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The conex's containing Brian's units personal items, arrived from Iraq this past week. While Brian was in Iraq he kept a journal
and those journals arrived with his belongings. In the journal he talks about going out to the schools and the villages around
Kirkuk to deliver supplies and toys etc to the children. The following is a paragraph from his journal that you can use for
your site:
" A few days ago we were able to take a convoy to one of the local villages to visit a school. It was something pretty cool
to see. The schools are not like the ones at home. It has about 120 kids all in the same class. Not many of the kids over
the age of 12 attend school. We took out an entire Humvee full of school supplies, toys and clothes. It started out as a pretty
organized event, but got pretty crazy.The kids started getting very excited and could hardly contain themselves. It was a
good experience. We are hoping to do it again real soon. Most of the younger kids were fun to watch. The little girls all
had on dresses and actually looked really cute. All of them had really long hair. The boys were like any little boys, trying
to be very good, but wanted some of everything. The main teacher in charge was called the headmaster. She was a nice lady
who tried her best to dress nice. I hope we can do this again and maybe to a differant school".
There are several entries similiar to this in Brian's journal talking of schools and villages and a refugee camp they visited.
The refugee camp seem to be by far the poorest and the most in need. Brian tells me that 95% of the toys they took on these
humanitarian missions were Beanie Babies sent to them from people here in the states. Brian says some of these children had
never had a toy, and the kids loved the beanis babies. The little girls would hold how ever many they recieved tightly against
thier chest. Brian says it was like giving a million dollars to someone here.
Not only is this charitable, kind service you are providing with your website a blessing to the children of Iraq, but it
is a blessing to the Servicemen and women serving there as well. In a time when you are fighting a war and everyday is a danger,
it is a real morale boost to be able to have the oppurtunity to do something kind and to bring a little joy into someones
life. Especially a child. In every journal entry of Brian's and everytime I talked to him after they had been into these villages.
I could feel a lift in his spirits. I as a military wife I appreciated it so much, because I was so concerned that a positive
outlook while fighting in Iraq would affect Brian's mental health and his safety. As well as the men with him. Brian has
told me that the Soldiers serving with him, himself included who have children at home seemed to benefit the most from being
about to interact with and give the beanie babies to the children of Iraq. It seemed to give them a connection to them.
Brian and I are both very grateful to you for the work you do and the service you are providing to our service people.
-- Cheryl Prochnow
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