Perhaps you've noticed over the last 3 weeks or so that we've tried to get beyond the negative, screaming headlines, and get to the real stories of progress and humanity.
Lord knows if we are dependent upon the Associated Press, CNN, USA Today and Reuters, well, just about all we'd ever hear are headlines saying "Two US Soldiers Killed in Mosul".
Yes, that is a part of the story, and we cover that here with the CENTCOM news releases. But its only part of the story.
It would be like CNN covering the day in the life of one guy. "40,000 whiskers sacrificed in the sink today" the headlines would scream.
But the bigger story would be "Clean shaven man gets job, turns his life around". That story you won't find on CNN or USA Today.
So - I'm asking you to please take a look at the entry titled "MORE STORIES NOT FOUND IN USA TODAY" below. Read the story passed along by proud parents of a marine.
I'm looking for more of that.
Doesn't have to be your soldier...might be that of a neighbor, a relative of someone from church.
I have a feeling you will know the stories when you see them. The story we want puts a face on our soldiers, much like you can picture the Marines spinning the merry-go-round for the Iraqi kids.
Send your stories to cptpattiinbaghdad AT yahoo DOT com. (Obviously, you will use the @ sign and a period in lieu of "DOT".)
Thanks!
Tim
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