From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ;Subject: Fw: Marine and TamponsDate: Wed, 22 Aug 2007
19:53:59 -0700
MARINES AND TAMPONS (A GREAT 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 Marine 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 couldn'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! !
Let us pray... Prayer: "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."
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