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Marine and Tampons (awesome story)
>
> Tampons to the rescue in Iraq!! Don't worry, it's a good
>story, and worth reading. It's even humorous in parts. It's from the
mother
>of a Marine in Iraq.
>
> My son told me how wonderful the care packages we had
sent
>them were and wanted me to tell everyone thank you. He said that one
guy
>we'll call Marine X, got a girl care package and everyone was giving
him a
>hard time.
>
> My son said, "Marine X got some really nice smelling
lotion
>and everyone really likes it, so every time he goes to sleep they
steal
it
>from him." I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake, and if
he
>wanted I would send Mar ine X another package. He told me not to worry
about
>Marine X because every time I send something to him, Marine X thinks
it's
>for him too.
>
> He said when my husband and I sent the last care package,
>Marine X came over to his cot picked up the box, started fishing
through
>it, and said, "What'd we get this time?"
>
> My son said they had the most fun with Marine X's
package.
He
>said he wasn't sure who we were sending the pack to, but the panties
were
>size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the Humvee and
jumped
>off with the panties over his head and yelled, "Look at me, I'm an
Airborne
>Ranger!!!!" One of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and it
blew
>in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quite
awhile.>
> Then of course.......they had those tampons. When he
brought
>this up, my imagination just went running, but he continued. My son
said
>they had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted the Chap-Stick and
lotion
>for the trip. He grabbed a bunch of the items from his care package
and
got
>in the Humvee. As luck would have it he grabbed the tampons too, and
my
son
>said everyone was teasing him about "not forgetting his feminine
hygiene
>products."
>
> He said things went well for a while, then the convoy was
>ambushed and a Marine was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean,
but
it
>was deep. He said they were administering first aid but didn't get the
>bleeding to slow down, and someone said, "Hey! Use Marine X's
tampons!"
My
>son said they put the tampon in the wound. At this point my son
profoundly
>told me, "Mom, did you know that tampons expand?" ("Well....yeah!")
>
> They successfully slowed the bleeding until the guy got
better
>medical attention. When they went to check on him later The surgeon
told
>them, "You guys saved his life. If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he
>would have bled to death." My Son said, "Mom, the tampons sent by the
>Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marine's life."
>
> At this point I asked him, "Well, what did you do with
the
>rest of the tampons?"
>
> He said, "Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in
our
>flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit."
>
> ; I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines.
I
>can't believe that something that started out as a mistake then turned
into
>a joke, ended up saving someone's life. My sister said she doesn't
believe
>in mistakes. She believes God had a plan all along. She believes that
>"female care package" was sent to Marine X to save our Marine.
>
> Either way, our efforts have boosted the morale of many
>Marines, provided much needed items for our troops, AND saved the life
of a
>Marine! God bless every one of you for your efforts and hard work, and
God
>bless our Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and all our military service
>personnel.
>
> GOD BLESS AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE!
>
> & nbsp; I'm not breaking this one. If I get it a 1000
times,
I'll
>forward it a 1000 times!
>
> Let us pray...
>
> "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them
as
>they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts
they
>perform for us in our time of need.
>
> Amen."
>
> Prayer Request: When you receive this, please stop for a
>moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world.
>
> There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in
your
>address book .
>
> Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could
give a
>Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & others deployed in harm's way,
prayer is
>the very best one.
>
> GOD BLESS YOU FOR PASSING IT ON!
