One Soldier's Story: Part 5
I've begun a new project here at Patriotically Incorrect. My cousin (we'll call him John) is an Army Reservist and I would like to support him by serializing his story, mostly in his own words. If you missed the beginning of this story, you can link to it here. Thanks for reading.
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From: PI's Mom
Subject: Fwd: News from John
Date: February 2004
To: Family
Dear All,
I'm forwarding a whole series of exchanges between John in Iraq and my sister.
John's signature "Matthew 25:40" was his late father's favorite Bible verse, now carved on his tombstone.
[-- PI's Mom]
From: John's and PI's Aunt
Date: February 2004
To: Family
Subject: News from John
It looks like John will be home in April!
From: John
Sent: 2/2004
To: John's and PI's Aunt
Subject: A small favor
Hello Aunt [...],
It's your nephew John, still in Iraq. :(
I need to ask a small favor. I am ordering a new car through a military program and I need to have it delivered to my address in the states. This creates a problem, because I don't have an address in [your state] anymore. Could I use your address as my home address and have the car delivered there? It would help simplify thing for me. Also, what is your address (that would probably important information)?
As for Iraq, I can't wait to get out of here. The good news is I got promoted -- I run my very own cell block at Abu Ghraib Prison (not too many law students can say that :). It's good, I tell the prisoners that I will treat them like men as long as they act like men. We have a good "understanding." Although I did just get this crazy guy who eats light bulbs in my cell block, he's a "challenge."
Alright, that's all from here.
Love,
John
"Whatever you do for the least of my brethren, you do for me."
--Mathew 25:40
From: John's and PI's Aunt
Sent: 2/2004
To: John
Subject: RE: A small favor
John,
We could use a new car. Is it something that [my husband] would like to drive? :) You can have the car delivered to us at [my address]. Our home number is [555-555-1212]. Let us know what you order and when it's being delivered, so we can make sure you get the right car. Hopefully you'll be home to drive it yourself soon.
Did you get my latest care package with the one dollar bills? Anything else
that you need over there?
Take Care, [your Aunt]
From: John
Sent: 2/2004
To: PI's Aunt
Subject: RE: A small favor
Well, Aunt [...], it's a brand new Mustang Convertable -- they knocked $10,000
off it for my service in Iraq (ain't that nice ... but I think I should get
FREE gasoline for the rest of my life, too). :) I'll take you and [your husband] for a spin in it if you like. You know it's my first car in FIVE YEARS. But I
deserve it after this whole ordeal.
I think I'll be out of here to Kuwait in early April, then home in late April. I'll use your address as my "home of record" and secondary delivery location. I'm trying to get it delivered to [...], where I'll be for my first week back on April 26.
Thanks for you help!
Love,
John
7:53:40 AM 
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