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July 23, 2004

Update from Major Danyluk

Last Friday, I posted an e-mail from USMC Major Steve Danyluk who is deployed in the An Najaf province of Iraq. In it, he paid tribute to an Iraqi National Guard LtCol who chose to serve his country as a soldier, despite opportunities to make more money as a translater or contractor. Major Danyluk expressed his appreciation for the care packages his Marines had received and suggested that care packages also be sent to this Iraqi LtCol and other Iraqi National Guard who, like our troops, puts service to country ahead of personal self-interest.

Here are his suggestions:

What to send? Basics: toiletries, non-perishable food-stuffs, office supplies, even items like make-up for their wives etc. We also sponsor a nearby school so things for kids are always appreciated. And if you or your company has an old lap-top they want to get rid of I am sure "Robbi" could really put that to use too.

I won't post Major Danyluk's mailing address on this page but if you'd like to share the love, e-mail me to find out how: deb at marinecorpsmoms dot com

Major Danyluk ends his update by noting:

Even though a lot of people don't agree with "why" we are here, the support I am seeing of the troops who were "sent" here has been first-rate across the board. At a minimum it means we will have fewer psychologically scarred veterans walking our streets when they get home and the support is truly appreciated.

Posted by Deb at July 23, 2004 10:14 AM