Happy New Year

Happy New Year from the Middle East.  I am sitting here recalling all the activities I have accomplished in 2011; Training for this deployment, all the miles traveled to and from, the Central Valley, home station, Fort Hunter Liggett, and mob station in Texas;  All the quality time with my family and friends; and hopefully stronger and wiser as the year comes to a close.  With this deployment, I have had the opportunity to meet some outstanding soldiers, who are now friends.  I am also thankful that this deployment is coming to a close rapidly.  I am proud to be an American.  So with that, let's bring in the New Year and start some new activities.

Picture With Santa

The 380th and a Picture with Santa

Tired now...

Tired now after chasing and playing tug with Frodo...

And another!

Two Fish!!!

I did it, Mama!

Brendan caught a fish! :)

Fwd: Kuwait - December 2011 Pictures

Cake at the Chow Hall

Chow Hall Decorations

Milking Cows

Fahaheel, Kuwait

Fahaheel, Kuwait

Colorful Building



Jesus Found

Jesus Mainger

Santa, Sean and Mrs. Claus

Stop

Last Trucks Out of Iraq

Kuwait - December 2011 Pictures

The last truck out of Iraq

SFC Florez and the Last Truck out of Iraq

B's Da book

Book From Da!

Happy fossa!

Look What I Got!

Santa came!

We Love Santa!

Singing army bear

From the Folks!

From Santa

Presents from Santa

Opening drum set

We love drums!

Happy Frodo

Frodo by the Fire

Merry Christmas

Ho Ho Ho

Gifts under tree

Merry Christmas
Frodo has FIVE gifts from folks under there!

Sleepy B!

It sleeps and sleeps...  He was up late last night making Pleee-do

Guess where we are?

We Love Cows!

Tall Tower!

Brendan made a tall tower with his early Christmas present.

Military Board at Church

Meant to send this a while ago! My handsome soldier is top center. :)

New haircut

New haircut (-:

Re: Iraq

We are ALL out of Iraq!

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Camp Arifjan, Kuwait - Pictures

Aaron Tippon Concert

Aaron Tippon Concert

Army Veterans Day 5k Run

Marine Corps Birthday 5K Run

Good Morning Kuwait, Thanksgiving 5K Run

Army Veterans Day 5k Run

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait - Pictures

Eagerly awaiting tow truck

"Car Broken" 

Merry Christmas, Da!

Merry Christmas, Da!

Pull ups just like Da!

 

Our Tree

Merry Christmas 2011

Watching tt

Poor Sick Baby!  Hang in there!

Christmas Tree Decorating with B

Decorating for Christmas

Sick day :/

Someone Doesn't Look Very Happy  ;-/

Après caroling

Caroling With Starbucks

Just Like His Da!

Brendan can do dishes too!

Nighttime Christmas Tree

Christmas at Night in Kuwait

This puts the U.S. national debt in perspective:

• U.S. tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
• Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000
• Current deficit: $1,650,000,000,000
• National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
• Budget cuts: $38,500,000,000
Now, let's remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget:
• Annual family income: $21,700
• Money the family spent: $38,200
• Additional charges on the credit card: $16,500
• Current credit-card balance: $142,710
• Budget cuts: $385

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St Nicholas gifts!

Happy St Nicholas Gifts!

Wow-we pop!

I have been good today!

On the Ground the Secret War in Vietnam

On the Ground the Secret War in Vietnam [Hardcover]
John Stryker Meyer, John E Peters

After reading John’s second book, “Across the Fence” a follow-up to “On the Ground”, I had to read this one also. This one is very similar and is also about secret missions in Laos and Vietnam. Meyer and Peters tell it as it happened, no nonsense and no frills, and a fair portion of this book, contains the stories of other warriors such as Eldon Bargewell and Jim Lamotte. They go into detail about the sapper attack on FOB 4 Dah Nag on August 23, 1968, more so than any other book I have read. The author's treatment of these situations strikes me as very objective. Mr. Meyer's personal accounts are unembellished, and he tells it as he experienced it, without undue introspection as with some combat autobiographies. To Mr. Meyer and Mr. Peters- thank you for service, bravery, sacrifices, and for sharing your experiences with another generation. I give both of these books five stars. You won’t be able to put it down!

I Miss You, Da!

B is always thinking of pictures to send you. :) here's today's!