Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)

Wonderful story! Be sure to read to the end!


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Maybe we should all carry some in our car just in case it might be needed.


THIS IS A LITTLE LONG BUT WORTH READING IT ALL THE WAY. Yes Funny Too !

"Still Standing For Those, Who Stood For Us" - It's not about us, It's about the men and women that we honor.

AMAZING...You Just NEVER Know!!!!!

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Read the whole thing . . . You'll love it! True story! Be reminded that "God Works in Mysterious Ways".

(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.)

A Mother Writes:
My son told me how wonderful the care packages we had sent them from the ladies auxiliary were and wanted me to tell everyone thank you.

He said that one guy we'll call Marine X, got a female 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, he shares it with Marine X.

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?'

But my son said they had the most fun with Marine X's package. He said he wasn't sure who it was supposed to go 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 connected 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 HER SAFE!

(I'm Not a Fan of 'Chain-Mail' I'll make an exception in this case, you can do wh**ever you like, no one will know! Don D.)

I'm not breaking this one. If I get it a 1000 times, I'll forward it a 1000 times! Let us pray:

Prayer chain for our Military. Don't break it! Please send this on after a short prayer for our soldiers.

Prayer:
'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need, in Jesus' name. Amen.'

Prayer Request: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world.

There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one.

ONE F**G, ONE LANGUAGE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD!

In God We Trust

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

What a wonderful story.

MarksDaman Loc: USA

Funny story glad it worked out for the brave marine fighting for our freedom.

However prayer is a waste of time and energy.

Ve'hoe

I dont know, I was a Marine, and I heard a lot of praying at times..... most of us lived,,,, where is the waste of time and energy??

Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)

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Not for me and those like me, I get great comfort knowing God is in charge and I'm not Him...

RockKnutne Loc: Valhöll

Hello MarredDufus... still showing your ignert arse here on OPP? Sure ya are ya feckin' buffoon.

"The question has been a contentious one among researchers. Proponents have argued that prayer is perhaps the most deeply human response to disease, and that it may relieve suffering by some mechanism that is not yet understood. Skeptics have contended that studying prayer is a waste of money and that it presupposes supernatural intervention, putting it by definition beyond the reach of science."

In the early 20th century, Florence Nightingale, a pioneer of modern nursing, was a believer in the effects of prayer. She wrote, "Often when people seem unconscious, a word of prayer reaches them".

"Today, Although different medical studies have been at odds with one another, physicians have not stopped studying or recommending prayer. This may be partly because prayer is increasingly used as a coping mechanism for patients. According to Larry Dossey M.D.: "In 1993, only three U.S. medical schools had courses dev**ed to exploring the role of religious practice and prayer in health; currently, nearly 80 medical schools have instituted such courses", though many factors other than the efficacy of prayer are involved in such courses."

You're a waste of time and energy, I may have mentioned that already ya feckin' changeling...

Now just hope my friends and I don't pray you just up and die...

I***T!