Archive for January, 2010
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
I ran to the mail room today to find this colorful note stapled to the bulletin board & thought I’d share. It reads… “Dear Soldiers, You are so brave. Thank you for what you’ve don. Thank you for protecting us. From, Gray Alabama”
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
With Eric all packed the night before, we got to sleep in till 4am. Which gave us a little time to try to wake-up before heading off to the hangar. [yeah, didn't really work so well] It was dark. It was cold. It was dark…did I mention it was dark? One by one the guys [...]
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
This is Eric’s gear for the field…well, almost all of it anyway. What you don’t see is the duffle bag on the floor & his A pack – already loaded up. It’s all the typical gear: Bedroll & sleeping bag Ruck sack Camel back & 2 canteens His assault pack Cold weather shirt & pants [...]