3/31/03

Letters from the Front

Some weeks ago, I followed a link somewhere to Kim du Toit's weblog and found several letters written by a Captain in the Air Force stationed at Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia. I read them with great interest, and checked back every so often for new letters. Then, after my Eat an Animal for PETA campaign in response to PETA's loathsome "Holocaust on your plate" advertising offensive, I received a letter from a Captain Steven, who told me that he'd be enjoying steak night in the mess hall in Saudi Arabia that night. In my reply, I asked if he was "the famous Captain Steve" from Kim du Toit's blog, and discovered that he hadn't even known Kim was posting his letters. The next thing I knew, I was on Steven's (he prefers that name) cc: list, and have been posting his letters ever since.

Here, for your convenience, is a complete list of Captain Steven's letters, including the ones on Kim's site that I don't have (right column). And if you're fascinated by ServiceBlogs, there's also Sgt. Pontifex and LT Smash.