Play Switch

So I'm trying out the playswitch.com. I guess we will see how this goes. I just have mostly older games but Ill update when I see what happens.

It's official! well kinda

Well we got dates for a deployment to Iraq. It has been up in the air but now it does look official the orders will be coming down.Im excited and a little aprehensive about this as i always am. This will be my 2nd trip to the middle east. I guess the hardest part will be leaveing my son for a year. He will be 2 when i leave. This will be the 2nd time i dont see my son past 2. My first one is a long story i wont get into here. Im going with good people so it should be a good time. I've known about the lan for 3 years now and was planning to go to it this year but the Army shit on that. Ive been playing with some guys that are doing a lan close to me here but with the date the Army is shitting on that one too. I may hop down to ALT and see Zad, Bunnies, and Tainted.

A great Soldier

Last Thursday I got some news from my reserve unit.

Some know in 2005 I spent a year in Kuwait. During this time i took care of supply and arms room dutys, but my most time consuming job was the CO's driver. My CO was a bit different but was a hell of a guy. He was a solid christian with morals I could never have. I drove him all over Kuwait and he took great care of me for it. He brought me Taco Bell the first day it opened in Kuwait, which doesnt sound like a big deal but when there is something from home it makes it so much more important. I broke my foot twice while i was over there and he made sure I had a civilian vehicle. He gave it up for my comfort. The whole time we were there we never lost a soldier, we had one in the hospital from a very bad wreck but the CO brought everyone home with him.

Last Thursday I got a text. I couldnt belive it. I thought it was some kind of joke! From what I can gather The CO fell at his desk in Baghdad Iraq and died of a heart attack. He was 37. he was a newly wed, for the first time. His baby is due in November. This was his second tour in the middle east as an Engineer. He was making Iraq better for the people that live there. This Saturday we will be saying Bye to a great soldier and a great man.

Sunday Night Football

FUCK THE COWBOYS!!!!!!

9/11

This was one of the days I remember in my life as where I was. The other being the Challenger mishap. This one however i was proud of. I was in Hohenfells Germany in the motor pool getting ready to go home for the day. The NCO's came out and told us what had happened. We had some in our platoon from NY and everyone was ok from our group. I lived off post so they sent everyone home right then in hopes of getting out before a post lockdown. We went home and when I came in the next day, everythig had changed. Getting on to post normally took a coule minutes but we showed up early just in case it took longer. I got there at 4 in the morning and got on to post and into work at 11. this continued for about 6 months. Then the German government decided we had helped them enough and it was their turn to help us and they took over gaurdig out gate. On September 12 we had a very long day. I was in a specialty platoon of Infantry (1 of 2 in Europe) so we spent all day getting our trucks in perfect order and our weapons checked and ready to go. Luckily we didn't have to go anywhere. This year marks 10 years I've been in the military and i wouldnt change it for anything. I've spent 5 years over seas missing holidays with my family and to me it is worth every second away. The only thing this day has changed in my life is I've been to the Middle East now once, and I am hoping to go back again soon.