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This story is a pile of crap. On Dec 18, 4:06 am, Florida Cracker 532 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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... > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
