Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
We got served a pretty nice meal with all the trimmings here. It was actually pretty good. The weather here was a perfect Thanksgiving day. A nice brisk 60's with a beautiful blue sky. All I needed was some football to play. Lol. Anyway. Happy Turkey Day to all!
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Flu
Hey all,
Yeah, yeah. I know I promised to write sooner, but then again, the promised holy grail of flu shots was supposed to protect me. It didn't. 3 days ago, after coming off mission at 1830 I staggered to the Aid Station feeling really bad, and really flushed. I had a temp of 102.7. Not good. So, they declared me to have the flu, gave me some meds, and told me to rest. So, here I am, 3 days later, still battling a touch of nausea whenever I get up and walk around. Anyway.
Things have been pretty good here (besides the whole flu thing). My platoon is starting to gel in the way I had always hoped to have happen. My platoon sergeant and I have realized that our differences and stubborness about things probably makes us and the platoon stronger in the long run.
The weather here has taken a turn for the decidedly UN-Iraq. It's actually COLD outside today and I think they reported snow in Mosul today. I actually have to use my big winter blanket at night because it gets pretty chilly (and that we have no heaters yet). We've even started using the heaters in the trucks in the morning, which is a wierd feeling. But the good news is we aren't sweating all day anymore.
With Thanksgiving coming up in a few days, please keep all the soldiers over here in your prayers. This is going to be a hard time for a lot of us, so we will appreciate all the support you can give. Thank you.
B
Yeah, yeah. I know I promised to write sooner, but then again, the promised holy grail of flu shots was supposed to protect me. It didn't. 3 days ago, after coming off mission at 1830 I staggered to the Aid Station feeling really bad, and really flushed. I had a temp of 102.7. Not good. So, they declared me to have the flu, gave me some meds, and told me to rest. So, here I am, 3 days later, still battling a touch of nausea whenever I get up and walk around. Anyway.
Things have been pretty good here (besides the whole flu thing). My platoon is starting to gel in the way I had always hoped to have happen. My platoon sergeant and I have realized that our differences and stubborness about things probably makes us and the platoon stronger in the long run.
The weather here has taken a turn for the decidedly UN-Iraq. It's actually COLD outside today and I think they reported snow in Mosul today. I actually have to use my big winter blanket at night because it gets pretty chilly (and that we have no heaters yet). We've even started using the heaters in the trucks in the morning, which is a wierd feeling. But the good news is we aren't sweating all day anymore.
With Thanksgiving coming up in a few days, please keep all the soldiers over here in your prayers. This is going to be a hard time for a lot of us, so we will appreciate all the support you can give. Thank you.
B
Monday, November 08, 2004
Still alive and kicking
Hey all,
Sorry for not posting in a while, there's been a lot going on here, with Ramadan and a record number of VBIEDs going off. Because of the flooding we've been getting in our semi-underground garage/living area, we've been moved to a much nicer area, but one never occupied before. So, we're having to wire electricity and lights just to make it livable. It's pretty crazy. We're also all hunkered down because of the Fallujah thing so, we'll see how that pans out. I'll definitely give ya'll a better update when I'm not so tired. Later all! B
Sorry for not posting in a while, there's been a lot going on here, with Ramadan and a record number of VBIEDs going off. Because of the flooding we've been getting in our semi-underground garage/living area, we've been moved to a much nicer area, but one never occupied before. So, we're having to wire electricity and lights just to make it livable. It's pretty crazy. We're also all hunkered down because of the Fallujah thing so, we'll see how that pans out. I'll definitely give ya'll a better update when I'm not so tired. Later all! B
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