In My Own Words

Awhile back I told y’all about the dog we adopted from AnySoldier.com, Ms. Lmat Lucky. The last round of care packages I sent out included one to Lucky, and contained two bags of dog food and three packages of dog treats. I included a thank you card addressed to “Lucky’s Warriors” and a couple of magazines for them, as well as a handful of Guardian Angel cards.

Today I got an e-mail from one of Lucky’s Warriors thanking us for the goodies. It’s a great e-mail, and I’m sharing it here.

Tracy and Jack,

Thank you very much for the dog supplies.  Lucky is very grateful.  Every time we get mail from the post office, she follows us like she is waiting to see if she got mail.  It is so funny.  She helps our team in more ways than one.  Security/awareness and morale.  To give you a little background about us; we are a small specialized Air Force team that lives and work on an Iraqi Army base.  We advise Iraqi Army leadership on all base operations, from interior and perimeter security, infrastructure, life support services for the troops, communications, fuel support, vehicle maintenance, ammo storage and issue, medical support, etc.  While we are away and asleep, Lucky is our eyes and ears.  In fact we recently had a security assessment of our living area and she was listed as essential to the security of the compound by the inspecting team.  This report was forwarded up to our General and his support staff.  She will let you know immediately if anyone is lingering around the perimeter of our living compound.  She is not a fan of the Iraqi people to put it nicely.  We spoil her as a token of our appreciation for her hard work…. as you can see in the attached pictures.  She also helps with the morale of our team.  It is funny to see the effect she has on us.  Combat trained soldiers playing and talking to her like she can understand.  I guess she reminds of home.  Having support from people such as yourself makes this job much easier to bare.  Thank you very much for the time and resources used to send these supplies.  It is appreciated.  Thank you!

–
John Dukes

The photos that were attached included one of Lucky checking out the care packages that she’d received, and one of her stretched out on a couch snoozing. From the look of her shiny coat, I’d say she’s well taken care of.  I’m glad our guys are able to have a dog, and I’m glad Lucky has her Warriors to look after as they are looking after her.  Dogs are not held in the same regard by the Iraqi people as here in the US, to say the least.

Once again, I thank you for reading my ramblings. Y’all have a good’un, and I’ll type at you later. If any of my Warriors are reading this, you know the routine…blah blah blah, nag nag nag, STAY SAFE!! Don’t make me have to come over there!!