Info on "tobacco for troops"

Subject: Info on "tobacco for troops" Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:33 am

Hey mike,
Just curious what the "tobacco for troops" thing is all about. I'm a deployed soldier.

Subject: Re: Info on "tobacco for troops" Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:11 am

Hi BubbaL002, Every year the members of "Brothers of Briar" have donated money, pipes and blends around Christmas time. With the money I have been purchasing cigars. Last year we sent out six or seven boxes of cigars and over forty packs that consisted of a pipe and two blends in three large boxes to Iraq. We figure that it's pretty hard to get smoking materials in care packages so that is what we concentrate on. We have done it three years in a row now. It's our very small way in saying "Thanks" for serving in this countries military. Regards
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Subject: Nice Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:40 am

That has to be the coolest care package idea i've ever heard of. And you're right. With all the anti-smoking crap people push in our country it's hard to get tobacco. I say "we were founded by tobacco farmers" how can you take away peoples right to follow in our fore-fathers(I think I spelled fore wrong) footsteps.

Joined : 19 Aug 2008 Posts : 46

Great idea. I've participated in sending cigars to the troops, but i've never even thought to include pipes and pipe tobacco.