THIS IS THE REAL COST OF BUSH'S ATEMPT TO GAIN CONTROL OF IRAQ'S OIL ! MIKE532 This e-mail is being sent by national at the request of state leadership.
Do NOT reply to this e-mail. Watch the mission thread below or use contacts listed in body of email with questions or comments. Welcome Home Severely Wounded SSG Jose Pequeño, Army Land O Lakes FL 19 Dec 2008 According to Dr. Rocco Armonda who is considered to be the Army’s premiere neurosurgeon, SSG Jose Pequeño is one of the most severely wounded American servicemen to return home from either of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pequeño, a former Marine serving with the New Hampshire National Guard, deployed to Iraq in May of 2005. He was there taking the place of a younger member of his unit who he had counseled to stay home and finish college. On March 1 of 2006 his life, and the lives of his family, were forever changed when he was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents. A rocket propelled grenade was launched into his Humvee. Shrapnel entered the lower portion of Jose's brain. His mother received a phone call from a neurosurgeon in Germany who told her, "I finished the evaluation. Such a young person. Such a good looking person. Such a young life. It’s such a shame he’s going to die." What that doctor didn't know about was the power of Jose's will to live and his family's determination to love him back to life. On Friday, December 19th 2008 SSG Jose Pequeño, United States Army, will come home to sleep in his own bed for the first time since he deployed to Iraq in May of 2005. Jose is a rider, his sister is a rider, and his step father is a rider. The family has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to participate in the Homecoming celebration they have planned for Jose. You can view the Mission Thread here: http://www.patriotguard.org/Forums/tabid/61/postid/1041149/view/topic/Default.aspx Staging: Buffalo's Southwest Cafe Parking Lot 5510 Post Oak Blvd Wesley Chapel, FL This is approximately one half mile west of I-75 exit 279. Final Itinerary - Please note times have changed: 1:00 pm - Staging begins 1:45 pm - Mission Brief 2:00 pm - Kickstands up If it is at all possible for you to work this mission into your schedule, please do. SSG Pequeño and his family have given so much for us. Let's let them know that we appreciate their sacrifice and fully support them in their path to recovery. You can read SSG Pequeño's full story here: http://www.h2hbbq.com/Staff-Sgt-Jose-Pequenos-Full-Story_ep_31.html You can help the families of the severely wounded here: http://www.h2hbbq.com/ Ride Captains: John, "Slowpoke' Minch, 727-505-3779, [email protected] Bobbie "Sig22" Bilotta, 727-505-0882, [email protected] With respect, Carl Swofford Florida State Captain Patriot Guard Riders [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
