Iraqi soldiers donate $1,000 for wildfire aid

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 04:39 PM

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The Iraqi leadership at a military camp east of Baghdad gave the U.S. military a $1,000 check last week to aid victims of California's wildfires, the U.S. military said.

In the months I've been here, I have never been so moved," Army Col. Darel Maxfield, the senior U.S. military official at Camp Besmaya, said in an e-mail.

The money was collected from Iraqi officers and enlisted soldiers at Besmaya.

Many of the Marines at that camp are from Camp Pendleton, a U.S. Marine Corps base about 38 miles north of downtown San Diego, California, he said.

Many of the worst fires have been in San Diego County, including the Witch and Harris fires.

Maxfield said the Iraqi leadership at the camp called a meeting Thursday evening to gather Iraqi soldiers and U.S.-led coalition members. The Iraqi commander there gave a short speech, thanking all his "American brothers" for their role in Iraq.

He then presented a sealed envelope with the check, Maxfield said.

"I'm honored to participate by sending you a simple fund of $1,000 to the American people in San Diego city to lowering their suffering from the wildfire," the Iraqi colonel told them. "That's for the feeling of being brothers and friends and for the great connections together."

Maxfield said the Iraqi leaders were "clearly moved" and were "trying as best they could to convey their genuine concern" for the people in San Diego.

Sorry for the mist in my eyes, but this just f-in' rocks!...

highway80west · #2 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 04:44 PM

Wow!!! That is wonderful.

Gordon Shumway · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 06:07 PM

I read as the mist filled my eyes as well...

...but then...

...I realized...

...this was probably all staged by Bush cronies with Americans posed as Iraqis...

I just had to say it before some conspiracy nutbag who actually believes this kind of crap says it.

On a serious note: It's a good story & shows we're not as hated as some would have us believe.

Spencer Collins · #4 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007, 09:24 PM

Great story!!!!!!!....

BodiSatva · #5 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 06:13 AM

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cnredd
Sorry for the mist in my eyes, but this just f-in' rocks!...

OK

In honor of this I will ge showing May Poppins...
Who else is in?

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