Austin

[Guest guest]

To All!

By now you have read Mark Zaid's email. My son Austin is one of the

Marines he is representing at Twentynine Palms. has done nothing wrong

as all these young people have done nothing wrong. They do not deserve to be

punished for not wanting to be guinea pigs. does not drink, smoke or

cuss. He has been able to resist all negative influences in the Marines and

they respect him for it. He does not do things that hurt his body. His good

record in the Marines evidently counts for nothing now.

It was only God's intervention that kept from taking these shots. If

one Marine (who later took the shot) had not told of the dangers,

would have taken the shots without question. I was praying God would

intervene again before it went this far but he has a bigger purpose for

that I cannot understand.

We are not destitute but I cannot come up with large sums of money on the

spur of the moment. I have sent $1000.00 and I had to borrow that. I will

contact the area churches and have Mark's email put in three area papers that

I know will print it. If any of you have any ideas on fund raising that is

quick and easy let me know.

Please if you can donate to The Madison Project for these young men I

would be forever grateful. One of the Marines parents have disowned him

because of this. His dad or step-dad is a high ranking Navy officer and he

is an embarrassment to him. Another one of the Marine's mother, uncle,

sister, and brother lost everything they had in the Oklahoma tornado and he

has a baby on the way.

I think it is wrong that everything in this life comes back to money. But it

seems we can't accomplish much without it.

Please if you can find it in your heart to donate any amount it will be

helpful. I have never begged for anything in my life, but I am begging for

my son's life. He wants to be a police offer when he gets out. He has

always liked helping people with their problems. If you cannot donate please

pray for these young men.

We feel Mark Zaid is a God send. He has taken on 7 Marines with limited

funds. He should not have to pay for any of this out of his own pocket. I

will do my best to see that he doesn't.

entered the Marine Corps on his 21st birthday, refused the shot on our

27th wedding anniversary, his separation package was denied on my oldest sons

birthday. My birthday is coming up July 23. I would really like for him to

be home by then and for his future to not be completely ruined.

I have been fighting this on a daily basis since Jan. 29, 1999. And have

made many good friends in the process. I was hoping it would be over by now.

I know many of you have been fighting this longer than I have and are also

weary of the whole thing. Whatever the outcome of this trial, it will effect

your loved ones as well. Hopefully the outcome will be a good one.

In Christian Love,

Deanna Austin

(806) 865-3331