<VV> Looking for help in adopting some soldiers for Christmas in Baghdad (No Corvair)

[Jim Houston]

If Padgett doesn't jump in with something from Orlando, I'll run over 
there next weekend and pick up something...

Jim Houston
Brandon, FL (outskirts of Tampa)


LonzoVair at aol.com wrote:

>Hey guys and gals,
>I normally don't clutter the list with non-corvair stuff, but since my 
>wonderful wife Cheryl asked me, I figured what the heck. 
>Cheryl's employer, U. S. Cavalry (www.uscav.com) received a request from a 
>troop of very special soldiers who are stationed in Baghdad, Iraq and are the 
>trainers for the "new Iraqi Armed Forces". They are part of the MNSTC-I, or the 
>Multi-National Security Training Command-Iraq (I thinks thats what all that 
>stands for)... There are 15 soldiers, and they are from all 4 branches (Army, 
>Air Force, Navy & USMC <sorry, no Coast Guard>)... they are 14 men and one 
>woman. Cheryl is trying to make this an extra special Christmas for them by getting 
>something from each of their hometowns. She just got back early this morning 
>(3:00am) from Houston, MO, a 900+ mile round trip, just to get some things 
>from one guy's hometown.
>Anyway, we are looking for some help getting something, ANYTHING, from the 
>below hometowns. We have some of the people in our Sunday School class baking 
>cookies and such for some of them, and some of the little kids are coloring some 
>pictures for them. The towns we haven't been able to get anything from are 
>below... if anyone is interested in helping out with this, well, it would make 
>some very special soldiers very happy when they are about as far away from home 
>as one can get.
>
>The towns are: Claymont, DE; Baltimore, MD; Long Island, NY; Orlando, FL; 
>North Augusta, SC.
>
>These guys are stationed at the Assassins' Gate in Baghdad, and they've sent 
>Cheryl some pretty cool pictures, which I'm sure she'd share with you if you 
>would like to see them...
>If you live nearby one of these towns and wish to help, you can email Cheryl 
>directly either here at home:
>SKEAMELA at AOL.COM 
>or at work:
>canderson at uscav.net
>or you can email me and I'll send it to her...
>She has shirt sizes if you want to buy a shirt from a local team or tourist 
>site, or if there is a regional food (you'll want to check with her first to 
>make sure it won't be stuck in Customs or something prohibited from entering a 
>Muslim nation... so no Virginia Hams... one guy is from VA, but we have him 
>covered)... if you just want to write a note to them- there are 15 of them, and I 
>can provide all the hometowns if you wish, but right now the 5 towns above 
>are the ones that we are stuck on.... if you want to send a little money, that 
>will help, too. Two of the soldiers are from Maine, and I know Cheryl has 
>already ordered some stuff from LLBean for these guys... Thankfully I'm in a little 
>better financial situation than I was earlier this year, to which I will 
>always be in debt to you guys, but I'm sure the Lord will provide for these guys 
>too...
>These items will be shipped out around December 14th to the troops, so time 
>is against us.
>Any and all help will be appreciated. I think there are enough veterans on 
>here who can appreciate what she's trying to do... for a little gal she's got a 
>heart the size of Texas.
>Sorry for the non-Corvair post (speaking of which, I need to crawl under the 
>64 and turn on the heater, since the heater cable broke last spring in the 
>closed position, and driving in the 20s is not something I enjoy)...
>Take care, God Bless, and thanks!
>Lonzo
>
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>Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
>CORSA, Corvanatics, Central Kentucky Corvair
>Quart Low Quarterly editor
>1961 Greenbrier 110/pg, 
>1963 Greenbrier 110/4spd.
>1964 700 sedan 95/pg.... brrrrrrrroken heater ca-ca-cable
>1969 Monza cp 110/pg
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