BridgetAG wrote:
] I can hardly believe 1) that this was done so crudely and 2)
] that the US Gov't believes that newspaper "letters to the
] editor" carry so much weight.

They do. Letters to the editor is one of the most read sections of the newspaper. Having a comment in the local paper from one of the local boys giving a personal perspective of the situation in Iraq. I think its probably a powerful message for most people. Who would know more about the truth? Some commentator in the press, or their native son who is actually stationed there.

RE: Form letter signed by U.S. troops a mystery - greatfallstribune.com