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Originally posted by johnny:
Hey wait.... didn't a certain someone here mention that the troops aren't allowed to drink beer while on tour ?
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Johnny, you are correct. Even though everyone can tell the article was snipped, the setting is the main stay.
This beer was donated to the flotilla that returned to HOME PORT (NNS) (Norfolk Naval Station)AFTER their tour of duty in Iraq. Not while they were still on tour! Makes a big difference.
From the article that can be found in the military news arena, there is a total of 2400 cases to be handed out. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen will receive their share once they have returned to home station. But the odds are very overwhelming, since the Army has over 80% of the total force on the ground, how do you disperse 600 cases?
Beer Math 101 = There are over 100K folks on the ground, 2400 -600 = 1800.
1800 x 24 = 43,200 = somebody ain't getting beer!
My vote goes to 3ID out of GA. They were the first on the ground in Iraq, and have just returned home recently.
Felix