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From: "Sgt. William Curtis"<williamcurtis@live.com>
Reply-To: <wcccurtiss@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:13:32 -0700
Subject: Greetings
Greetings,I know you would be surprised to read from someone relatively unknownto you before. My name is SGT. Williams Curtis, a member of the U.S.ARMY USARPAC Medical Team, which was deployed to Iraq in the beginningof the war in Iraq. I would like to share some highly personalclassified information about my personal experience and role which Iplayed in the pursuit of my career serving under the U.S 1st Armoredwhich was at the fore-front of the war in Iraq.Though, I would like to hold back certain information for securityreasons for now until you have find the time to visit the BBC websitestated below to enable you have insight as to what I'm intending toshare with you,believing that it would be of your desired interestone-way or the other.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stmAlso, could you get back to me having visiting the above website toenable us discuss in a more clarifying manner to the best of yourunderstanding. I must say that I'm very uncomfortable sending thismessage to you without knowing truly if you would misconstrue theimportance and decides to go public. In this regards, I will not holdback to say that the essence of this message is strictly for mutualbenefit of you and I and nothing more.I will be vivid and coherent in my next message in this regards,meanwhile, could you send me a mail confirming you have visited thesite and that you have understood my intentions? I will await yourthoughts.Thanks,Best RegardsSGT. Williams Curtis.
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