When I was in Taji, I attended and contributed as did all of you who sent cigars my way while I was in Iraq.

He mentions contact e-mail addresses . If you want the addys, or if you have any questions, drop me a note:

dakoz (@) hotmail (.) com

Dear Sir/ Maam,

This is the second and last correspondance I am sending your company/ group. This correspondance is to hopefully keep the "Mudhouse Cigar night" in Iraq a reality for the Troops serving overseas in Iraq. As you know, I have sustained the cigar night for the Mudhouse with awesome response and enthusiasm from most donors. This has allowed me to maintain a consistant supply of onhand cigars to "Give to the Troops" each Tuesday night. Since the last 2 months almost all of the donors have just stopped sending their cigars. This seemed to happen all at once? I don't know if "Fannie Mae or the Freddie Mac" situation affected the ability to give, but for the first time in over a year, we ran out of cigars! The Troops still showed up on Tuesday night, but the cigars were limited to the remaining 30 or so left, after that there was none. The folowing Tuesday several generous civilian contractors including some Soldiers bought cigars from the PX with their own $$ to supply the Troops for cigar night, this scenario can't continue. We have an emergency here that only you big companies and clubs can fix. Please send and continue to supply the Mudhouse with cigars to support the Troops, as usual, we will send photos to you showing the action! Do not worry about honesty here, there are 3 different people in support of the program to ensure all is being handled properly, to include the Military Chaplins. We need help badly. LCDR Palmer is the Manager of the Mudhouse, and can be contacted through one of the attached email addresses in the "CC". Myself, I have been released from my contract in Iraq at the end of this year. I enjoyed supporting the Troops with your help and support, and will truly miss all of the fun times the Mudhouse provided for me and the Soldiers. I have given my 5 "Coolidors" to the "New group" of cigar guys so they can begin to acquire cigar supplies. This email is also sent to the cigar contacts as well as CW3 Moreno's email SGM Santiago and John Mcevoy, (The new Cigar guys). Their email addresses are also in the "CC" They have been the "Solid" assistants that have worked with me during the cigar events. Get with them so you all can keep up on the correspondance necessary to keep the Iraq Cigar nights happening. I am forwarding this email to you my cigar donors one more time in hopes of keeping "Camp Taji's Mudhouse-Cigar Night" up and running for the Troops! If pictures of the past events are needed, contact me.....I have hundreds!!!

Have a very blessed Holiday Season, and a Sincere "Thank You"

STEVEN

Ladies and Gents,

http://www.taji-mudhouse.org/ .

Why is it unique and what does it mean to our Soldiers? Well, just ask any person who lives off of a FOB in more remote COP/JSSs (I know this is accronym soup...but they translate to bases with limited hot showers/limited creature comforts). When they come to Taji for class or for a stop over night, they literally won't leave the Mud House. They are at our door before we open and love the atmosphere away from their stressful and often dangerous jobs outside "the wire."

And, simply put, Cigar nights are the biggest night that we offer. In fact cigars are plenty every night that we are open. Its a great place for cigar afficionados and young aspiring cigar lovers to find others with similar tastes so that they can buy more high quality cigars.

If you have any questions at all, Steve and I are back in the states. I return to Iraq on 6 January. My phone number is below. Give me a call...Your donations in the past have been a blessing to our troops and have lifted the spirits of many of our young Warriors.

Best Wishes and Happy Holidays,

Will

LCDR Will Palmer, USN

HHC, 10 SBDE

BDE EWO

Mud House Director

200 keep em happy for a bit? Do they have storage?

Heard he stocked up on smalls & mediums. LOL

Nice gesture, mandoman.

Btw you two look like brothers, er, so to speak.

Thanks

jojoc

[email protected]

Send 'em a box, I'll send you mine.

^ 9 ^

Can Do. You've got mail.

Got your e-mail. I forwarded it to LCDR Palmer.

For the guys and gals in Taji, thanks.

I have about 370 cigars packed up and they go out Wed.

Thanks to all my friends in the PICK'EM pool and everyone else who donates through out the year! 3 great boxes for our hero's!

As always, my pleasure!

jburgessx2 at yahoo dot com

Thanks

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/forum/forum.cfm?action=list&forumID=6&messageDisplay=0000000261637 

I'm the AMC PM stationed at Taji and normally go to the Mudhouse 2-3 nights per week. The last couple of weeks I have donated quite a few cigars and have ordered about 300 more to help out on Tuesday nights. I have also sent emails to every cigar company I could find on the internet asking for donations. A few of them stated they would plan to send me some cigars. Anyway, I have a couple of my fellow civilian smokers who are planning to donate also so we'll do what we can to help keep it going. While in the Army, I spent my share of time in combat environments and understand the importance of soldiers being able to let their hair down and cool out occassionally!!!