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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Attached is a photo of my brother. That’s
a big smile for him. Thanks again for all who have sent things to his unit for
the holidays. It is greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dave signed up to be a soldier when he was
very young, about 19 years old. Mom freaked out and pulled strings to get him
out of the full-time military and into the National Guard. He’s a veteran
of the Gulf War and is hoping now to get home from this war. It’s hard to
tell he’s 34. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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PEARSON526@aol.com [mailto:PEARSON526@aol.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 18, 2004
12:16 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> spearson@aypf.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> More thanks</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi Sarah. Thanks for the boxes and more boxes have come in
from Black Talon members. I have attached a photo of me for you to show them. I
am on a raid mission in Baqubah. This is right after the mission. Nearby but
off camera are the body parts of a guy who blew himself up while setting up an
IED or improvised explosive device. In this case it was three 155mm artillery
rounds, each with 95 lbs of high explosive. The shrapnel from those is scary to
look at and razar sharp. We never found his head.<br>
<br>
What is your address. I have a small gift for you here I want to mail off.<br>
<br>
Dave</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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