Ain't that great, I so happy that Chris will be home for a couple of weeks.
Christie, Is it all right for me to give Emma a dump truck for Christmas?
I assume that she likes to play in sand or dirt. Joan tells me that we are going to your house on Sunday. Is there anything I can do to help. Bring some drinks, cups or maybe a cake for Dad?
Hannah, Did you get the message that I had ordered for Amber? I forgot to call you, but hope you got the message some way. Sorry.
Friday, October 28, 2005
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Thank y'all
Greetings from Camp Striker. Yes, Joyce, thank you for the card. Mom and Dad, gonna' get up early and call y'all around 4am my time so maybe it'll be late enough to catch mom at home. Granddaddy can mail the card with the check to Macon since I'll be home by Nov 6 for leave and I can't really deposit a check here, nor do they cash third party checks here.
The other day, we finally got our Combat Action Badges for getting hit with the 2 IED's a few monhts ago. Now I have a play pretty to wear on my uniform. I still think the Army should've gone with the Combat Action Ribbon for the dress uniform like the marines, instead of coming out with a Combat Infantry Badge wanna'be to pacify all the whiney non-infantry guys who wanted one too. But I'll get off that soapbox.
I'm here for a few more days then heading south to my new home for the second half of our deployment. I'm not going as far south as I thought. Our new post is near a major Shiite city, not Karbala, but another one that was a thorn in the sides of the marines in 2003 during their march to Baghdad. According to one of the translators, Pope John Paul II wanted to visit a nearby area, the land thought to be the home of Abraham, before he passed away. But Saddam Hussein refused, saying that the christian leader refuses to stand up for the rights of the suffering people of Iraq (that Saddam caused to suffer)against the UN embargos. Abraham's town was Ur. Evidently there may be tours available to check it out. If so, I plan on going. We'll be doing the same thing that we're doing now, security escorts, but our "package" won't be civil affairs officers; we'll be escorting supply convoys. Well, we're prepared.
Y'all take care. Love y'all.
Love,
chris
The other day, we finally got our Combat Action Badges for getting hit with the 2 IED's a few monhts ago. Now I have a play pretty to wear on my uniform. I still think the Army should've gone with the Combat Action Ribbon for the dress uniform like the marines, instead of coming out with a Combat Infantry Badge wanna'be to pacify all the whiney non-infantry guys who wanted one too. But I'll get off that soapbox.
I'm here for a few more days then heading south to my new home for the second half of our deployment. I'm not going as far south as I thought. Our new post is near a major Shiite city, not Karbala, but another one that was a thorn in the sides of the marines in 2003 during their march to Baghdad. According to one of the translators, Pope John Paul II wanted to visit a nearby area, the land thought to be the home of Abraham, before he passed away. But Saddam Hussein refused, saying that the christian leader refuses to stand up for the rights of the suffering people of Iraq (that Saddam caused to suffer)against the UN embargos. Abraham's town was Ur. Evidently there may be tours available to check it out. If so, I plan on going. We'll be doing the same thing that we're doing now, security escorts, but our "package" won't be civil affairs officers; we'll be escorting supply convoys. Well, we're prepared.
Y'all take care. Love y'all.
Love,
chris
Happy Birthday, Chris
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, Dear Chris!
Happy Birthday to you!
(Sorry I can't carry a tune but it's the thought that counts)
Hope that you got our card. We're praying for your safe return, as I know the rest of the family is.
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, Dear Chris!
Happy Birthday to you!
(Sorry I can't carry a tune but it's the thought that counts)
Hope that you got our card. We're praying for your safe return, as I know the rest of the family is.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Chris, Since I can't call you, I want to wish you a very happy birthday. Hope you have a great day. We love you and are very proud of you and all you do. When are you moving and when will you have a new address. Dad and Joan wanted to mail you a card with a check, but I told them to wait until we had your new address. Love Mom
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
As you all know, Dad has been a bit "under the weather", so the gathering for his birthday was canceled. He was feeling better as of Monday, but still not up to par. Will find out specifics of the Center Hill Homecoming soon and post times, etc. and will plan after homecoming events later in the week when we know what Dad feels like.