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July 20, 2006

"The Marines were just so sweet"

At least someone appreciates what's being done for them:

"Everyone was pushing and shoving, women were crying, saying, 'Here's my passport, here's my children, take my children, just take them, take them,'" Esseily said. "It was absolutely horrendous."

The Esseilys barely got through.

"My husband had the baby on top of his shoulders, to show that we had a baby," Monika Esseily recalled.

"It was hot, it was humid, and we just kind of squeezed in. I squeezed in with one of my children at the gate, and I said, 'Listen, my family's on the other side,' so they had to bring them in."

Then, suddenly, things got much easier. "Right when we passed the second one, we were met with the Marines," Esseily said.

"The Marines were just so sweet, they said, 'Here, I'll take your bags ... you're going to be on board pretty soon, you'll have food, you'll have a place to sleep, you'll have a shower.'"

"They were just so wonderful and so sweet," she said. "All of my emotions and all my anxiety -- I just lost it there."


Posted by Mr. Bingley at July 20, 2006 02:53 PM

Comments

Oh, so there are decent people.

Hoping they kick Mrs. Nsouli out of her hotel room and let her sleep by the Dumpsters and give Mrs. Esseily and her family a nice hotel room.

Thanks for this. My faith, it hath been swiftly restored.

Posted by: Susanna at July 20, 2006 03:42 PM

I second that motion!!

Posted by: tree hugging sister at July 20, 2006 03:47 PM

I'm not sure that calling a landing force of Marines "sweet" is a compliment.

Posted by: Mike Rentner at July 20, 2006 04:52 PM

Don't ask, don't tell, Mike.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at July 20, 2006 05:14 PM

The compliment came from a woman, Mike. You're safe.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at July 20, 2006 06:23 PM