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Leaving for Afghanistan in 9 Days

Leaving for Afghanistan in 9 Days

Today is January 13, 2009
Today for the most part has been very pleasant. I have become comfortable with the fact of knowing that in about a week I will be heading for a country about 7,000 miles from the home I grew up in and the people that I love. But I am still apprehensive [...]

January 25 2009 | Posted in Through A Soldier's Eyes | Read More »

An Introduction and Some History

An Introduction and Some History

Today is January 10, 2009
I enlisted into the US Army more than a year ago, 7 Nov 2007. It’s been a year of excitement and a year of challenges.
In about 12 days I’ll be deploying with my unit to Afghanistan, roughly about 7,000 miles away from my home, my family, my friends, and my country.
I [...]

January 11 2009 | Posted in Through A Soldier's Eyes | Read More »