17 Jul 06 - Just News
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Nothing new today. Just another mortar attack on the post, a couple of rounds this time and no injuries as usual. Knock on wood. I think the insurgents read my blog by the way as they get mad if I don’t get on the roof and play Americantology. Talking about Americantology, I received my “Massachusetts supports Americantology” banner tonight. It will be up tomorrow, with pictures to follow. Thanks Kristen and Company! As my good friend John put it the science of America. The Marines love it, especially this one. I wonder if my wife will let me put it up in our room when I get home. Maybe on the roof as I lay in bed I can look up at it. I think I will plaster my whole roof with all of the great stuff we have gotten here, from those of you back there. Now that I think about it I will paint my house and trees red, white and blue. Then as I walk in the house I will have everything from here on the inside minus the boards and sandbags of course. I can see it now. For some reason I don’t think my wife will see it quite the way I do. But hey after I dress my kids up like insurgents she will get use to it.
You know I always think about that lady who sued McDonalds when she spilled coffee on herself because it was to hot and she obviously didn’t know that coffee came in a hot flavor. Can I sue the gov’t for sending me to this hot country, I had no idea it was this hot. Well, ok maybe I did this time, but I didn’t last time! People here just put water and grounds in a pot no need to plug in as it will boil in a few minutes. Hmmm hot coffee. How do we put one of those labels on the air “caution contents may be hot” I guess bill boards as you cross the border?
John, as usual, gave a couple of ideas as I sit here trying to read my e-mails through blurred vision. I need to talk to his wife and find out who his doctor is as that man has vision worse than mine. I could use some of those meds. Anyways PTSD, not to be confused with other abbreviations, is what he was mentioning. I started to think about the things I could blame on PTSD if I was in Hartford.
1. I’m sorry I had to park in front of the civic center as that is the only place without IED’s
2. I heard a back fire and thought it was insurgents; I wasn’t really trying to speed downtown officer.
3. I was scared to turn the knob on the parking meter as it might be booby trapped.
4. I had to go to the front of the line, as I didn’t want to stand still too long for snipers.
5. I need your cup of coffee, now, as I have to go on post in a few minutes.
Yes tonight I am tired, as last night we got in from a mission only to realize it was this morning. Like 5 am! So I have an excuse for silliness in my blog and am not responsible for it’s content.
Oh, by the way, to the veteran organizations of Ohio. One of our Corpsmen’s wives from Ohio called you illustrious Governors office, Governor Taft, and asked if an Ohio flag could be sent out to represent the state of Ohio and to motivate the troops. His response was on the phone that “I can’t do that I would have to pay out of my own Pocket.” Her response was the same as mine would be, “are you kidding me.” He then followed up with a letter stating basically the same thing with directions were she could buy one. Ok, don’t support the war, but can’t you come up with a better excuse to a wife than that! Our state budget won’t allow it. I have to by a new snow plow for the streets. I would think he would hold a special place for reserve Marines. I will not mention her name as I don’t want her bothered, but heck politicians are public representatives and are free game in this country. Hey Governor Tift, take a note for your book from the rest of the Governors in the Northeast. There not supporting the war necessarily but they are supporting the troops. Some of the same units that gave Marines to your state when your reserves where called up.
I think he drinks from the same bottle that the individual I use to call a Marine from Pennsylvania does before he became judge and jury before an investigation was even complete. Sorry I don’t speak his name in the same sentence as Marine. Thanks for tainting the public before the real justice system got a whack at it. Sincerely your friend, the American Citizen.
Attached is the link to the MCL Dept. of CT website, CT MCL Events page. Please scroll down half way to the map of Iraq and click on it to view all of the individuals, schools, and businesses who have gone above and beyond in supporting our troops attached to Charlie Company in Fallujah, Iraq. We are up to 146 certificates and are working very hard to get them all delivered.
http://www.mcldeptct.org/pages/mcl_ct_mcl_events.html
Semper Fi
Peter Galgano Jr.
Web Sergeant & Deputy Public Relations Officer
MCL Department of Connecticut
Group 2 Nothing new today.
Wpns. Saw the 1stSgt yesterday at our meeting. He has a good project in the works with trying to get more word out to the families. Hope he can make it happen. If anyone can make it happen he can.
Alpha- 1stSgt Lodi and company continue to do great things as he and his Marines are in great spirits out there in their neck of the sand..
Bravo Companies-
H&S Company- Those post office Marines are getting strong that is for sure. The wves and girlfriends will owe me for keeping them in shape.
PSD-
SSP -
Were we have heard from:
States- CT, NJ, NH, ME, MA, RI, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, FL, IL, ID, AZ, NM, CA, OR, AK, WA, MO, HA, TX, KA, NY, GA, OH Actually they have been supporting us for a while I just missed the abbreviation. Thanks to all the great people from Ohio!
Countries – Australia, China, Djibouti Africa,
Flags flying from – CT, NY, NJ, TX, MA, FL, ME, NH, RI, FREEHOLD NJ. WA, CA, Elks Club New Ones
Marriage tip of the day (For Men Only)
If your idea of decorating the house is dead animals and beer signs, as cool as that is, leave it to the wife to do. Trust me. Oh yea rusted cars in the yard, while it works well in my neck of the woods down south, it is not considered abstract art in the North.
Fallujah Fran
Favorite Book, Little red ridding hood. Quote “ I’ll blow your house down or up which ever you prefer.”
The Supply Corner:
Laundry Detergent!!! Powder
Flavor Ice or similar popsicles. Somebody sent some and they were a big hit after the hot patrols. We have a freezer here where we can freeze them.
Tuna fish / chicken – Pouches, cans, and flavors. Can’t keep it in the house.
Easy Mac, Pop Tarts
Little Debbies – Can’t keep them in the house
Microwave Mini Cans of Soup, spaghetti, chili, Microwave bowls like Betty Crocker bowls, Microwaveable rice.
Air Freshers – We are winning the battle of the smells.
Boot insoles – Seem to be good as we got in 6 cases or so at least.
DVD’s now that we have received DVD players from home!
Hold off on all Hygiene gear . I would say hold off for a month or until I start asking again.
NO WIPES, Q-Tips, Tooth Brushes, Tooth paste, SOAP, foot powder, Chap Stick for a while.
No more MOUTH WASH!
No more coffee, filters or creamers needed. Thanks
No more Books
Pictures and Charlie Company web Links
http://www.mcldeptct.org/pages/mcl_ct_mcl_events.html
http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/25thMar/1stBn/
The Hartford Courant Link
http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/iraq/
The Day in New London Link
http://www.theday.com/news/specialsections.aspx
Want to help, here is the one to go to in CT. Andi and Co are doing and awesome Job for all of us! For those of you looking for her Location the CT ESGR have graciously donated space in their building for her to run her support operations.
www.Give2thetroops.org
Andi Grant
President and Founder,
Give 2 The Troops, Inc.
196 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-2554
1stSgt Grainger
Charlie Company,
1st Bn 25th Marines
UNIT 72190
FPO AE 09509-2190
Nothing new today. Just another mortar attack on the post, a couple of rounds this time and no injuries as usual. Knock on wood. I think the insurgents read my blog by the way as they get mad if I don’t get on the roof and play Americantology. Talking about Americantology, I received my “Massachusetts supports Americantology” banner tonight. It will be up tomorrow, with pictures to follow. Thanks Kristen and Company! As my good friend John put it the science of America. The Marines love it, especially this one. I wonder if my wife will let me put it up in our room when I get home. Maybe on the roof as I lay in bed I can look up at it. I think I will plaster my whole roof with all of the great stuff we have gotten here, from those of you back there. Now that I think about it I will paint my house and trees red, white and blue. Then as I walk in the house I will have everything from here on the inside minus the boards and sandbags of course. I can see it now. For some reason I don’t think my wife will see it quite the way I do. But hey after I dress my kids up like insurgents she will get use to it.
You know I always think about that lady who sued McDonalds when she spilled coffee on herself because it was to hot and she obviously didn’t know that coffee came in a hot flavor. Can I sue the gov’t for sending me to this hot country, I had no idea it was this hot. Well, ok maybe I did this time, but I didn’t last time! People here just put water and grounds in a pot no need to plug in as it will boil in a few minutes. Hmmm hot coffee. How do we put one of those labels on the air “caution contents may be hot” I guess bill boards as you cross the border?
John, as usual, gave a couple of ideas as I sit here trying to read my e-mails through blurred vision. I need to talk to his wife and find out who his doctor is as that man has vision worse than mine. I could use some of those meds. Anyways PTSD, not to be confused with other abbreviations, is what he was mentioning. I started to think about the things I could blame on PTSD if I was in Hartford.
1. I’m sorry I had to park in front of the civic center as that is the only place without IED’s
2. I heard a back fire and thought it was insurgents; I wasn’t really trying to speed downtown officer.
3. I was scared to turn the knob on the parking meter as it might be booby trapped.
4. I had to go to the front of the line, as I didn’t want to stand still too long for snipers.
5. I need your cup of coffee, now, as I have to go on post in a few minutes.
Yes tonight I am tired, as last night we got in from a mission only to realize it was this morning. Like 5 am! So I have an excuse for silliness in my blog and am not responsible for it’s content.
Oh, by the way, to the veteran organizations of Ohio. One of our Corpsmen’s wives from Ohio called you illustrious Governors office, Governor Taft, and asked if an Ohio flag could be sent out to represent the state of Ohio and to motivate the troops. His response was on the phone that “I can’t do that I would have to pay out of my own Pocket.” Her response was the same as mine would be, “are you kidding me.” He then followed up with a letter stating basically the same thing with directions were she could buy one. Ok, don’t support the war, but can’t you come up with a better excuse to a wife than that! Our state budget won’t allow it. I have to by a new snow plow for the streets. I would think he would hold a special place for reserve Marines. I will not mention her name as I don’t want her bothered, but heck politicians are public representatives and are free game in this country. Hey Governor Tift, take a note for your book from the rest of the Governors in the Northeast. There not supporting the war necessarily but they are supporting the troops. Some of the same units that gave Marines to your state when your reserves where called up.
I think he drinks from the same bottle that the individual I use to call a Marine from Pennsylvania does before he became judge and jury before an investigation was even complete. Sorry I don’t speak his name in the same sentence as Marine. Thanks for tainting the public before the real justice system got a whack at it. Sincerely your friend, the American Citizen.
Attached is the link to the MCL Dept. of CT website, CT MCL Events page. Please scroll down half way to the map of Iraq and click on it to view all of the individuals, schools, and businesses who have gone above and beyond in supporting our troops attached to Charlie Company in Fallujah, Iraq. We are up to 146 certificates and are working very hard to get them all delivered.
http://www.mcldeptct.org/pages/mcl_ct_mcl_events.html
Semper Fi
Peter Galgano Jr.
Web Sergeant & Deputy Public Relations Officer
MCL Department of Connecticut
Group 2 Nothing new today.
Wpns. Saw the 1stSgt yesterday at our meeting. He has a good project in the works with trying to get more word out to the families. Hope he can make it happen. If anyone can make it happen he can.
Alpha- 1stSgt Lodi and company continue to do great things as he and his Marines are in great spirits out there in their neck of the sand..
Bravo Companies-
H&S Company- Those post office Marines are getting strong that is for sure. The wves and girlfriends will owe me for keeping them in shape.
PSD-
SSP -
Were we have heard from:
States- CT, NJ, NH, ME, MA, RI, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, FL, IL, ID, AZ, NM, CA, OR, AK, WA, MO, HA, TX, KA, NY, GA, OH Actually they have been supporting us for a while I just missed the abbreviation. Thanks to all the great people from Ohio!
Countries – Australia, China, Djibouti Africa,
Flags flying from – CT, NY, NJ, TX, MA, FL, ME, NH, RI, FREEHOLD NJ. WA, CA, Elks Club New Ones
Marriage tip of the day (For Men Only)
If your idea of decorating the house is dead animals and beer signs, as cool as that is, leave it to the wife to do. Trust me. Oh yea rusted cars in the yard, while it works well in my neck of the woods down south, it is not considered abstract art in the North.
Fallujah Fran
Favorite Book, Little red ridding hood. Quote “ I’ll blow your house down or up which ever you prefer.”
The Supply Corner:
Laundry Detergent!!! Powder
Flavor Ice or similar popsicles. Somebody sent some and they were a big hit after the hot patrols. We have a freezer here where we can freeze them.
Tuna fish / chicken – Pouches, cans, and flavors. Can’t keep it in the house.
Easy Mac, Pop Tarts
Little Debbies – Can’t keep them in the house
Microwave Mini Cans of Soup, spaghetti, chili, Microwave bowls like Betty Crocker bowls, Microwaveable rice.
Air Freshers – We are winning the battle of the smells.
Boot insoles – Seem to be good as we got in 6 cases or so at least.
DVD’s now that we have received DVD players from home!
Hold off on all Hygiene gear . I would say hold off for a month or until I start asking again.
NO WIPES, Q-Tips, Tooth Brushes, Tooth paste, SOAP, foot powder, Chap Stick for a while.
No more MOUTH WASH!
No more coffee, filters or creamers needed. Thanks
No more Books
Pictures and Charlie Company web Links
http://www.mcldeptct.org/pages/mcl_ct_mcl_events.html
http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/25thMar/1stBn/
The Hartford Courant Link
http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/iraq/
The Day in New London Link
http://www.theday.com/news/specialsections.aspx
Want to help, here is the one to go to in CT. Andi and Co are doing and awesome Job for all of us! For those of you looking for her Location the CT ESGR have graciously donated space in their building for her to run her support operations.
www.Give2thetroops.org
Andi Grant
President and Founder,
Give 2 The Troops, Inc.
196 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-2554
1stSgt Grainger
Charlie Company,
1st Bn 25th Marines
UNIT 72190
FPO AE 09509-2190
posted by 1stSgt Grainger at 7:17 AM
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