Froggy:
He actually didn't until just recently. We sent him a crapload of cigars in his first care pkg after he got back to base because he said that a lot of his buddies were cigar smokers and his (first sergeant? Don't remember exactly) was a complete nutcase for them. He shares everything we send him anyway (stingy with the hazelnut coffee sometimes, but shares everything else) so we figured he could just pass them around. Then he called a few weeks ago and spent most of the call talking to Andy about cigars and how to care for them etc. etc. Apparently, when he opened the baggies it smelled REALLY good, and it didn't take much talking for one of his buds to convince him to try one. Now he's completely hooked and trying to get a proper storage system set up because he wants to hit some of the Joe deals! He thinks he might be able to get a cooler and we sent him some cedar scraps, beads, credo units, etc. to help them set it up for the community cigar pile.
I won't say which ones hooked him, because apparently we have cigar snobs lurking about...;^) Suffice it to say that if his tastes in beer and coffee are any indication, he will very soon be spending more time with the Gurkhas and Super Fuerte Maduros we sent than with his "first love."
Schmitty: Still waiting for the other pics he promised. He said that they were moving his unit from from Point 'A' to Point 'B' and that he wouldn't have access to his computer to a few days. I'll post them over at OpFTH as soon as I get them. The address will remain the same. Thank you again for all you do!
Tammy
