*taking a side note from the world, this is important- read on. it has nothing to do with the current moment, but is near and dear to my heart*

My older brother (the person I probably look upto most in this world) is going to be twenty three at the end of August. He's been in Iraq fighting since Febuary.... here's what my mum thought would be cool:

"On August 30, Leroy will turn 23. At that point, he will have been driving
army supply trucks in Iraq with his reserve unit for over 6 months. The
latest news from Washington is that reservists in Iraq are now doing year
long tours. Wouldn't it be great if we could fill their mail packets that
week with cards wishing him a Happy Birthday??? Birthday cards can be sent
to:

SPC Krueger, Leroy A
353rd Transportation Company, 2nd PLT
Apo AE 09366

Mail delivery seems to take between 2 weeks and a month, so if you send one
now, it would get there about the right time!

Just a reminder: if you're interested in seeing what their life is like
over there, one of the men in his unit has been periodically uploading
pictures to:
http://www.crazyed.net"

Even if you don't know him, consider sending him something. Anything would make his days better... and even if your letter only consists of "happy birthday", it'll make him smile.

Think of it this way- who's the person you look upto most? Have you got anyone who looks out for you and loves you and will vouch for you when you need them? They would want mail from complete strangers. He does too.

Anyway, I'm going back to life now. I might post about that later.