Cigar Columns

For the last three issues, I've been doing a cigar review column for the Tampa Bay Sun www.tampabaysun.com. Starting with the June issue, I'm also doing one for the Tobacco Retailer magazine, which is a national trade magazine at www.tobaccoretailer.com. I'm starting to use these old writing muscles a bit again and it's fun.

Cigars for Soldiers Update

4/18/2007 - We made a new contact in Iraq and sent cigars. See below for the email from LTC Patrick Turner. We are getting another couple of boxes ready for a contact from cigarlive.com. You won't believe how much our thinking of these guys matters to them. Thanks so much to our customers and friends who contributed to this.

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Mike, yes we did receive them along with the nice letter you were kind enough to send. You are most generous to us here. Although I used to partake, there was no shortage of enthusiasts here believe me. I have about half left but I am very strict as to who and how many we offer your fine product to.

You probably have to fill out the usual customs forms anytime you send anything here. They are pretty strict here.

Any of your fine products are shared amongst the men equally.

We thank you, your family and your business for supporting us here in Iraq.

With your permission I send out an email every couple of months to dear friends with pics and I would be honored if I could add you blindly. Am traveling to Al Anbar province for a week plus starting later today or tomorrow so it should be interesting.

Respectfully,

The officers and men of the United States Army

LTC Patrick Turner
AAFES Military Operations Senior LNO
Camp Liberty, Iraq

"God will Judge our Enemies....my job is to Introduce them to Him"