Lori]

http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/Message.aspx?SectionID=5

[donnab]

sent mine with no problem...am forwarding it onto my address book. thanks for the address.

[1955Ford]

Done. thank you

[tina07]

dONE! Couldn’t be prouder of our Marines!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[netmilsmom]

Thanks!!!!

[shield]

Great to hear. You definitely need to call or email your main service and ask them what the h*ll is going on with my email!!!! Why would you be blocking an email to our troops in Iraq?