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| A Tampon Story...Don't Laugh | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 24 2009, 11:24 AM (471 Views) | |
| Copper Leaf | Feb 24 2009, 11:24 AM Post #1 |
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Please read the whole thing......You'll love it I am reminded that "God Works in Mysterious Ways " Tampons (A TRUE STORY) Tampons to the rescue in Iraq !! Don't worry, it's a good story, and worth reading. It's even humorous in parts. It's from the mother of a Marine in Iraq . My son told me how wonderful the care packages we had sent them from the ladies auxiliary were and wanted me to tell everyone thank you. He said that one guy we'll call Marine X, got a female care package and everyone was giving him a hard time My son said, 'Marine X got some really nice smelling lotion and everyone really likes it, so every time he goes to sleep they steal it from him', I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake, and if he wanted I would send Marine X another package. He told me not to worry about Marine X because every time I send something to him, he shares it with Marine X. He said when my husband and I sent the last care package, Marine X came over to his cot picked up the box, started fishing through it, and said, 'What'd we get this time?' But my son said they had the most fun with Marine X's package. He said he wasn't sure who it was supposed to go to, but the panties were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the Humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and yelled, 'Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!!! One of the guys attached the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind like a windsock. He said it entertained them for quite awhile. Then of course.......they had those tampons. When he brought this up, my imagination just went running, but he continued. My son said they had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted the Chap-Stick and lotion for the trip. He grabbed a bunch of the items from his care package and got in the Humvee. As luck would have it he grabbed the tampons too, and my son said everyone was teasing him about 'not forgetting his feminine hygiene products.' He said things went well for a while, then the convoy was ambushed and a Marine was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean, but it was deep. He said they were administering first aid but couldn't get the bleeding to slow down, and someone said, 'Hey! Use Marine X's tampons!' My son said they put the tampon in the wound. At this point my son profoundly told Me, 'Mom, did you know that tampons expand?' ('Well....yeah!') They successfully slowed the bleeding until the guy got better medical attention. When they went to check on him later, the surgeon told them, 'You guys saved his life. If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he would have bled to death.' My Son said, 'Mom, the tampons sent by the Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marine's life.' At this point I asked him, 'Well, what did you do with the rest of the tampons?' He said, 'Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in our flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit.' I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines. I can't believe that something that started out as a mistake then turned into a joke, ended up saving someone's life. My sister said she doesn't believe in mistakes. She believes God had a plan all along. She believes that 'female care package' was sent to Marine X to save our Marine. Either way, our efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines, provided much needed items for our troops, AND saved the life of a Marine! God bless every one of you for your efforts and hard work, and God bless our Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and all our military service personnel. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE! |
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| gunnar | Feb 24 2009, 11:39 AM Post #2 |
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What a fantastic story! Thanks for sharing and also please thank your son for his service!
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| Copper Leaf | Feb 24 2009, 11:44 AM Post #3 |
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Not my son... Just a forwarded story written by a Marine's mom... Some of the toughest ladies you'll ever meet
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| Sannois | Feb 24 2009, 11:51 AM Post #4 |
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I'm half LAughing and half crying Deb! Thats a fantastic story. God bless Ameerica and our wonderful men in uniform.. Hey Mom did you know Tampons expand? Priceless!
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| onwego | Feb 24 2009, 12:08 PM Post #5 |
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Tampons can also be used for nosebleeds
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| coriander | Feb 24 2009, 12:14 PM Post #6 |
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A great story. We are so fortunate to have the folks who serve the US, and folks who help look after them. Please tell your Marine Mom friend to thank her son and his colleagues from the TOC Spice Girl for me. I am grateful for their service. |
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| Eleanor | Feb 24 2009, 12:27 PM Post #7 |
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Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back.
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I have been dating a Army guy for a few months now and he has been away from home for 5 1/2 weeks now (home on Friday) and The guys just love getting packages, even if they are nothing special, I have sent 2 packages to him and make sure I send cookies, the guys just love getting something, and the worst is that not all the guys get stuff from home. So if you feel like doing something small put together a box and send it out they will enjoy it very much. |
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| La Gringa | Feb 24 2009, 12:28 PM Post #8 |
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Great story, thanks for sharing. Another feminine product they also use regularly is monistat...its one of the best cures for foot rot in Combat boots. The super strong stuff. My SO, an Army officer told me that. Also, one of his favorite items in care package when he was in the Middle East was Olay shea butter soaps. He said they guys teased him, but he had the best and least chapped skin of the group. Olay wipes were also a hit. |
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| Won for Me | Feb 24 2009, 01:47 PM Post #9 |
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How could we find addresses to send boxes to the troops? I could do that pretty easily and hope I could make someone a little happier. |
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| OpticalIllusion | Feb 24 2009, 01:54 PM Post #10 |
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So true. We had a girl warming up to go in her second trip at the State 4H show, ans her nose just started gushing blood. It would not stop. They bumped her to the end of the order so we could get it to stop. About 4 trips away from her and it was still going. We ended up cutting the end of a tampon off and using it while she was on course. (they would not hold the class and wait for her) Pads are great for abscess feet. Edited by OpticalIllusion, Feb 24 2009, 01:55 PM.
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| Delia | Feb 24 2009, 05:13 PM Post #11 |
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Athlete's foot is caused by the same yeast organism that plagues us lucky girls, so that makes sense. |
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