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U.S. soldiers lay it on the line (again) for
the upcoming elections in Iraq - Jan. 30

Sunday, January 23, 2005

As a transportation battalion, my unit will be delivering the voting machines and the ballots to villages and cities throughout Iraq during the upcoming elections. (January 30/31)

Our convoys are prime targets for the insurgents because they do not want the equipment to arrive at the polling stations nor do they want the local Iraqi citizens to have the chance to vote; timely delivery must occur so that the elections occur.

Picture to right: Pvt. Luis R. Mejia helps Lance Cpl. Mike C. Suchevich put on a pair of lower body armor shorts. Both Marines are gunners with Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. The battalion received 10 pairs of the experimental shorts, which are made from Kevlar, from the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. (USMC photo by Cpl. Paula M. Fitzgerald)

Encourage your friends and family members and those within our churches to pray specifically for the electoral process.

Historically, the previous totalitarian regime would not allow individual citizens to vote. Democracy will not be realized in Iraq if intelligent and competent officials are not elected to those strategic leadership positions within the emerging government; freedom will not have an opportunity to ring throughout this country if the voting process fails.

I will pray with my soldiers before they leave on their convoys and move outside our installation gates here at Tallil. My soldiers are at the nerve center of the logistic operation to deliver the v

oting machines and election ballots. They will be driving to and entering the arena of the enemy. This is not a game for them it is a historical mission that is extremely dangerous. No voting machines or ballots. No elections.

Your prayer support and God's intervention are needed to give democracy a chance in this war torn country. Thank you for reading this e-mail. Please give this e-mail a wide dissemination. Thank you for your prayer support for me and my family. Stand firm in your battles.

LYLE SHACKELFORD

SERVING AS A CHAPLAIN WITH U.S. ARMY UNIT IN IRAQ

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