Tampons In Iraq Who Would of Thunk It

Subject: Tampons In Iraq


TAMPONS IN IRAQ

Don't let the title throw you....it's a GREAT story and well worth reading
- even humorous in parts. This is from a mother of a Marine in Iraq . She
writes:

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 he 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's 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 pact 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 the "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 Chapstick
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 Marine, and 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 everyone of you for your efforts and hard work, and God bless our
Marines, Navy, Air Force, Army and everyone.

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE!!!

A PROUD MARINE PARENT