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Cute 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! I'm not breaking this one.
If I get it a 1000 times, I'll forward it a
1000 times!