What a delight to hear back from our friend Sascha, the hero who shared a little of SeaWorld through “Operation Shamu Rocks Iraq.” He has safely returned to the United States from deployment in Iraq. He sent along this note and some photos of dropping our SeaWorld pencils and penguin plush from his helicopter to children in Iraq. We were thrilled to be a part of this great good will gesture.
Janet,
I returned stateside and am trying to settle back into regular life. My guys and I were very excited at the end of Ramadan (Muslim Holiday) to begin dropping bags again. It’s hard to tell but see my hand getting ready to drop a bag with one of the penguins you sent to me.Unfortunately it is rather difficult to get the picture and drop and fly at the same time. You can also see the many pencils you sent in one of the bags as it sits behind my head in the helicopter waiting for the right person.
If you look close you can see the children chasing us and waving and the bag or bags in their hand.
Thanks for your support. I hope to see Shamu (the plush one) one day again with another child if I ever go back to Iraq.
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