If Christmas truly is the season of giving, here is some proof that it started a bit earlier than usual this year. Seven weeks ago, Capt. Scott Todd, a 28-year-old Mequon native who is part of the 101st Airborne in Iraq, sent an e-mail to what his parents estimate was 20 or 30 friends and family members. He had a modest request. The Army ranger had spent some time at the Al Razzee Hospital in Mosul, and noticed there was a need for things like pacifiers and toothbrushes, formula and diapers - simple things. He included an address where donations could be sent, asked that any packages be mailed prior to Dec. 1 because this unit will be returning to the States early next year, and said "thank you" in advance. Suddenly - without warning - needy Iraqis were hauling in more stuff, even, than a Packers receiver running a deep route on Monday night.
EFL. This is how we’ll win this fight, through the goodness of our hearts. |