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I'm thinking this will help troop **morale** quite a bit.  If you want to
fix the **moral**, yer probably barking up the wrong meme.

--s

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B wrote:
>
> An old friend whose son is fighting in Afghanistan has written to ask if I
> can help get the word out that our soldiers in the Middle East are
> homesick and love to get and watch tapes of hometown high school (and
> possibly college) ball games. ... I said I'd try to start a meme.... Any
> suggestions or pointers?  (The first email quoted below was originally to
> a mutual teacher friend; the second is in response to my "sure, I'll give
> it a go" reply.)  ~B
>
>
> -----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Mike <...>
> Sent: Aug 11, 2004 3:12 PM
> To: B
> Subject: Re: Football
>
> Hey Girl,   I was thinking, yeah I know sometimes that can hurt.   You
> being a teacher an all. When you get back to school , maybe you can talk
> to
> the football coach and ask him if he knows any alumni that played football
> for the school that's in the service over seas. I sent my son over in Iraq
> the home games from last year here. Plus the coach here is going to send
> him all the games as they play this year. These's guys ate it up. It was a
> taste of home. Iam trying to get the local paper to get the word out so
> other schools will follow suit. I think its a great idea. Football ,
> basketball,  what ever. My son told me he and about 15 guys sat and
> watched
> the games and for a time was able to be home. Even the guys that didnt
> play
> there had a ball. And cant wait for the new ones to come.  Let me know
> what
> you think.    Mike    P.s.  Sorry about the skinny dipping crack. I  had a
> moment of lack of class
>
> -----------------------------------------
> <...>
>
> Great   Great    Great      Think of what this can do for moral.  I was
> talking to my son last night and moral is really bad. Especially with the
> guys that are getting extended. My son included. He was to come home
> around
> the middle of Jan . 05. Now its sometime in March or April  there not
> saying. That sucks..  What ever you can do would be greatly appreciated.
> Mike
> <snip>
>
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