Support for troops.

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OK this one is easy, clean out those old closets and support the troops.

Oh and as an aside stupid stuff like this pisses me off if the troops need

something that won't burn why do we need to do this to get it to them. Another

set of letters to my Congressman and senators I guess?

Distribute as needed as widely as possible.

Taken off the TSL (verbatim).

My name is Capt. Jock of Benton County Fire District 1. I am

sending this appeal of assistance to the Fire Service family on behalf of Major

A Niesen . Dave is a Firefighter with our department and is currently

serving in Fallujah, Iraq.

Recently I received and e-mail from Dave inquiring if our department had any

excess nomex hoods that we could spare and send to him. His e-mail is as

follows (edited due to length of original message):

" I've run across a need here that I wanted to run past you. The weather has

gotten rather chilly here (40 degrees over night) and all of the cold weather

gear the Army is issuing now is all moisture wicking synthetic fibers that me

lt to your skin when they burn. Since some of the hits cause vehicles to

burn, there is a reasonable chance that soldiers may have to extricate

themselves or get rescued from a burning vehicle. Therefore, synthetics are a

really

bad choice. Does BCFD#1 have any light weight nomex hoods that aren't getting

used anymore or are past their life span that we could distribute to soldiers

here that would provide both warmth and fire protection? Niesen MAJ A

(GCE TF321EN S-3 OIC) "

My department and some of the surrounding departments sent what we could

spare, but it wasn't too many (couple of dozen). Dave stated that there are 750

personnel in his unit, of those about 500 are active operational personnel.

My goal is to facilitate the collection and distribution of as many hoods as

possible to Major Niesen. Dave has already distributed the hoods we sent him.

Can you help? I, and the troops, would be thrilled if every department that

receives this request could send just ONE (1) nomex hood. One hood means

that one soldier is better protected.

BCFD1 will function as the collection location and will be shipping the

hoods to Dave and his troops. If you can help please send the hoods to:

Benton County Fire District 1

c/o Capt. Jock

144610 E. Law Lane

Kennewick, WA. 99337

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call. This is an

excellent opportunity for firefighters to show our support and gratitude to the

military men and women serving this great nation.

On behalf of Major Niesen, his troops, their families, and myself, Thank You

for your help.

Capt. Jock , ISO/HSO

Benton Co. Fire District 1 (BCFD1)

144610 E. Law Lane

Kennewick, Wa 99337

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