Saturday, September 20 2008: Popcorn-a-Ganda
It is having to put up with this sort of nonsense (oh, and that I'm technically disallowed from participating with my sons because I don't in Santa Claus) that I feel ambivalent, at best, about recently joining the local Cub Scout Pack. Seriously, can anyone explain how being injured while killing (brown) people in prosecution of an unjust war of conquest is something I'm supposed to be proud of or offer moral support to? This is not behavior I want my children to emulate and I'm a little disgusted that I have just paid money to spend time with people who do.
"September 7th, 2008 Lake Ridge, VA -- Pack 1399 was working a popcorn booth sale at the Giant in Lake Ridge, VA on Sunday morning. You could not have asked for a prettier morning to be holding an outdoor fundraiser. As the boys greeted the customers, asking them to support their Cub Scout Pack, many of them would stop and talk for a minute.
There was one gentleman that stood out among the rest – an American soldier that had served in Iraq. He began telling us his story about his time in Iraq. You see, this soldier was the very happy and appreciative recipient of our Trail’s End popcorn while serving in Iraq! He told us how they would get shipments and everyone was excited when they would see all the popcorn. They even shared it with the Iraqis that they were working with. He said how everyone loved it and how it would lift their spirits.
While serving our country in Iraq, this soldier made a solemn trip to Walter Reed Medical Center after being injured in Iraq. He spent a number of months (over a year and a half) there while he recovered. Again, while he was there he received our Trail’s End popcorn as a gift!"
"September 7th, 2008 Lake Ridge, VA -- Pack 1399 was working a popcorn booth sale at the Giant in Lake Ridge, VA on Sunday morning. You could not have asked for a prettier morning to be holding an outdoor fundraiser. As the boys greeted the customers, asking them to support their Cub Scout Pack, many of them would stop and talk for a minute.
There was one gentleman that stood out among the rest – an American soldier that had served in Iraq. He began telling us his story about his time in Iraq. You see, this soldier was the very happy and appreciative recipient of our Trail’s End popcorn while serving in Iraq! He told us how they would get shipments and everyone was excited when they would see all the popcorn. They even shared it with the Iraqis that they were working with. He said how everyone loved it and how it would lift their spirits.
While serving our country in Iraq, this soldier made a solemn trip to Walter Reed Medical Center after being injured in Iraq. He spent a number of months (over a year and a half) there while he recovered. Again, while he was there he received our Trail’s End popcorn as a gift!"
