Another "MUST" Read...

Please  read the whole thing,,, You'll love it.  
  
  I  am reminded that "God Works in  Mysterious  Ways "  
  
  Tampons  (A TRUE STORY)  
  
  Tampons  to the rescue in Iraq!! Don't worry, it's a good story,  and worth reading.  It's even humorous in parts.   It's from the mother of a Marine in  Iraq .  
    
My son told me  how wonderful the care packages we had sent them from the  ladies auxiliary here and wanted me to tell everyone thank  you.  
  
  He  said that one guy we'll call Marine X, got a female care  package and everyone was giving him a hard time.  My  son said, 'Marine X got some really nice smelling lotion and  everyone really likes it, so every time he goes to sleep  they steal it from him.  I told my son I was really  sorry about the mistake, and if he wanted I would send  Marine X another package.  He told me not to worry  about Marine X because every time I send something to him,  he shares it with Marine X.  
  
He said when my  husband and I sent the last care package, Marine X came over  to his cot picked up the box, started fishing through it,  and said, 'What'd we get this time?'  
  
But my son said  they had the most fun with Marine X's package.  He said  he wasn't sure who it was supposed to go to, but the panties  were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of the  Humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and  yelled, 'Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!!'  
  
One of the guys  attached the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind  like a windsock.  He said it entertained them for quite  awhile.  Then of course.......they had those  tampons.  When he brought this up, my imagination just  went running, but he continued.  
  
My son said they  had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted the Chap-Stick  and lotion for the trip.  He grabbed a bunch of the  items from his care package and got in the Humvee.  As  luck would have it he grabbed the tampons, too, and my son  said everyone was teasing him about 'not forgetting his  feminine hygiene products.'  
  
  He  said things went well for a while, then the convoy was  ambushed and a Marine was shot.  He said the wound was  pretty clean, but it was deep.  He said they were  administering first aid but couldn't get th e bleeding to  slow down, and someone said, 'Hey!  Use Marine X's  tampons!' My son said they put the tampon in the  wound.  At this point my son profoundly told me, 'Mom,  did you know that tampons expand?' ('Well....yeah!')  
  
They  successfully slowed the bleeding until the guy got better  medical attention.  When they went to check on him  later, the surgeon told them, 'You guys saved his  life.  If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he would  have bled to death.' My Son said, 'Mom, the tampons sent by  the Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marine's life.'  
  
  At  this point I asked him, 'Well, what did you do with the rest  of the tampons?'  
  
  He  said, 'Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in our  flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit.'  
  
I am absolutely  amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines.  I can't  believe that something that started out as a mistake then  turned into a joke, ended up saving someone's life.  My  sister said she doesn't believe in mistakes.  She  believes God had a plan all along.  She believes that  'female care package' was sent to Marine X to save our  Marine.  
  
Either way, our  efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines, provided  much needed items for our troops, AND saved the life of a  Marine!  God bless every one of you for your efforts  and hard work, and God bless our Marines, Army, Navy, Air  Force and all our military service personnel.  
  
  GOD  BLESS  AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE!   
   
  
Prayer for our soldiers. 
  
  Prayer:  'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.  Protect  them as they protect us.  Bless them and their families  for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of  need. 

AMEN