Sgt Thorn off to Iraq

[Nickajack Angler]

Sgt Jace Thorn, 29yrs old and my stepson who I helped raise since he was 13, left again Thursday for a tour overseas. He's a career soldier and with the 561st MP Company out of Ft Campbell, KY attached to the 101st. These guys are MP's that have a lot of capabilities - airassault, security details for supply details, VIP's, and combat of course. Pretty much teh Black Hawk Down type of job. While in Afghanistan last year they rode around looking for contact. Search for weapons, bad guys, provide medical, school supplies, humanitarian aid and train the local army and police. And combat...They will be doing pretty much the same thing in Tikrit. He has moved up and should be SSgt in two months. I pray he is safe and returns to us unharmed as well as his men, and his unit. These men and women are proud of what they do. They know their mission. Some of the finest people I've met. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. I told him we'd send him a rod and reel so he could see what kind of fish are in the Tigris River. He laughed said, "Yeah, I can see me telling the guys to stop so I can get out and chunk and wind a bit to see if they are bitin'. COVER ME!"
I'll get his address as soon as he gets over there. Maybe we can all send the unit small stuff from time to time. I like to send stuff that is humorous and most times useful. They love to get ANYTHING from home. Pray for Jace. He's a much better man than I will ever be.

 

[ditchdoc666]

emoAngel Tell him I am thankful for people like him for protecting my country and giving me the freedom that we have,My son has done 4 tours over there and other places around the world and am very proud of him and others that protect us.Send me his address when you get it and will send him a care pkg of "from home stuff" they like that stuff over there.TayloremoThanks emoThanks emoUSA emoUSA emoUSA emoUSA

 

[Ronnie Garrison]

Thank you for the way you helped raise him and thank him for his service!

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#ff0066">You can bet that he will be among our prayers.....tell him we love the job he is doing and we appreciate his service......AMEN............FA</font>

 

[Triton4Bass]

emoThumbsup Thanks for sharing and thanks to our armed forces!

 

[josh.schreiber]

ditto above
stay motivated
semper fidelis

 

[blazer]

we will keep him in our prayers na,and tell him we said thanks for the job he is doing.i know you are very proud.

 

[foodsaver]

thank you for sharing! And thanks to him for his sacrifice!

 

[minner]

foodsaver - 4/13/2008 10:12 PM

thank you for sharing! And thanks to him for his sacrifice!

Amen!

 

[DoubleB]

God Bless and Godspeed!

 

[Luketrician]

emoUSA

 

[BackOnTheWater]

Bless 'em all !

 

 

 

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[popper 690]

thank you, be very safe. and keep an eye out for cereal box with a little xtra prize inside.emoBigsmile emoBigsmile .

if you remember that talk NJ get with me on that. emoUSA emoThanks emoUSA emoUSA

 

[Nickajack Angler]

When they were in Afghanistan, I mailed over a HUGE box of Corn Flakes with a bottle of Grey Goose in it. He never got it and I got a letter of warning from Homeland Security. Kind of made me second guess doing it again. But there's got to be a way....

 

[SpurHunter]

Please tell him we all owe him for his service.