(preceding this post, I'd like to comment that we need an NMR-only forum for things like this)


I got an email from my brother, who is serving in Afghanistan as a helicopter mechanic in the Army. I'm very proud of him and I sent him a massive care package (with contributions from other folks here at work too). He got it today and wrote to thank me. I'd like to share it here. You guys are welcome to send him an email if you'd like.
I'll be riding an extra mile today, soaking in the freedom that we often take for granted. I'll be thanking my brother for that mile.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Bronson [mailto:gr8husband@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 1:41 PM
>To: Jaremy Bronson
>Subject: RE: overdue
>
>Hey things are going good here. Yeah i got your care package. It was such
>a surprise, i never expected to get something like that from you. Thank you
>very much. Tell the people at work thank you for me, it all meant a whole
>lot. In fact you are the first person to send me a "care package". So it
>really was something special for me.
>It is routinely 100+ degrees here. One day last week i was thinking "gee
>it seems cool today" and i looked at the thermostat and it was like 105.
>But here in a couple months i guess it is going to get a little cold. It
>might even snow a bit during the latter days of winter. We keep busy, they
>fly the helicopters, and the sand eats them up so we fix ****, and they go
>back out and do it all again.
>I went to the promotion board and scored a 149 out of 150 possible points,
>so now I am "promotable" which means as soon as i get more promotion points
>and meet the promotion point level set for my MOS then I will be a Sgt. E-5.
> Cool huh? I should have it before we leave this place.
>I may get my "mid tour" leave during christmas, that would be cool. They
>fly us back to the states for a 2 wk vacation. I will be spending that with
>the wife and kids of course.
>Well, i gotta run. keep writing, i dont get a lot of email traffic >so its nice to hear from people.
>
>later
>bob
>

Been in the service, have two brothers, one nephew and aunt still in and would like to send a thank you to your brother, his family AND you and your family for the sacrifice you ALL have give to us for the freedom we hold, sometimes without thinking.

Thank you

Chilly

Hey LC...were you going to post a snail mail address so we can drop notes (or care pkgs) to your bro?

I thought about it but figured it was presumptuous. However, if you would like to write him here's how

Your return address HAS to be:
D Co 2/25 Avn Regt
Blding 114
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857


The destination address is
Bronson, Robert J
D. Co Task Force Diamond Head
APO AE 09355-9998

by the way - remember that he does not know me as "Loose Cannon" To him, I am just his brother Jaremy.