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troop letter: Dude

March 13, 2010

Do you have any idea how big that care package was?

Dude? Do you have any idea how big that care package was?It cost $30…
bucks just to send it. They had shipped razors, cookies, magazines,
soap, et… I took some soap and 2 packages of jerky.  I left the box in
my office with my Sq Leaders before our meeting and told them to split
the rest between the squads thinking that it was going to take them a
while. I got back from picking up something on the copier and the box
was gone...Striped clean with no trace of it ever being here. They loved
it and I was looked at as something other than the asshole LT who makes
them work all day for a few minutes. Thanks Brother.

Elections were crazy...shit blowing up all day. I was never in any
danger but I was close enough to feel the concussion in my chest...We
were only out for the morning with the UN. The rest of the afternoon we
spent on QRF for 2 of our other teams that were out. I will never forget
that day.
Hope all is well with the kids, Kim, Luis, et…
Keep me up with things no matter how trivial they may seem I like to
hear it.
Thanks again man
Mike

“Bob,

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