# Anyone want to write to my pal in Iraq? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697 "2003-06-18T14:02:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/1 "2003-06-18T14:02:51Z")
I’m looking to help boost the morale of a pal of mine. He was a (Retired) Captain in the United States Army when they gave him a ‘no, you’re really not retired, boy’ call several months ago and now he’s running a WS Company outside of Baghdad. I thought maybe a slew of letters (he’s a real letter writer…he wrote us letters even when he lived 15 miles from us) might perk him up. So who’s willing to write a letter for the team. Email me and I’ll set you up! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/2 "2003-06-18T22:47:49Z")
I’m up for this **JC** ; you have my email, shoot me over some contact information. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/3 "2003-06-19T02:52:56Z")
I’d write. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/4 "2003-06-19T12:03:31Z")
I appreciate it! Thanks for the support. I’ll be emailing people the contact info when I get home tonight. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/5 "2003-06-19T15:59:12Z")
sure. email me. ---
**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/6 "2003-06-19T16:02:32Z")
Sounds like a plan - cool! BTW, so I don’t sound completely ignorant… can someone tell me what a WS company is? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/7 "2003-06-19T18:16:40Z")
I’ll write. Send an email to moi. And, yeah, what is a WS company? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/8 "2003-06-19T19:16:20Z")
Water Supply. He’s got 600,000 gallons and not a drop to swim in. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/9 "2003-06-20T01:22:29Z")
OK, I’ve sent the email out to everyone who responded. Eight of you did and I’m proud to be a part of a community that would reach out this way. Thanks again to all. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/10 "2003-06-21T02:33:13Z")
I just caught this thread, **JC**. **Bluesman** and I would be more than happy to send out some of that AF love to our brother in green. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/11 "2003-06-21T02:59:49Z")
Count me in, Jonathan. Email me the info and I’ll be happy to drop him a line. ---
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-write-to-my-pal-in-iraq/182697/12 "2003-06-21T13:28:17Z")
You can e-mail me his info too - mine’s listed in my profile.