It's official....

Joined Aug 2005
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Armpit of the world....Al Asad, Iraq
My ship date is Nov 2nd.

Once I know my address over there, I'll post it.

OO-RAH!!!
 
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!!!!!!


Semper Fi Marine!

(and give 'em hell for a BOTL from New Jersey, will ya???)
 
Good luck DevilDog, Tahnk you for the service. Please the address is very important.

I did send your packckage out to you. Should have it on Monday.
 
I will continue to pray for you brother every day.
 
Safe to say you'll never run out of cigars while you're there I'd say.

Thank you for what you do, Jeff.
 
Have a safe trip, brother. I hope your time over there flies by so you can get back to the USA soon.
 
Good luck and be very careful out there.
Enjoy every day with your family until you ship out.
I, for one, will remember you especially in my prayers.
We'll all await expectantly your safe return.
Thank you again for your service.
 
Stay safe Devildog. Your service is appreciated far more than mere words can express. I wish you a speedy return so you can be united with your family.
 
Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!

Yes, Capt, I'll have internet access over there.
Far cry from what we had the first time I was over there! LOL

Last time, no showers for 5 weeks at a time, only food we ate were MRE's, slept on the hood of my humvee every night, oh yeah....and got shot at EVERY DAY!

This time should be a walk in the park! HAHA

We have rooms, "cans" they call them. 2 Marines per. Access to phones and internet. They say it only goes down once every 3 days for a day or so.

I think the worst part of it all will be the boredom. Just waiting until our next patrol. Which my team will only do about once or twice a month.

I will definitely keep all of you posted about what's going on with some pics.

Again, I want to thank all of you for the well wishes.

32 days and counting.



You know what really sucks about leaving on the 2nd?
It's my daughters 1st birthday.

We'll be having her party the weekend before.
 
Keep your head down Devildog, we'll be waiting here for you when you get back.
 
Come back safe! Let's plan a smoke out in one of those little cabins on the beach at your base when you return. It can be the first annual base smokeout...at least with us.

Be safe, and thank you....

At least you still get to celebrate your daughters b-day before you go. It must be hard to leave.