From Major Bourland 24 June 08
June/25/2008 15:11 Filed in: Iraq
Updates
I love getting these messages. I know why I am
doing what I am doing and I know it is costing a
lot to do it, BUT when I read these letters it
reinforces the HEART REASON I am doing what I do.
And to all of you who are helping with your
donations of money and supplies, THANK YOU! THANK
YOU! THANK YOU! from the bottom of my heart and
THANK YOU EVEN MORE THAN THAT from the MARINES
receiving the benefit of your efforts and gifts . .
. .
Semper Fi and God Bless,
Jodi
(via any Marine) Major Bourland, 2/24 Weaps
24 June
Gang, first and most important, thank you all for your support. Mail has been hit or miss with air delivery but, hey, some is better than than none.. Don't be discouraged, though, it will get here eventually (like 2 days before we go home.. just kidding)
We have been making a nice meal out of the care packages we do get. Our Diets of Doritos, tail mix and easy open cans of Chef Boy R D are pretty good when you are hungry. Heat not required, you have the almighty sun 2 inches from your blaring face (it was only 117 today) I have lost 30 pounds and none of my close fit any more... Great.. not. Trying to pack on the calories, I have resorted to a full attack diet of MRE's. You are supposed to get around 2000 calories from each of these things but it's all in the delivery of the meal. Hey, don't knock it until you try it or are so freaking hungry you can eat a dead cat in the road.. here kitty, kitty.
It was a tough decision today as I looked into the dirt filled leftovers in the cardboard MRE box, chicken and vegetables and noodles in some really kind of funky smelling sauce with mushrooms, or, the ever not so favorite Cajun meat(do they WANT me to explode?) or Jambalaya.. yes the stuff with the seafood.. in a bag... for a year or so. Okay, It looks like it's chicken and veggies. As the chicken heated up in the almighty chemical heater pouch that took a layer off the skin of my hand it was so hot, I inhaled a small bag of pretzels. Tasty I thought.. Should have washed my hands, though, as the post thought goes through my head after I have shaken about 30 Iraqis hands recently. Grab the cracker packet that came in the pouch and pummeled them into crumbs "BAM" , this is the key to be mixed with the chicken and then, finally mash the cheese spread packet in it. BAM.. because everyone knows you can choke down anything with cheese on it ... and maybe ketchup, salt and pepper.
SO now everything is in place as you cut the envelope holding the hotter than the sun chicken and smell the omniscient fresh chicken smell fill the room. That's not chicken I smell though as the Marine in the next room just did a "crop dusting" ... gassing. For the love of GOD, Man, take that outside and burn your clothes and bleach your body all over until that dead animal smell goes away. This is the part where the women really love us fellas ! Booooya !
Crackers smashed and poured into chicken "BAM" , eyes still burning from the recent gas attack but no need for a gas mask jus yet as I tell myself "I'm tuff, I can take it" in a high pitched voice. Wait, now I can't find my dang spoon. Never leave your spoon around while eating, often your best buddy will accidentally pick it up (because he lost his) or, y ou may set in mice poo or something that is never good. This is bad, no spoon means that I have to eat this like a dot eating food out of a bowl . Yes, I have done it, no I am not proud of it but will do it again. Wait, found it, it was in my pocket .. swhoo. Chemicals now continue to rise out of the MRE heater pouch combined with the recent gas attack, we might have a little problem. The first bite is a little off, perhaps dumping the small bag of highly melted M&M's into it will do the trick.. nope, that didn't work well and now the heat has caused a very bad looking chicken to turn worse.. with cheese, crackers and M&M syrup sprinkled on it. Too bad, it's "what's for dinner" as the commercial says. Second bite is delayed due to the two flies that thought they rated chow more than me as they did a drive by spoon pooping on the bite. Death to all flies, I say to myself. YUM.. and take the bite
The meal has now hit my stomach and began it's 3X expansion in the size completely attracting all water out of the other parts of my body. Why does my head hurt. Wipe hand off with sanitize napkin next to the quarter size "toilet paper" pkg which is only enough TP to really see a grown man make a complete mess. Begin to pick up the several empty envelopes of chow that will most likely stick to your butt if you don't pick them up. Not a real symbol of authority (insert visual here) Stuff everything back into the jumbo bullet stopping plastic bag this heart attack meal came in and encourage with a manly size 12 foot to flatten.. again, "BAM" . Tell your kids to eat their dinner tonight or they get "what's for dinner" from Maj Pain.
Thanks again for all of the support and chow
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIVING QUARTERS OUR MARINES HAVE.
AND KEEP IN MIND THE 117* HEAT THE MAJOR MENTIONS.
COULD YOU WEAR ALL OF THIS STUFF IN 117* HEAT?
I'M NOT SURE I COULD DO IT.
Semper Fi and God Bless,
Jodi
(via any Marine) Major Bourland, 2/24 Weaps
24 June
Gang, first and most important, thank you all for your support. Mail has been hit or miss with air delivery but, hey, some is better than than none.. Don't be discouraged, though, it will get here eventually (like 2 days before we go home.. just kidding)
We have been making a nice meal out of the care packages we do get. Our Diets of Doritos, tail mix and easy open cans of Chef Boy R D are pretty good when you are hungry. Heat not required, you have the almighty sun 2 inches from your blaring face (it was only 117 today) I have lost 30 pounds and none of my close fit any more... Great.. not. Trying to pack on the calories, I have resorted to a full attack diet of MRE's. You are supposed to get around 2000 calories from each of these things but it's all in the delivery of the meal. Hey, don't knock it until you try it or are so freaking hungry you can eat a dead cat in the road.. here kitty, kitty.
It was a tough decision today as I looked into the dirt filled leftovers in the cardboard MRE box, chicken and vegetables and noodles in some really kind of funky smelling sauce with mushrooms, or, the ever not so favorite Cajun meat(do they WANT me to explode?) or Jambalaya.. yes the stuff with the seafood.. in a bag... for a year or so. Okay, It looks like it's chicken and veggies. As the chicken heated up in the almighty chemical heater pouch that took a layer off the skin of my hand it was so hot, I inhaled a small bag of pretzels. Tasty I thought.. Should have washed my hands, though, as the post thought goes through my head after I have shaken about 30 Iraqis hands recently. Grab the cracker packet that came in the pouch and pummeled them into crumbs "BAM" , this is the key to be mixed with the chicken and then, finally mash the cheese spread packet in it. BAM.. because everyone knows you can choke down anything with cheese on it ... and maybe ketchup, salt and pepper.
SO now everything is in place as you cut the envelope holding the hotter than the sun chicken and smell the omniscient fresh chicken smell fill the room. That's not chicken I smell though as the Marine in the next room just did a "crop dusting" ... gassing. For the love of GOD, Man, take that outside and burn your clothes and bleach your body all over until that dead animal smell goes away. This is the part where the women really love us fellas ! Booooya !
Crackers smashed and poured into chicken "BAM" , eyes still burning from the recent gas attack but no need for a gas mask jus yet as I tell myself "I'm tuff, I can take it" in a high pitched voice. Wait, now I can't find my dang spoon. Never leave your spoon around while eating, often your best buddy will accidentally pick it up (because he lost his) or, y ou may set in mice poo or something that is never good. This is bad, no spoon means that I have to eat this like a dot eating food out of a bowl . Yes, I have done it, no I am not proud of it but will do it again. Wait, found it, it was in my pocket .. swhoo. Chemicals now continue to rise out of the MRE heater pouch combined with the recent gas attack, we might have a little problem. The first bite is a little off, perhaps dumping the small bag of highly melted M&M's into it will do the trick.. nope, that didn't work well and now the heat has caused a very bad looking chicken to turn worse.. with cheese, crackers and M&M syrup sprinkled on it. Too bad, it's "what's for dinner" as the commercial says. Second bite is delayed due to the two flies that thought they rated chow more than me as they did a drive by spoon pooping on the bite. Death to all flies, I say to myself. YUM.. and take the bite
The meal has now hit my stomach and began it's 3X expansion in the size completely attracting all water out of the other parts of my body. Why does my head hurt. Wipe hand off with sanitize napkin next to the quarter size "toilet paper" pkg which is only enough TP to really see a grown man make a complete mess. Begin to pick up the several empty envelopes of chow that will most likely stick to your butt if you don't pick them up. Not a real symbol of authority (insert visual here) Stuff everything back into the jumbo bullet stopping plastic bag this heart attack meal came in and encourage with a manly size 12 foot to flatten.. again, "BAM" . Tell your kids to eat their dinner tonight or they get "what's for dinner" from Maj Pain.
Thanks again for all of the support and chow
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIVING QUARTERS OUR MARINES HAVE.
AND KEEP IN MIND THE 117* HEAT THE MAJOR MENTIONS.
COULD YOU WEAR ALL OF THIS STUFF IN 117* HEAT?
I'M NOT SURE I COULD DO IT.
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