Small Plant Give Hope


	Small Plant Give Hope

ClipClipHooray

8-21-2007 6:24 PM

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iraq, war on terror, marines, green

ClipClipHooray says:

Maybe we all ought to stop and appreciate what we take for granted. Thank God for green.

Kool-aid plant? Hey that's a new one to me.

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	personnel has been pacified with the chance growth of a tiny green plant.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usmc.mil/13thmeu/marines/Plant.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/usmc.mil/img/C7B73B02-927D-4473-8C72-77E88A78E50B" alt="A lone plant was noticed by Marines growing within the compound of Combat Outpost Chicago, Aug. 14.  The plant represents a vast range of what Marines miss most while being deployed in support of operation Iraqi Freedom." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usmc.mil/13thmeu/marines/Plant.html">The plant was noticed by Marines Aug. 14, following a 
	mortar attack on the base. In the confusing aftermath and struggle to get 
	protective gear on, a voice was heard the chaos: “Hey, is that a plant?”</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usmc.mil/13thmeu/marines/Plant.html">“Whoa, there’s a plant growing over there!”</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://usmc.mil/13thmeu/marines/Plant.html">A small green stalk with two little leaves on top, the 
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