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Iraqi Notes

LTC Stephen Harmon, who has an insurance agency in Harrison/Chattanooga, TN., said troops overseas would love to hear from folks back home.  This page will post messages, photos and email addresses from and to American military personnel serving their country.  Please send email to iraqinotes@ipsfeatures.com.

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TO THE TROOPS

If you are at home and would like to be a pen pail via email with someone in service, let them know here by providing your address.  Your email address will not be copied onto this page unless you include it in the body of your message. If you wish to correspond through email with those in service, send your address and we will post it.
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Jan. 2, 2004

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Holiday Greeting and prayers from Chattanooga

We appreciate the wonderful job you are doing for our country

God Bless You

Rhonda Messer

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We, back in the states, would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and gratitude to all our service men and women that are on the front-line of the battle against terrorism. Through your gallant bravery all of the world is a safer place. We will stand side by side with you when you return home and will fight the war at home against the Veteran's Administration if they try to push you to the side. This cannot and will not happen to you like it has happened to those that came before you. This should not be a nation that sends it's soldiers off to war and then makes them fight again at home to get veteran benefits, wait long periods to get medical attention, and denies illnesses that are contracted from war. WE WILL STAND SIDE BY SIDE.
Charles S. Giles II
Onefreeamerican@aol.com

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Dec. 31, 2003

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  I would like to thank you and your crew for what you are giving up for me.
   I pray Gods blessing on you.  HAPPY NEW YEAR.
    I hope all of you are able to come home soon.

Beth.  Jasper ,Tennessee 37347

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Subj: HAPPY NEW YEAR from USA! 
Date: 12/31/2003 8:43:20 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: judithd@ohiohills.net
To: iraqinotes@ipsfeatures.com
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Just wanted to wish anyone and everyone who reads this a Happy New Year. And I hope and pray that you all can come home to stay soon.

You are all doing a GREAT job and we in the USA are proud of you. God Bless all of you, and god Bless the United States! signed a daughter of a veteran, wife of a veteran and mother of 3 veterans. Judith Kelley

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Dec. 28, 2003

Want to wish all of you men and women the best holidays and a very Happy New Year.  May God protect you and keep you safe. We all appreciate what you are doing.

 Get the job done and come home soon!

 Egon Bartetzko

Ebartetzko@aol.com

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Dec. 3, 2003

Thanks guys!

My uncle just retired from the Navy, and his involvement always makes us truly realize the value and importance of what you all do!

Thanks again!

Troy Christensen, JD/MBA
Brokers Health Insurance Network
Troy@bhini.com
Office: 866-846-7961
Cell: 515-491-5729
Fax: 641-755-3531

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Dec. 2, 2003

We would love a way to show our support and share our prayers for our fellow countrymen and women who are overseas, especially at this "family" time of year when your presence is most sorely missed. Please let me know how we can reach out across the oceans and continents and cultures that separate us. Regular mail, care packs, email - whatever - let me know.

Julie Jennings
Marion, MA

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I received the email address from LTC Stephen Harmon's new web page.  I would enjoy emailing anyone in country who would like to correspond with a native Californian, working in the insurance business.

I know how tough of a job you guys have, but you need to know that the folks back home in the USA are behind you all the way, and we appreciate the sacrifices each of you are making.

Keep up the good work and drop me a line if you get two seconds.  I'd like to know what you are doing and will respond .

Regards,

Jeffrey C Donnan

Please post mine: Jeff@Kaganinsurance.com.
I’d love to correspond with these hard working men and women.
Jeff Donnan

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You have my personal thanks for what you are doing. Best wishes and many blessings this Holiday Season.

All of you will be in my prayers & thoughts.

Thank you for protecting our freedoms.

Joe Pugh

(To) LTC Stephen Harmon,

I would just like to extend my appreciation for the sacrifice you and the rest of the US armed forces are making in Iraq and Afghanistan. Being away from family and friends must be difficult especially this time of year.

I am not sure of your technical capabilities but I have a couple of young children and it would be interesting to hear some stories of life in Iraq for some small Iraqi children you may have met.  Did any of the US soldiers participate in EIN last week?

I look forward to hearing from you and best wishes to everybody for a safe
return.

Regards,
David Frenkel
Plymouth, MN USA

FROM THE TROOPS

If you are in service and want to correspond with someone at home, let them know through this page.  If you have a comment, we will be glad to publish it.  Your email address will not be copied onto this page unless you include it in the body of your message.   If you want to have someone from home email you, send your address and we will post it here.
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 December 31, 2003
A New Year greeting from Iraq

To all my friends:

Happy New Year to you all from Kuwait.

Writing you this message of hope and love at 10:06 pm, 2206 hours military time.

My son, Stephen is in Iskanderia, Iraq fighting the good fight.  As I mentioned last week he was awarded the Combat Infantry Man's Badge on Christmas Eve.

I am very proud of him.

I am counting down the days to return home for good.  Our replacement unit arrives 15 January.  I must stay until 19 April or there about.  100 days or so.

Look forward to seeing you all!

I'll be home for boating season this year! Yes.

Thanks to all who have been faithful in keeping up with me by email, through my dearest friend Rhonda at my office, letters, packages etc.

Love to you all

Trey/Steve

 
STEPHEN H. HARMON III
MAJ, AG
G4
3D PERSCOM
 
NIPR stephen.harmon@arifjan.arcent.army.mil
SIPR stephen.harmon@arifjan.arcent.army.smil.mil
 
DSN 318 825-4262
DSN 318 825-2437
MOBILE 965-986-9502
 
The Bushmaster
Geaux Tigers
 
"I like when the enemy shoots at me, then I know where the bastards are and can kill them"-- "We must be eager to kill, to inflict on the enemy--the hated enemy--wounds, death, and destruction" Gen George Patton

LTC Stephen Harmon
stephen.harmon@arifjan.arcent.army.mil

Christmas message from a Marine on Okinawa

Dalton Roberts each week writes a Sunday Journal column for IPS Features and a column for the Chattanooga Times Free Press.  If you would like to be on his emailing list to receive these, please contact him at downhomep@aol.com.