I'm sure most of you know the name SFC David Mosteller with the 82nd. Airborne stationed in Iraq. He bought an A.H. Fox "A" Grade from me which I sent to his girlfriend in Virginia. David rotates home in April. A number of you were kind enough to offer him engraving, new stock blanks & stock work and a number of hunting trips all over the country.
His e-mail to me today said how much he was enjoying the Mike McIntosh book on Fox that I sent him. He said they ("the powers that be")had blocked the troops internet access to ALL gun web sites (which I guess includes this one as well), so they'll have to wait until they return to the world to be able to look at guns again.
My comment back to him was: "I wonder who the pinhead, pencil pushing, pussy of a desk pilot was that came up with that wonderful idea?" Those guys are in harm's way and as far as I am concerned should have the right to look at whatever web sites they want to in their off time. How could troops looking at guns be detrimental to the war effort? What do they think they fight terrorists with anyway, flyswaters? Perhaps, the "peace loving people of Iraq" and all those other sand box countries might be offended if they knew our troops were looking at guns on the internet. I'm sur Al-Quaida and the Taliban restricts their troops in the same way. I guess that I've just lived too long and don't understand how things work anymore! Anyhow, keep sending David and our other troops those e-mails. They are like LETTERS FROM HOME.
Best Regards, George
