Comments on: Long Day http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/ This We'll Defend Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Strip poker http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-1159 Strip poker Sat, 06 Nov 2004 07:41:34 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-1159 There are many stories similar to this, to be found among other nations of antiquity. We have, as an example, that which is related of Bacchus in the Orphic hymns, wherein it says that this god-man arrested the course of the sun and the moon. An Indian legend relates that the sun stood still to hear the pious ejaculations of Arjouan after the death of Crishna. A holy Buddhist by the name of Matanga prevented the sun, at his command, from rising, and bisected the moon. . . . The Chinese also, had a legend of the sun standing still, and a legend was found among the Ancient Mexicans to the effect that one of their holy persons commanded the sun to stand still, which command was obeyed. There are many stories similar to this, to be found among other nations of antiquity. We have, as an example, that which is related of Bacchus in the Orphic hymns, wherein it says that this god-man arrested the course of the sun and the moon. An Indian legend relates that the sun stood still to hear the pious ejaculations of Arjouan after the death of Crishna. A holy Buddhist by the name of Matanga prevented the sun, at his command, from rising, and bisected the moon. . . . The Chinese also, had a legend of the sun standing still, and a legend was found among the Ancient Mexicans to the effect that one of their holy persons commanded the sun to stand still, which command was obeyed.

]]> By: Tink http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-303 Tink Sun, 01 Aug 2004 05:14:11 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-303 "<i>Kevin helped load the six big orange mail bags onto a humvee to be taken to the post office</i>" And we treasure every piece of that mail. "<i>Soldiers frequently rotate in and out of the FOBs making it virtually impossible to get their mail to them, so all the letters and packages are held at the base camp until the troops rotate back through there</i>" Not going into details, but hubs who is supposed to be in one place..isn't.. This week his mail caught up with him. 16 care packages, and too many letters to count..LOL Even after a *lot* of sharing, family and friends are now under orders to not send ANYTHING that remotely resembles a care package until further notice ::grins:: I didn't tell him that I know of at least 3 packages that went out this week..his birthday is coming up yanno .. "<i>Kevin felt a little guilty at having mail and hot showers everyday</i>" You know it better than anyone, it takes *all* of you to make this work. "Your" guys have transported "our" guys, you've saved "our" guys butts, brought "our" guys food and supplies, and the thousands of other things that you do to make this team effort be the success it will be. The letter I got today, or the packages that hubs got this week, may not have passed through Kevin's hot little hands, but in my mind it has..so tell him thanks from a grateful grunts' wife :) And sorry I'm so sappy, but for some odd reason, I'm kinda sappy when it comes to our military. “Kevin helped load the six big orange mail bags onto a humvee to be taken to the post office”

And we treasure every piece of that mail.

“Soldiers frequently rotate in and out of the FOBs making it virtually impossible to get their mail to them, so all the letters and packages are held at the base camp until the troops rotate back through there”

Not going into details, but hubs who is supposed to be in one place..isn’t.. This week his mail caught up with him. 16 care packages, and too many letters to count..LOL Even after a *lot* of sharing, family and friends are now under orders to not send ANYTHING that remotely resembles a care package until further notice ::grins:: I didn’t tell him that I know of at least 3 packages that went out this week..his birthday is coming up yanno ..

“Kevin felt a little guilty at having mail and hot showers everyday”

You know it better than anyone, it takes *all* of you to make this work. “Your” guys have transported “our” guys, you’ve saved “our” guys butts, brought “our” guys food and supplies, and the thousands of other things that you do to make this team effort be the success it will be.

The letter I got today, or the packages that hubs got this week, may not have passed through Kevin’s hot little hands, but in my mind it has..so tell him thanks from a grateful grunts’ wife :)

And sorry I’m so sappy, but for some odd reason, I’m kinda sappy when it comes to our military.

]]> By: fredschoeneman.com http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-302 fredschoeneman.com Sun, 01 Aug 2004 02:10:17 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-302 <strong>Had a Long Day?</strong> When's the last time you worked a sixteen hour day like the one Hook writes about here: After dropping the last of the commo equipment packed in large, heavy, green, hard plastic shipping containers at forward operating base Calypso, and... Had a Long Day?
When’s the last time you worked a sixteen hour day like the one Hook writes about here: After dropping the last of the commo equipment packed in large, heavy, green, hard plastic shipping containers at forward operating base Calypso, and…

]]> By: Sweet N Sassy http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-299 Sweet N Sassy Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:06:16 +0000 http://sgthook.com/2004/07/30/long-day/#comment-299 Thanks for another great one Hook. You continue to provide us with some great reads. Stay safe my friend. Thanks for another great one Hook. You continue to provide us with some great reads. Stay safe my friend.

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