Afghanistan Marine sends 7ft ice sculpture of himself to his sister, 11, for the holidays

kpete

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Sun Dec-26-10 11:12 AM
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Afghanistan Marine sends 7ft ice sculpture of himself to his sister, 11, for the holidays

I’ll be home for Christmas… just don’t put me near any yuletide logs! Afghanistan Marine sends 7ft ice sculpture of himself to his sister, 11, for the holidays

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341534/I-home-Christmas-folks--I-sent-ice-statue-instead-says-Marine-stationed-Afghanistan.html
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2010/12/26/sunday-links-36/icesoldier/

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Sun Dec-26-10 11:22 AM
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1. Very nice of the business owner to do this...

The ice work was created by Vincent Nuzzolese, owner of the Nuzzolese Brothers Ice Corp. in Hicksville, Long Island, who used a photograph of the marine to create the likeness. He was so moved by Lt Bucken's story he waived his usual £650 fee.

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