Well, I Guess I Might Be Alone Here...

I'm not sure if anyone's actually reading this blog anymore or not, but when it comes down to it, I'm not really sure if I care... I write on here for me, so...

I've stayed in touch with my family back home... I hope they know how much I really do miss them all, and how much I love them... I'm doing everything here for them, so... I just want them to know that they are all my world revolves around...

I don't want anyone to really think that I'm just one of those type of guys that wants to get attention for what he's doing, or because he's doing something that most people are afraid of... that's not me... I'm just doing what I have to so I can take care of my family FIRST, and, well, if I just happen to be serving my country and protecting the freedoms I believe in, well... then that works too...

I don't have any feedback from my last few posts, so I don't have to respond to anyone, or explain myself at all... I guess this could be considered a good thing, really...

Peace...

Just Another Day Here...

Another update from me... I haven't gotten into the middle of things yet, it seems the Army spent 7 months training us in the U.S., only to send us here and put us through more training on the same things we learned before... this training is better, though, because we're learning straight from people who've just done these things in real-world situations...

Oh, and in case I didn't mention it, or even if I did and I forgot, what we're going to be doing here is driving trucks from Kuwait into Iraq, and all over Iraq, and back down into Kuwait, delivering vehicles and equipment to the troops that need them, and bringing back "blown-up busted crap" (a direct quote from someone that's done it for a year) that's straight out of the middle of the war... we are not actually a truck-driving unit, but we've been cross-trained to do it for the next year, so...

And, for anyone that doesn't think driving a truck can be very dangerous, just read the paper and turn on the news... IED's are always targeting, what? (did they say, convoys? I think they did...)

SO, I have no illusions about what the next year has in store for us... it's going to be dangerous in quite a few ways, BUT at the same time, we're trained about as well as we're gonna be, until we get some real experience under our asses... all in all, it's looking to be a VERY interesting year...

Well, that's enough of that...

My family is doing well, at least, as well as possible, and I'm looking at possibly getting leave some time about halfways through next year, so... I'm going to get through all this with my head held high, and a very calm, professional attitude...

I mean, hell, what else can I do?

Peace...

More Proof That I'm Still Alive...

Well, I'm posting this today just to prove that I'm still alive... I haven't even done anything dangerous yet, unless you count sitting around until I'm bored to TEARS waiting for someone to tell me to do something... but, I guess that's only dangerous to the annoying people around me...

As for me, I just can't wait to get through all of the inprocessing we're doing, so that we can start our REAL missions into that dangerous place...
I can't tell you all just HOW dangerous it is right now, but if you watch the news, I'm sure you get most of the picture...

We're all going to come home fine... I know that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, because we're a VERY well trained combat unit, and, while what we're going to be doing is one of the most dangerous things that can be done here (besides all the infantry house-to-house stuff, or the assaults), we are highly dedicated to the idea of bringing EVERYONE home alive... so, don't cry for us, we are Soldiers, and we're here doing what we signed up to do...

(hope that wasn't too much propaganda for anyone... it's just how most of us here really do feel...)

Peace...

Ok, Here It Is...

This is it... my first post from that place that the U.S. Army has sent me too... I'm not doing anything real yet, just getting briefed on all of the important things that are happening here, and all of the things that I need to look out for as I'm working here (Kuwait, actually) and in Iraq itself...

Can't say much about what's going to happen with us, except that we're going to be driving transport missions from Kuwait into Iraq... military and military/civilian mixed convoys, lasting anywhere from 7 to 21 days... I'll try to post as often as I can, but... I may not even be able to take the time to check my comments very often...

I just want to tell anyone who reads this that, whether you support the reasons we're here or not, I personally have nothing against any opinion you wish to share, as long as you realize that there's usually another opinion out there that's just the opposite of yours...

My personal take on things here is, well...

Personal. And I'll keep it to myself for now.

(this is set for Kuwait time, I'll try and keep it on there just for grins...)

Peace...