Thoughts from a GI in Turkey
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2001 7:18 pm
I got this from a friend of mine who just retired from the US Navy... Maharlika
THOUGHTS FROM A GI IN TURKEY ............
I received this letter from my daughter stationed in Turkey and am passing it on. Please do the same.
Dad,
I started sending this to each person as I read their e-mail and have now decided to send it as a group e-mail, so please pass it on for me. Through the last few days I have received too many messages against Muslims and the Middle East right now I need to stand up and inform all of you of something.
Do any of you have any idea how many Americans live in the Middle East? At my base alone we have 1500 and I am sure this is one of the smallest places in the Military. We have been threatened repeatedly by the same group we think is responsible for the actions against America, so do you know what happened within hours of the first strike? Muslim Turks surrounded our buildings.
They closed off the street and built barricades. They put themselves in between us and anyone who would attack us. They surrounded our school and ensured our
children got home safe. Now they swarm about in plain clothes guarding all the places Americans frequently go. I've even noticed them outside our homes watching carefully for any sign that someone may be out to harm
us.
As the collapse of the buildings was shown on CNN, these MUSLIM Turks cried for us and our country. They are preparing to go to war with us and assist us in enacting our revenge. I cannot walk across the street
without someone apologizing and offering sympathy to me and my country.
I want you all to know this is the same thing that is happening all over the world. In our base paper it told us of our bases in Japan, Germany, Spain and Italy being guarded more heavily, just as I know our
bases in Saudi and United Arab Emirates, and Egypt are being guarded. These people are guarding us against the evil that did this.
No, these terrorists are not Muslim, but they are evil, using the face of religion just as it was used during the Spanish inquisition and countless other times throughout history. Please, while you are
praying for the victims and their families, pray also for Arab Americans and American Muslims so they will not become victims as well.
SSgt Jamie Mallory
It's never too late to have a life and never too late to change one.
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Well sceptics and cynics can have their say about this or the legitimacy of the existence of SSgt Mallory.
If this is true, then it reinforces my argument that evil people use religion as a means to the end of their selfish evil motives.
Condemn the acts but not the religion they were SUPPOSED to represent.
I'm sure Faz and the rest of our REAL Muslim brothers and sisters would be happy knowing about this.
Peace, brethren.
THOUGHTS FROM A GI IN TURKEY ............
I received this letter from my daughter stationed in Turkey and am passing it on. Please do the same.
Dad,
I started sending this to each person as I read their e-mail and have now decided to send it as a group e-mail, so please pass it on for me. Through the last few days I have received too many messages against Muslims and the Middle East right now I need to stand up and inform all of you of something.
Do any of you have any idea how many Americans live in the Middle East? At my base alone we have 1500 and I am sure this is one of the smallest places in the Military. We have been threatened repeatedly by the same group we think is responsible for the actions against America, so do you know what happened within hours of the first strike? Muslim Turks surrounded our buildings.
They closed off the street and built barricades. They put themselves in between us and anyone who would attack us. They surrounded our school and ensured our
children got home safe. Now they swarm about in plain clothes guarding all the places Americans frequently go. I've even noticed them outside our homes watching carefully for any sign that someone may be out to harm
us.
As the collapse of the buildings was shown on CNN, these MUSLIM Turks cried for us and our country. They are preparing to go to war with us and assist us in enacting our revenge. I cannot walk across the street
without someone apologizing and offering sympathy to me and my country.
I want you all to know this is the same thing that is happening all over the world. In our base paper it told us of our bases in Japan, Germany, Spain and Italy being guarded more heavily, just as I know our
bases in Saudi and United Arab Emirates, and Egypt are being guarded. These people are guarding us against the evil that did this.
No, these terrorists are not Muslim, but they are evil, using the face of religion just as it was used during the Spanish inquisition and countless other times throughout history. Please, while you are
praying for the victims and their families, pray also for Arab Americans and American Muslims so they will not become victims as well.
SSgt Jamie Mallory
It's never too late to have a life and never too late to change one.
------------------
Well sceptics and cynics can have their say about this or the legitimacy of the existence of SSgt Mallory.
If this is true, then it reinforces my argument that evil people use religion as a means to the end of their selfish evil motives.
Condemn the acts but not the religion they were SUPPOSED to represent.
I'm sure Faz and the rest of our REAL Muslim brothers and sisters would be happy knowing about this.
Peace, brethren.