The Marines of Regimental Combat Team 6 are asking for your support. RCT-6 is currently in Iraq and engaged in some heavy fighting. They are on the front lines in the war and they need to know that America supports them. No matter what side of the war you are on, our troops deserve to know that we stand behind them. If you have ever wondered how you can let the men and women who serve this nation know that you appreciate them and the sacrifices they are making, here is your answer. RCT-6 is asking for emails. They are hoping to collect 6,000 emails, one for every Marine. They are printing out the emails and will distribute them to Devil Dogs. So take a minute to send your words of support.

To give you some inspiration, I am including an excerpt from the email my hero Matt at Blackfive sent over to the Marines and later shared on his blog.

“Dear Leatherneck McJarhead,

Grim here at Blackfive asked us all to send messages to you folks serving in Iraq. I would have had this done sooner but my daughter was using our children’s dictionary and since this was going to Marines I wanted to make sure you could…well you know.

I had always wanted to be a United States Marine, but sadly failed to post a low enough score on my ASVAB and got bumped to the Army….

The Marine Corps imagery as well was very impressive. I mean the blue dress uniform is far and away the smoothest of all the services, and that pin with the chicken sitting on a beach ball, fishing and yelling Go Navy accentuates it perfectly. The proud tradition of the Naval Infantry still attracts the finest among us to spend time in tight quarters with seamen.

So Semper Fi, Do or Die! Eat the Apple…awwww you know how that ends.

Cordially,

Matty O’Blackfive”

As of today, RCT-6 is about halfway to their goal. That leaves 3,000 emails to go. A few minutes of your time and your typing skills can make a difference to a Marine serving in harm’s way. Let them know they are not forgotten. Sending an email may not seem like much to you, but getting a letter of support from a stranger who just wants to thank them for a job well done may be just the boost in morale a tired and dirty Marine needs to make it through one more day. Here is their email address: RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil and you can also check out the unit’s blog at http://fightin6thmarines.vox.com/

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