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MORE ABOUT MARINES NEEDING A HAND

Many of you were at the NFGFC meeting when I spoke about a friend attached to a Marine battalion in Afganistan asking for help. The Corps provides the basics, but not the luxuries. These guys are all dog handlers with K-9s that sniff out IEDs. My friend Dan Miller was a Marine dog handler in Viet Nam, and now he’s back with his same unit teaching them how to detect and disarm the roadside devices. Dan goes on patrol every day, but as a non-combatant (he just turned 60, and I’m sure he’s packing), and sees first hand what is needed. Last week they had one KIA and two injured, and lost a dog. Below is a list of what the men can use, and their names. If you want to do more than just fly a flag made in China on Memorial Day, send some supplies, and a few words of encouragement, to the address below. A fishing trip when they get back would be nice too. The Post Office has a special rate for overseas and the large flat-rate box holds lots of stuff. Jerry Gerardi

3rd BN 1st MAR/DIV H&S Company
Unit 40215
FPO AP 96427-0215


MILK BONES
CHEWIES AND DOGGIE TREATS
HARD CANDY
ZIP-LOCK BAGS (PUT THE MONSTER DRINKS IN THEM)
MONSTER DRINKS FOR THE MARINES,
CHEWING GUM

MOST IMPORTANT: CARDS/NOTES/LETTERS
NAME DOG COMPANY
1. CPL. HEATH / IVIE KILO COMPANY
2. CPL. TAYLOR /GG KILO COMPANY
3. LCPL. MILLER / THOR KILO COMPANY
4. LCPL. MULHERON / BOONE WPNS COMPANY
5. LCPL. ZEIGLER / DIXIE WPNS COMPANY
6. LCPL. JAUCH / TANGO INDIA COMPANY
7. CPL. SIMPSON / CHETA INDIA COMPANY
8. CPL. HIGDON / KATIE INDIA COMPANY
9. CPL. JACOBO/ STAR LIMA COMPANY
10. LCPL. RIDDER / TIGGER LIMA COMPANY
11. LCPL. STORCK / PORSCHE LIMA COMPANY
12. CPL. KEWITZ / BUDDY H&S COMPANY

THESE YOUNG MARINES COULD USE A LIL U.S.A. BOOST RIGHT NOW HAVING LOST ONE OF THEIR OWN.

For those of you who will send some of the requested items (and I will), I sent a few old issues of Gaff to a boot camp platoon mate when he was in Iraq, telling him to share them amongst the gyrenes under his supervision. He said they were quite well received. So if you have old copies sitting around, PROMISE they will be more appreciated by those in combat and far away from home than us enjoying the easy life now.

Hope they don't have more than one Marine in each Company with the same last name. No initials? I guess as long as someone in the Company gets it, It don't matter. Take my word for it. Even a letter or card is appreciated at mail call. Please do what you can.

Yeah, my mistake. Add Dan Miller to the address and it will get to the guys. Also read what I posted earlier about making a donation to the whole unit.