Help the Marines! - Part 3

Posted By Blackfive

The battle of the blogs has commenced. HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WAR - Please donate now!

The story: I've been recruited by the good Donovans at Castle Argghhh! for a blog-a-thon to raise money for the Marines around Fallujah. The MilBloggers are up against some of the biggest bloggers around. This one in particular (photo shamelessly stolen from Castle Argghh - hey John, if it ain't nailed down, GI's will steal it).

Here is a link to an update from the Donovans - complete with Wall Street Journal mention and a list of more and more recruits!

The Imperial Armorer She Who Will Be Obeyed The Imperial Animatrix Right Wingin-it! Loyal Reader Calliope! Un-named Left-of-Center Blogger Not Appearing in this blogroll* Triticale Darthvob A Soldiers Blog Practical Penumbra Road Warrior Rules for Survival Brain Shavings The Bejus Pundit! Blackfive - The Paratrooper of Love! Technicalities The Anti-Idotarian Rottweiler Democrats Give Conservatives Indigestion Bloodletting The Politburo Diktat The Mudville Gazette Geeklog The Common Virtue The Ghost of a Flea Grim's Hall Feste, A Foolsblog! LC Glen, Imperial Longbowman Dawn L, the Non-Commenting Commenter! Loyal Reader "Brass" Loyal Reader "Bill" (Constructive credit for already donating) Marine Corps Moms! Colorado Psycho Wasted Electrons Citizen Smash! A Special Kind of Stupid Aaron's Rantblog Da Goddess

Update 11AM CST 04-21-04: Just received an email from Jim Hake, founder of Spirit of America. Here is why your donations are important:

...We are pressing ahead with fundraising. We understand we're at the very beginning of the effort needed to achieve peace and stability in Iraq. The Marines and others serving in Iraq have made clear that all the support we can muster will greatly assist their efforts to win the peace. Rest assured we do not confuse success in donor support with the real results we all seek to achieve. The real work lies ahead. But the funding makes the results possible and we now have a great foundation to build upon.

We are now focused on delivering the basic equipment requested for the first seven stations. Thanks to you we will have everything at Camp Pendleton by next Thursday (April 29). That delivery will make it 21 days from receiving the Marines request to fulfilling it. You can imagine what a response like this means to those on the front lines whose lives are at risk...

Thanks to all who have contributed so far!

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Comments

[Fusileer 6]

Despite the attempt to disable the TAC last night... we are advancing on all fronts!

"Well Dones!" all around.

If I had coins, I'd be tossing 'em about!

Fusileer 6, out.

[scared]

Uhmm, did y'all see that Smash is trying to auction off his dirty laundry? Eep!

Hey, Blackfive - maybe next time around you could auction off an empty beer bottle or a kilt! ;)