With a Little Help from Our Friends

Some of our folks shown above, enjoying the game in their new t-shirts. Details below. Other photos posted at al.com (courtesy Tom Gordon).

Dear Friends and Family of Bette Sue Strasburger,

Thanks to all of you so much for taking the time, effort, and cost
required to send to us the Alabama t-shirts. I can assure you that all
of it is VERY much appreciated by all of our soldiers and that the
shirts will be put to good use on the 7th during the game.

Again, I can't thank you enough. I'll post photos of our soldiers
watching the game at our website as soon as possible (after we recover)!

Sincerely,
MAJ Lee C. Thompson
166th Engineer Company
Task Force Builder
FOB Sharana, Afghanistan


RE:

To Our Heroes in Uniform from Alabama:

Enclosed in this box are shirts to help boost your Roll Tide spirit
while you watch the championship football game on January 7th.

They come to you with love and admiration from the friends and family of
Bette Sue Strasburger of Montgomery, who recently saw Matt Lauer on the
"Today Show" interviewing troops in Afghanistan, with a soldier waving
an Alabama shirt jumping in and out of camera range.

Bette Sue though how wonderful it would be to get Alabama shirts to our
local women and men on military bases far away, so through the miracle
of the internet and in the spirit of the Holiday Season, she put
together the resources to make this happen in less than a week!

God be with you in your mission and help you return home to Sweet
Alabama safely.

Roll Tide