I am going to Iraq for a tour of duty. The final details have not been hashed out, but I should know sson when to expect to deploy and such. I will be
one of the Navys many IA's (individual augmentees) sent to help relieve some of the stress on the Army at this point. I will be going to a civil
affairs unit, meant to bolster community relations between the military and the indigineous population. You know, assist schools, provide medical
relief, rebuild infrastructure, things of that nature. I am pretty nervous to say the least as I don't know what to really expect and I am dreading
leaving my wife and daughter for the long amount of time. At the same time I am looking foward to going there to help make a difference to those most
affected by this war, the people who live there day to day and just want some semblence of normality. I am still in a state of shock as this was
highly unexpected....I guess that's all for now, but I wanted to tell you guys. I will keep you all up to date on as much as I can while still
maintaining operational security.
BobRomanticViolence - 4-12-2007 at 03:49 PM
Please be careful over there voodoo!
You will be greatly missed.
Let me know when you find out exactly where you?ll be and I can send you some stuff.XHonusWagnerX - 4-12-2007 at 04:19 PM
shit man.... Please take care of yourself and find a computer over there so you can keep in touch!!!!DAK - 4-12-2007 at 04:32 PM
Take care of yourself over there. Good luck bro.jonnynewbreed - 4-12-2007 at 04:38 PM
keep your fucking head down and your spirits up my friend. Your Canadian brother to the north will be thinking about you over there.CR83 - 4-12-2007 at 04:41 PM
Man, this is heavy. Please be careful (as much as you can). I have the utmost respoect for people in uniform. Yeah man, can we send you shit? Not
actual feces but stuff to pass the time.
Also, keep us posted on the board when you can.morgan - 4-12-2007 at 05:01 PM
Stay safe.Discipline - 4-12-2007 at 05:05 PM
Shit bro, that ain't the happiest news. Stay safe.JUICE MAYNE MSHC - 4-12-2007 at 05:06 PM
After you're there get your woman to post an address where people can send you some pornos or something to make your stay a little easier.beaner - 4-12-2007 at 05:09 PM
shit man. take it as easy as you can. we will all speak to you soon as bro. good luck and all thatupyerbum - 4-12-2007 at 05:13 PM
How's it go?.....
Voodoo, keep your head held low,
Everybody's proud of you,
But no-one wants to see you go.
If you're ever losin' it over there and want to unload drop me a line.
Good luck to you, and a big hug for your family.DaveMoral - 4-12-2007 at 05:54 PM
Damn brother... God speed to you, return home and bring the rest o' the boys with you.defstarsteve - 4-12-2007 at 06:04 PM
dude be careful, being in with the locals is the knee deep in the shit
so keep you head and your ass down
my brother in law is on his 3rd tour, caught shrapnel the first one out...
and he is in intelligence,
as soon as you find out get us your mail info so we can send out care packagesSpoiler - 4-12-2007 at 06:24 PM
good luck bro....stay safe....make us proud.
I have a friend who recently joined the navy,he left for training 6 months ago,we haven't seen him since (just spoke on the phone) ...he will be
coming home saturday,we're throwing him one hellava party.Discipline - 4-12-2007 at 06:34 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by JUICE MAYNE MSHC
After you're there get your woman to post an address where people can send you some pornos or something to make your stay a little easier.
BDx13 - 4-12-2007 at 06:43 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by jonnynewbreed
keep your fucking head down and your spirits up my friend.
what's the deal with making phone calls home?
can you do it from a base or something, or do you need to pay?gavin - 4-12-2007 at 07:19 PM
this sucks
i dont like this at allJawnDiablo - 4-12-2007 at 08:04 PM
Damn dude
Stay safe over there and keep the eyes in the back of your head open.
We'll be thinkin about ya.
Hopefully you get it over quick.
Then you'll be home to the new car.tireironsaint - 4-12-2007 at 08:42 PM
Damn man, I hate to see you go but I'm glad there's guys like you willing to step up to the plate when you have to. Please take care and get your ass
back home unscathed. You will definitely be missed by all of us here in your internet family.Voodoobillyman - 4-13-2007 at 08:07 AM
Wow, I came back this morning to all of this! Thanks so much guys and gals, You really mean alot to me. I don't know right now how the internet,
e-mail, telephone thing will work over there? I have heard you can get in contact fairly easily these days though so i should be able to get info to
you here from time to time. I will definitely be watching my ass over there, I have no intentions of leaving my beautiful wife and I'll be damned if
I'm going to miss my little girl growing up! I find out Monday when exactly to expect to head out, I will definitely keep everyone here posted, I
called my dad and mom last night to let them know, it was sad to say the least. My wife is scared, pissed, anxious, all the bad feelings and none of
the good ones. It's toughKid Ugly - 4-13-2007 at 08:16 AM
Voodoo, that sucks to hear but of course I wish you all the best luck and I hope they bring you home sooner than later. One of my good friends is on
his way home from a tour over there with the USMC, and he did have seldom internet access. Take care of yourself while you are over there.thedog - 4-13-2007 at 05:34 PM
Stay Safe & Hurry Home.necrobutcher - 4-13-2007 at 09:18 PM
Good luck over there man. Be safe and be careful. Nothing but respect for the soldiers since they are serving our country.
When a buddy of mine was over there we were able to exchange emails since a guy in his unit had access to a laptop. Don't remember the specifics but
however it was, he said a few emails a week about stupid shit I was doing was great since it got his head out of the desert for a few minutes. So if
you can pull it off, giddy up.
