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In the life of every citizenjthere comes a time to serve one’s couijry. Our troops in Iraq and Afghani$an are requesting some Beanie Baiy backup and I ask fellow Rappahamock County citizens to join The Link in Sperryville, Real Estate III and Rose HI1 Veterinary Practice in Washington to assist our floppy friends in meeting this a>w challenge.
Yes, it turns out these nulticolored vessels of preteen angst anl derailed financial dreams are now feing called upon to serve as goodwill anbassadors for our troops. Soldiers andMarines report that the Beanies ar<easily carried in their backpacks duing patrols and result in delight when aresented to Iraqi or Afghan children. Tiese children often have no other toys.
Citizens elsewhere in tie nation have been^ getting Beanies o our troops for more than five years anl more than one million of the toys hav« been distributed. Check out www.btamesforbaghdad.com and www.aiysoldier. com for more information.
In the meantime, how d< Spot the Dog, Halo the Bear, Lawreme the Camel, Zero the Penguin and all thrir pals get deployed? That’s where we ©me in.
The first official Rappaiannock Beanie Baby Roll Call will lake place on Jan. 1 at The Link in Sperrville. Bring your little friends to join a lattalion of newbies who will be the firs to be
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