Manny called from Afghanistan July 22, 2009

5:10 am in the morning...who cares!! Finally a phone call from Manny..He told me he probably wouldn't be able to call the whole time he was gone we knew he was in Southern Afghanistan but found out he was one of the 4,000 that marched across the Helmand Province for days...when most of us were enjoying the fourth of July weekend our son was bathed in sweat and extreme heat with a 100 pound pack on his back, walking for days protecting our rights to our freedom. He seemed disappointed that no letters had reached us yet, but then he hadn't received anything from home including motomail since June 16. They are awaiting supplies and mail from home, we know they are having issues getting these marines the supplies and equipment they need..I think the phone calls were a shot at a moral booster, it worked, on both ends. So friends and family of Manny, keep up the good work and keep sending that mail! He will get it eventually. A special thanks to John Curtis from Manny ,thanks man! Loading 70 GB's of music into that ipod for him ,well it is on it's way! HE say's hi to all his friends back home and love to Dad and his sisters, all of them. Oh and Diane, Congratulations!