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2003-11-08 Iraq
Poland Still Committed to Iraq Mission
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Posted by Steve White 2003-11-08 1:37:48 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "the mission, already waning"

LOL. I think this journalist is using what Glenn Reynolds refers to as the "Veitnam template".
Posted by g wiz 2003-11-8 3:24:35 AM||   2003-11-8 3:24:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I emailed the Polish MOD way back in the spring to express my gratitude that Poland is sending troops for the war in Iraq. I now want to express my condolences and to reiterate my gratitude to the Polish people for their aid and their faith in this noble cause in Iraq.

You and your unit are our heroes, Major Kupcyzk. God rest your soul.
Posted by badanov  2003-11-8 8:01:07 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org]  2003-11-8 8:01:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Here ius an email to the Polish MOD aka Ministry of Nationa Defense that can be used to extend your expressions of sympathy.

bpimon@wp.mil.pl
Posted by badanov  2003-11-8 8:09:37 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org]  2003-11-8 8:09:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Poland knows what it's like to be under a dictators thumb. First with Germany, and then with the USSR. The Poles will stick by us until the bitter end I believe.
Posted by Charles  2003-11-8 12:46:35 PM||   2003-11-8 12:46:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Marsz, marsz, Dabrowski,
Z ziemi wloskiej do Polski,
Za twoim przewodem
Zlaczym sie z narodem.


Rest in peace, brave friend.
Posted by Mike  2003-11-8 1:16:00 PM||   2003-11-8 1:16:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 THere is a way to send care packages to Polish soldiers....I sent one today. The info is on the blog "Blogo Slovo". Scroll down to October 31 entry.....I am sorry I do not know how to link but if you search for Blogo Slovo thru your search engine you will find it.
Posted by debbie 2003-11-8 4:58:11 PM||   2003-11-8 4:58:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Here's the good stuff that Debbie mentioned:
So, if you wish to send a Christmas care package to a Polish soldier, to show your gratitude for their support in Iraq, then here is how to do it:

1> Buy appropriate stuff: The American Center for Polish Culture recommends: deodorants, toothpaste, toothbrush, socks, soap, hair shampoo, cologne, talcum powder, CD’s, and Christmas cards. You get the idea, toiletries and the like. If you would like your package to go to a female soldier (there are about fifty Polish women serving in Iraq), you might also include face powder, lipstick and handkerchiefs. No food. No weapons, they have enough of their own.

2> Put it in a box no bigger than 12" x 12" x 12". Tape it, don't tie it. The whole thing should weight ten pounds or less.

3> Ship to the following address:

LtCol Mariusz MICHALSKI
Chief of MWR Branch
MND CS – Poland
BABILON
APO, AE 09332 USA
“For POLISH SOLDIER” If you want to to go to a female soldier, note that here.

4> As a matter of courtesy, send an e-mail to the Director of the The American Center for Polish Culture at director AT polishcenterdc DOT org. They need an accurate count of care packages, they want to make sure that every Polish soldier in Iraq gets one. If you don't mind, tell them you got this information from Dave Kaiser of Blogo Slovo.

5> Get it in the mail by mid-November or so, to make sure that it gets there on time.

6> Smile. You just made some poor Kowalski happy. He's stuck in the desert, a thousand miles away from the fields and uplands of his native Poland, helping police and rebuild a country despite the wishes of his European brethren. You let him know that we're grateful and that America remembers its friends.
Posted by Dar  2003-11-8 5:17:52 PM||   2003-11-8 5:17:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey this is great thanks for the info. Could someone tell me though where (and what) APO, AE 09332 is?? Washington?
Posted by Rafael 2003-11-8 5:47:25 PM||   2003-11-8 5:47:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Dar, thanks for providing the details when I could not....I'm still a computer novice.
Posted by debbie 2003-11-8 8:48:24 PM||   2003-11-8 8:48:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Dar - since the people at Opn A/C also ship these essentials, do you think they'd be willing to include our comrades in arms in their program? I'm in the odd position of being out here in the stix - helping via cash contributions is more efficient than having it shipped around the world multiple times. I'll email Frankie about it, but if you know people there, it might be better received. Thx!

debbie - Thx for the heads-up!!!
Posted by .com (RoPMA) 2003-11-8 8:54:02 PM||   2003-11-8 8:54:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 If interested, here's a map showing the Polish sector in Iraq, as well as the American & British sectors.
Posted by Rafael 2003-11-8 9:21:18 PM||   2003-11-8 9:21:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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