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lee Alessi
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• Denham Springs, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 6/3/2003 |
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 Posted:12/5/2003 19:36 |
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Army Spec. 4 Don L. McCastle of Baker, Louisiana, got a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach last week when his sergeant told him to report on the double to the sergeant major's office.
Enlisted personnel at the grade of E-4 usually don't get called to an E-9's office for social visits.
McCastle told his grandfather that he immediately thought, "Oh no, what have I done now?"
The mystery heightened when the sergeant major told McCastle to take a seat on the sofa and relax, then explained that McCastle was to go back to his Baghdad barracks, put on his best set of fatigues and await a ride to the Baghdad airport for Thanksgiving dinner with some VIPs.
As related by his grandfather, Admon McCastle of Baker, the 24-year-old Army medic felt a heightened sense of security when he arrived at a large building and noticed lots of civilian security agents milling around.
They appeared to be Secret Service agents, he thought to himself.
McCastle told his grandfather he started putting two and two together when L. Paul Bremer, the top American civilian official in Iraq, told the gathering of 600 soldiers that he had Thanksgiving greetings from the president but needed someone senior to him to deliver them.
Admon McCastle said his grandson told him, "About that time, President Bush walked out, and the place broke into a roar."
The President also visited with the troops, made small talk with them, and posed for pictures:
After speaking to the troops and serving dinner to them, Bush came by McCastle's table and made small talk while posing for a picture with the 1997 Baker High School graduate.
Learning McCastle was from Louisiana, the president commented, "How about those Tigers?" He also observed that the Thanksgiving dinner probably didn't measure up to south Louisiana cooking.
McCastle told his grandfather he then asked the president how he knew about Louisiana cooking.
"He said the president just put his arm on his shoulder and winked," Admon McCastle said.
READ THE ORIGINAL HERE: HES FROM BAKER!!!!
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schmuck
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• nola, XX, USA |
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• Registered on 5/21/2003 |
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Posted:12/5/2003 20:18 |
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thats cool i always liked bush but now maybe a little more
nucking futs
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Swampy
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• New Orleans, LA, USA |
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• Registered on 5/14/2003 |
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