Paratroopers serving in Afghanistan have been smeared by the NYT’s (are you surprised?). These paratroopers are living in harsh conditions and through all this they get kicked in the teeth by Elizabeth Rubin of the NYT’s.

From Blackfive:

A recent article by Elizabeth Rubin in the New York Times painted one Platoon of this Brigade in a less than favorable light. The article sensationalized the facts in a negative way, which served only to cause undue stress on the Soldiers and family members. The author failed to mention successes within the Brigade such as substantial humanitarian aid (tons of food and clothes) delivered to local villages, medical care for local children and adults, road projects, clean water projects, training of Afghan National Army personnel, distribution of school supplies, etc. [Don't worry, friends, Deebow is preparing a more detailed take down of Elizabeth Rubin.]

Leta has put together an email and card campaign to send off to the Paratroopers slugging it through the Afghanistan spring thaw. This is when the Taliban crawl out of their caves. All emails and cards will be vetted for negativity!

Email: skysoldiers173rd@gmail.com

Cards:
Leta Carruth
P O Box 100
Cordova, TN 38088

To read more about the mission and living conditions for these Paratroopers go here.

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