Please pray!

Please pray!

I got the following letter from a dear woman I know and the email is from her son. Read it and then pray, seriously pray, please, especially on the 4th of July.


Dear friends,

Please pray for our troops in Iraq. Given the new rules of engagement our troops are in a precarious situation. Because of these new rules they are in a situation where they are at more risk then they have been before.

As a proud mom of an Infantryman I am asking for your prayer cover as they go into this holiday season. When you are  celebrating our freedoms that been hard won,  please remember these men and women, pay your respects and be vigilant in the process.

I include my son’s email asking for your prayers himself. He is an MRAP driver.

Thank you

Mom,

Here’s a fact about the upcoming Fourth of July. In all the wisdom of our political leaders, whoever it was, from the 1st to the 3rd Coalition Forces (American Troops) will not be rolling out in sector to conduct patrols.

Why? Because of a security deal with the Iraqis.

So think about this. Three whole days of no patrols. Three whole days of freedom for the Insurgents. Three whole days for those cowards to put Epps and Ides every 50 meters down each route.

So tell everyone that when we roll out on the fourth to pray more than ever.

Because I have no doubt that it will be a fourth of July that I will never forget. Our enemy is using tactics that no one has seen before now. They use EFPs (explosively formed projectiles) for their weapon of choice now.

For instance a convoy was hit by an EFP (it was a quad array EFP), which means it was 4 EFPs in one. It was hidden in the trunk of a car.  And that complex ambush was only a few shots fired… the things you hear. Haha. But we are still supposed to switch from MRAPs to Humvees. And don’t worry I’ll be alright”

Before that another convoy was hit by an EFP then as the dismounts cleared the road and checked for secondaries. They were hit again by an IED that was hidden in a tree. This IED was surrounded by ball bearings. And once more a convoy was hit with an EFP then it turned into a complex attack, where they were surrounded and took small arms fire from all directions.

Summer is here and things are getting more dangerous. Insurgents are getting bold and the Iraqi Army and Police are corrupt and just as bad. And to top it off. Because of this new security deal and hand over very soon we will not be rolling in MRAPs. Instead we will roll in Humvees.

So the billions of dollars that the tax payer spent on these new and life saving vehicles will not be used anymore.

So I say again, pray for us more than ever. This place is about to get ugly again real soon.