[MR] Call for Assistance in Afghanistan

[Eric Rankin]

Well met, my good friends of Atlantia.
Back from March to October I was deployed to Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan 
and we started an unoffical shire out there.  We had weekly rapier practice and 
populace meetings and it was a hoot.  The rapier practices were on what was 
called the Boardwalk, which was the place to be during off duty hours.  There 
was a bunch of small shops and restraunts, a street hockey rink, stage, 
basketball court and volleyball cout.  Because of the central location, we had 
quite a bit of visibility and brought the SCA to a bunch of people from the US, 
UK, Canada, Romania, Denmark, and many other NATO countries.  It was there that 
I was re-introduced to the SCA.  I'd sent them an email recently to check up on 
them.  They currently have enough rapier kit to put 2-3 fighters out at once.  
Their blades are wearing out and they are in need of gorget's.  If any of you 
have any spare Rapier Gear you would wish to donate (blades, gorgets, bucklers, 
cloaks, tabards...whatever you can spare) please contact me off list and I will 
put you in contact with the POC out there.  The only thing that they don't 
really want is garb, as everyone but the Canadian Forces are required to be in 
uniform at all times.

I know that when I was out there it was one of the few things to look forward to 
after a long day.  Often times, after the major holidays, it would seem at times 
that we were forgotten out there.  Your support would be a definite morale boost 
and a great way to show not only our troops, but also our allies' troops that 
they are still in our thoughts, hearts and/or prayers.

If you know of anyone not on the MR that would be interested in helping, feel 
free to forward it on to them as well.  I thank you in advance for your time 
reading this.

YIS
Tymothe Rankyn of Cathanar
MKA Sgt Eric Rankin, USMC