From notes@igc.org Tue Nov 12 09:24:31 1996
Received: from igc7.igc.org (192.82.108.35) by MediaFilter.org
 with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:24:32 -0500
Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc7.igc.org (8.7.6/8.7.3) id EAA27030; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 04:08:56 -0800 (PST)
Date: 12 Nov 1996 03:35:10
Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat" 
From: divreup@email.hq.1id.army.mil
Subject: Re: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/Solidarity with bosnian people
To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l 
Message-ID: <1364341707-700383@mediafilter.org>
In-Reply-To: <1397747296-45463@mediafilter.org>
X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org
Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org
Precedence: bulk
Lines: 49

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,



I AM A US ARMY SOLDIER CURRENTLY DEPLOYED AT TUZLA MAIN,  I AM A MASTER
SERGEANT, I WILL RETIRE FROM THE US ARMY DURING 1997, AFTER 24 YRS OF
ACTIVE DUTY.  THIS IS MY FIRST REAL DEPLOYMENT.  WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS
GOING TO BOSNIA,  I HATED THE IDEA AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ME.... I AM
SO CLOSE TO RETIREMENT,  I REALLY DID NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN
BOSNIA.



BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE (16 OCT 96)  I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY I AM HERE AND I
AM GLAD THAT I AM HERE HELPING TO RE-STORE PEACE AND FREEDOM TO ALL PEOPLE
OF BOSNIA.  YES I WILL STILL RETIRE NEXT YEAR BUT, IN MY HEART AND IN MY
SOUL, I CAN SAY THAT I HELPED IN THE FREEDOM AND PEACE OF ALL IN BOSNIA.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO BE HERE HELPING, I DO MISS MY FAMILY, I DON'T LIKE
THE MUD, WE WORK LONG HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK.



SEEING PICTURES ON THE TV NEWS EACH NIGHT WHILE IN GERMANY WAS ONE THING,
BUT SEEING IT FIRST HAND WAS ANOTHER.  IT'S A CRYING SHAME,  I DO HOPE THE
PEOPLE IN BOSNIA WILL BE ABLE TO GET ALONG AND LIVE IN PEACE AND HAVE
FREEDOM.  BUT WE CAN ONLY STOP THE FIGHTING, ITS REALLY UP TO ALL PEOPLE IN
BOSNIA IF THEY WANT PEACE TO LAST AND ALL MUST WORK TOWARD THAT GOAL.  I
KNOW IT IS HARD TO FORGIVE AND TO FORGET.  BUT THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND
THE FUTURE OF YOUR COUNTRY.



IF I HAD ONE WISH AND THAT WISH WOULD COME TRUE, I'D WISH FOR PEACE HERE
IN BOSNIA AND THAT YOUR PEOPLE CAN GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER.



I THANK YOU FOR THIS WEB SITE AND I AM JUST A US ARMY SOLDIER HERE TRYING
TO HELP OUT.



THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.



MSG ERIC J. ENGER