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  • 8/9/2019 Letters From War 2010.1-5

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    Letters from War MILITARY MISSIONS INC

    30Mar2010HellofromAfghanistan.WeareaFieldArtilleryunitstationedoutofFortCampbell.OurlittleFOBSalernois(editedout)Wehavebeenhereforalittleover45days.Ihave28soldiersthatareunderme.SomeofthemareokbutIhavesomeguysareinneedofthins.IfyouaskedthemIknowtheywouldsaythattheydon'tneedathing.Butthat'swhyI'mhere.IamthePLTSGT.Weareluckyenoughtohavetwinbedsthistime.It'safirstformehavingdeployed5timesnowinunder9years.Weneverhadabed.WearecalledRedKnights.SoanythingREDiscooltohave.Mostofmyguysareontheir1stdeployment.Theyhadnoideaonwhatwasgoingtohappenwhenwegothere.Theybroughtthingsthattheneededbuttheyhaveranoutfast.OurPXismoreasnackshopthenaPX.Theyhavedrinksandchipsbutverylittleofthethingsthatwereallyneed.Soanyhelpthatyoucouldgiveuswouldmeansomuchandtakealotoffthenewlymarriedspousebackhome.Thankyousoverymuchforyoursupport.Weareverygrateful.

    Thankyouforanyhelpthatyoumayfindformysoldiers.Chris

    ! ! !! !

    ! ! !! ! !

    March30,2010

    HiSSG,

    Wewouldbeh

    onoredtosends

    omegoodiesout

    toyouandyourunit.Than

    kssomuchfor

    theopportunity

    .

    Believeitornot,

    someonejustdo

    natedsometwin

    sheetslastweek

    andweweregoingtotryto

    seewhocouldbe

    nefit

    fromreceivingt

    hem. Iguessyou

    justansweredt

    hatquestion. I'm

    notsurehowm

    anysetswehavebutwewill

    sendthemoutto

    you!

    Ifyounoticean

    yonethatisno

    treceivingany

    mailfromhom

    eandyouwoul

    dlikeforustos

    endthatperson

    a

    personalbox,ple

    asesendmehis

    nameandconfir

    mthathisaddre

    sswillbethesam

    eastheoneyou

    havesubmitted

    .

    I'lltakealook

    andseewhatwe

    'vegotinthewa

    yofRED.....bu

    tyoumightjus

    tendupwithal

    otofKentucky

    WildcatBLUE!

    WeareCATfana

    ticsaroundhere.

    ...andeventhoug

    hwedidn'tmak

    eittotheFinal

    Fourwestill

    bleedbluearou

    ndhere. Ijustg

    otbackfromSy

    racuse.Itookm

    yteenageboysu

    ptherefortheS

    weetSixteen

    tourney.

    MyoldestisaM

    arine.....beendeployedt

    hreetimes.....I'm

    picturingthose

    thatareontheir

    firstdeploymen

    t,and

    theirfamilies.....a

    ndIknowit'ss

    ohard.Ihopewecanhelpt

    omakethedeplo

    ymentabiteasi

    er.

    Bytheway,w

    ehaveaHeroW

    allandweliket

    opostpicturesofthosewesen

    dpackagestoso

    thatourvolunt

    eers

    anddonorscan

    seethefacesoft

    hosetheyaresu

    pporting. Ifyou

    don'tmindsendingusapict

    ureofyouruni

    t,

    thatwouldbeaw

    esome!Iwillbe

    verycarefulwi

    thinformation

    released. Myso

    nisinSpecialF

    orcessohetrained

    mewell...... Ify

    ousendapictur

    e,justletmekn

    owwhatisallow

    edtobesaidorw

    hatisNOTallow

    edtobesaid

    aboutthephoto.

    Andjustforf

    un,I'llattachap

    ictureofsomefu

    natlastweek's

    tournamentfo

    rthoseinyouru

    nitthatmightb

    e

    fromKentucky

    !Justacoupleo

    ffansdoingthe

    "JohnWallDanc

    e."

    Blessings,

    Beth

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    31Mar2010Thankyousoverymuchforyoursupport.Theguysaregoingtoloveit.Theguysherewillnotmindsomeblue.Theyaretalkingsomuchsmackaboutmarchmadness.Whoisbetterthanthentheother.Thankyousomuchforthesheets.Theyguysaregoingtoenjoythem.Ihavesomethatarestillsleepingintheirsleepingbag.Mygoalistogeteveryoneoneset.Thenafterthat,twosets.Rightnowtheycan'tturnintheirsleepingbagtobecleanedcausetheywouldnothaveanythingtosleepon.Littlethingslikethatiswhatweneed.ThatandlittleDebbiecakes...lolNocandyeatershere,mostofthemareweightliftersandsportsjocks...lolbuteveryonelikesDebbiecakes.

    Todaywasnice.Itwasaround80degswithalightwind.Afewmoremonths,wewillbebeggingfordayslikethisagain.Onaverage,itgetsaround120to125degsinthesummerhere.Notlookingforwardtothat.

    Overallthesoldiersaredoingok.I'mtryingtokeepthembusywithworkingoutinthemornings.Justrunningorpushupsareboring.Goingtotryandgetsportsgoingon.Iwillwritemorelatertellingmoreaboutus.Thanksagainforallthesupportthatyouhavegiventomysoldiers.

    Chris

    April2,2010

    Thankyous

    omuchfort

    hesepictures

    !Theyaream

    azing!

    Wetook

    6largeboxes

    totheposto

    fficeyesterda

    yafternoon

    .Wesentall

    ofthe

    sheetsetswehad(Ith

    inktherewer

    e16or17se

    ts).Wealso

    sentagallon

    sized

    ziplocbagof

    treatsforeachsoldier.

    Wefilledin

    withsomeso

    upandsome

    othersnacks

    tofillinthe

    gapsoftheboxes.Allb

    oxesareaddr

    essedtoyour

    attention.

    Wewillsend

    morenextm

    onth!

    Pleaseconve

    yourthank

    stoallofyo

    ursoldiersfo

    rtheirservic

    eandsacrifi

    ce.

    Iknowit'sha

    rdtobeaway

    fromhome.

    HappyEaste

    r!

    Blessings,

    Beth

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    22Apr2010

    GoodAfternoon,It'sbee

    nawhileandthoughtthatI

    wouldpopinandsayheyan

    d

    seehowyouaredoing.Noth

    ingwildtotalkabouthere.J

    ustmyknuckleheadsoldier

    gettinghurt.Heisthefirstonetogo

    onleaveandfellwhilecam

    pinginWashingtonstate.

    Theythinkthathetoresomething.Shouldfindouti

    nthenextfewdays.Ithapp

    enedthe

    firstdayhewasbackhome

    .Whatluck.Theothersaredoingwell.Someareout

    swackingafewballsonthe

    drivingareathatIbuiltfort

    hem.Istillhavetoputanetup.

    Theballsarerippingapartm

    ybackstop.

    Ifinallyfoundalinktoshare

    withyouthenewspapertha

    twegetoverhere.

    http://epaper.stripes.com/#fr

    agment-2Whenyouclickit

    ,clickontheMideastTAB.T

    hen

    justclickthepaper.Itwilltel

    lyoumorethanthelocalnew

    swillaboutwhatwearedoin

    g

    overhere.Ithoughtthatyou

    mightlikereadingit.

    Theweatheroverhereis

    greatsofar.Nottoohot.Yes

    terdaywhilewalkingbackfro

    m

    droppingoffmylaundry,itw

    ascool,like60.Wehadali

    ghtstormcomeinwithacol

    d

    front.Youwantedtojustsito

    utsideandenjoyit.

    Iamdreading3pm.Ihav

    etogotothedentistandge

    tafilling,Possiblearootcan

    al.

    Myfillingfelloutafewdays

    agoandhavebeenputting

    itoff.It'sstartingtohurtmor

    e

    andmore.Iamgoingtofeellikecrap

    whenIgetbacktowork.Ca

    n'tdrinkanythingcold.

    Thissucks...lol

    Its2pm,Ineedtogetsom

    eworkdonebeforeIleavetobetortured.Takecare

    stayin

    touchwhenyoucan.

    Chris

    ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! April26,2010HiChris, It'sgreattohearfromyou! Thankyouforthelink. It'snicetoknowsomethingaboutwhatisg

    onoverthere. Wedon'talwaysgetalotofinfohereathome. Ifinditespeciallyinterestingtohear

    abouthowyouandyourmenspendyourtime. It'snicetogetapictureofyourlivingsituation. It

    helpsusknowwhattosendoverinpackages.Speakingofpackages,didyougetallthoseboxeswes

    over? I'vebeenhearingthatsomepackagesaretakingforevertoreachAfghanistan.OftenourMari

    unitsdon'treceivetheirmailfor4-6weeks. Ihope,bynow,youhavereceivedtheboxes. Ihopeallwentwellatthedentist. Iconsideranyvisittothedentisttortureaswell! Irecentlyhad

    similarexperience. Theworstpartwasdreadingthevisit. Itwasn'tfunbutIcouldhavespentalotles

    timeworryingaboutitbeforehand. IdoubtIwilleverfullylearnthatlesson. I'dratherhavemajor

    surgerythangotothedentist! Wearesogratefulforallthatyouandyourunitaredoing. Pleaseknowthatallofyouremainin

    ourprayers. Welookforwardtohearingfromyouagainsoon!Blessings,Beth

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    7May2010

    Itsoldmanday.Theguyshadfunmessingwithme.Hereareafewpicturestosharewithyou.

    Someareofthekidsthatwegaveouttoysandschoolsuppliesandoneofme:-)Yea,I'm19years

    old....again...lol,theotherareafewthingstheguysliketosnackonorcoulduse.Canyoubelieve

    thewifehadtohelp.IcouldnotrememberanythingthatIlikedbackhome.lolShesentittomeon

    powerpointandIgotwiththeguysandaddedsomethingsthattheyliked.Isaveditasapicture.I

    justsomethingIthoughttosharewithya.3daysnomailBoooo...ithasbeenrainingmostallthis

    week.IlikeitbecauseIhavegrassplantedoutinfrontofourbuilding.It'sonlya3'by2'area.Som

    havestartedcomingup.BynextweekIwillbeouttherewithscissorscuttinggrass.Justwantedto

    havealittlebitofhome.Nope,norootcannel.TheysaidthatifIwaitedanylongerIwouldhavehad

    one.ThatandifthefillingcomesoutagainIwill.Colddrinkshurtalittle.Theysaidthatitshouldgo

    awayafteralittletime.TinkerBellisallbetter,aftermywifehadaheadconeputontokeepherfrom

    chewingthecast.IthinkItoldyouaboutmysoldierfallingandhurtinghisfootwhileonleave.Looks

    likeheisnotcomingback.Wepackeduphisroomtodayandplanonmailingitbacktohim. Allthe

    guysaregoingtodoghimsomuchwhenwegetback.Eitherway,it'sthebest.Giveshimtimeto

    heal.Everyoneelsearedoingwell.Somehavestartedsomecollageclassesandtryingtogetalittle

    smarteronthelittleextratimetheygetoff.Ihavetogetoffhere.Itssurfandturfnight,justmyluck,right.NormallyI'mtoobusytogotothe

    messhall,theguysbringmebackaplate,buttonightI'mmakingmyselfgoandhavesomeIce-

    cream...yummmmm...lol Thankyouforallthatyoudoforus.Chris

    ! ! !! ! !

    ! ! !June15

    ,2010

    HiChris,

    Ican'tbelieve

    ithasbeensolo

    ngsinceIgoty

    ouremail. Ihav

    ebeenreallybus

    y.Ispenttwowe

    eksat

    CampLejeuneh

    elpingmysonge

    tstartedonhise

    xitfromtheUSM

    C. Heisbeingm

    edicallyretiredo

    n

    Aug30,atther

    ipeageof24...ju

    sthadhisbirthd

    ayacoupleofda

    ysago.Heis"h

    omeawaitingor

    ders"

    now.Thenmym

    iddleson,age18

    ,gotinacarwr

    eckandendedu

    pwithaheadin

    juryandmight

    have

    somecrackedribsors

    omethingwrong

    withhisspleen.

    Wespentacoup

    leofdaysinthe

    hospital....he

    doesn'trememb

    ertheaccidentoranyth

    ingafewweeks

    prior.....butthat

    'sgoodcompared

    tothefirst

    coupleofdays!!

    Lifeisalways

    interesting!

    Wejustmaile

    dyouseveralbox

    es.....Iwanttosa

    ysix.....butlhavebeend

    istractedlatelya

    ndIsent

    themoutwitha

    coupleofotherl

    oads.

    Thankyouso

    muchfortheph

    otos!Theyarea

    wesome!Yourem

    aininourthoug

    htsandprayers!

    Blessings,

    Beth

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    17Jul2010

    Hey,howhaveyoubeen?Sorryfortakingsolongtogetbacktoyou.Justcheckingintoseehow

    everyoneisdoing?Justtryingtogetsettledbackinoffleave.Tookafewdaystogetbackonagood

    sleepplan.Allmyguysaredoinggood.Onemorejustlefttogoonleave.Weareinour6thmonth.

    Can'tseethelightattheendofthetunneljustyet,stillhaveawaysbeforethat.

    Totellthetruth,weareworedown.WehavebeennonestopeverydaythatIhavebeenback.Not

    togointodetail,butwestillgetattackedeveryotherday.Ifnoteveryday.Somedaysitsmightbea

    popshot,oranIED,otherdaysitindirectFireontoourcamps.Wehad9ofourguysgethurt

    Monday,Mostaregoingtobeok.Sadtosay,onewilllosehisleg.Youneverseethingslikethatinthe

    newsanymore.ItseemsthatsomethingreallybadhastohappentotheAfghanstogetreported.We

    arekeepingourspritshigh,myguyshavenotsloweddownabit.Justanotherdayattheofficefor

    them. Themesshallstillsucksinnobetterwords.Samefooddayindayoureverydayoftheweekfor

    thepast6months.Notthatit'srealbad,ornotwortheating,butitgetsoldeatingthesamestuff.My

    wifesentsomecupofnoodlesandHamburgerHelperbowls.ButwiththemouthsthatIhave.It's

    goneinaweek.Overalltheguysaregoingstrong.Thankyousomuchfortakingthetimeoutofyour

    busydayforus.Theguysreallyappreciateyourhardwork.Sixmoremonths,itshouldfeellikeits

    downhillfromherebutitdon't.Everydayiffeelslikegroundhogday.

    Ihavetogetbacktowork,theguysarestartingtohorseplay,Ihavetogetthembacktowork.

    Takecareandwritewhenyoucan.Chris

    HeyChris,! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

    July18,2010

    It'sgreattohearfromyou. I'msosorrytohearthatsomeofyourmenhavebeenwounded,especi

    allythenewsabout

    thesoldierthatlosthisleg. HashegonebacktotheU

    Salready? Ifyoucantellmewhereheishospitalizedandwhathis

    nameis,I'dreallyliketosendhimsomemailtokeep

    himencouraged.

    Icandefinitelytellbythetoneofyourletterthat

    thelong deploymentisstartingtowearyoudown. I

    imaginethat

    rightnowyouareatthetoughestpart.You'vebeenon

    leaveandyoustillhave1/2ofthedeploymenttogo

    . It'sgottobe

    hardtokeepyourspiritsupwhenyouknowthefood

    sucksandyourmenaregettinghurt. Iamgoingto

    continueto

    keepyouand yourunitinmyprayers,butIwillpra

    ymorespecificallynowthatIknowafewdetails.

    Wejustputoutarequestformorecarepackage d

    onationsbecauseourcupboardsarebare.Alotofpeop

    lehavealready

    startedrespondingsowewillprobablyhavesomegoo

    dstufftosendovershortly. I'llstartlookingoutfor

    microwave

    itemswecan sendovertoyou.

    Junewasareallybusymonthforus. WehadaP

    okerRunwiththeKentuckyGuardMotorcycleRide

    rs. We raised

    moneytosupportemergencyneeds formilitaryfam

    ilieswhile theirlovedonesaredeployed. Wealsosetu

    paboothatthe

    FourthofJulyFestivalhereinLexington.As well,we

    enteredafloatintheparadeaswedoeveryyear. It's

    oneofmy

    favoritedaysoftheyearaseveryoneisoutandthey

    areactuallypatriotic. Ihopethatnextyear,whenyo

    uarehome,

    youwillhaveachancetobeinaplacewheretheciviliancommunity

    canshowyousupport,encouragementand

    appreciationforallyoudoforusasyouserve. Wehadafundraiserwithalocalrestau

    ranttoraisemoneyforpostage

    forOperationSENDChristmas,andthenmyfamily

    wenttoWashington,DC. Wewerethereduringarecordbreaking

    heatwave. Itwas105degrees,whichprobablyseemsl

    ikewintertoyou...butforusitwashot. Wemanage

    dtowalkall

    overthenation'scapitalandtakeinallthesights. W

    erodethe metroeverywhere,whichIwouldrecommend

    ifyouever

    gothereforafewdays.Thetrafficisterrible. Igrew

    upthereandIusedtothinkitwasbad,butit'sridicu

    lousnow. I

    reallyappreciatelivinghereinCentralKentuckywh

    erethelongestIsitandwaitis10-15minutes.

    Well,Ibettersignofffornow. Hanginthere.Bef

    orelongI'msureyouwillseethatlightattheendof

    thetunnel. It

    willbefaint,butitwillgrowbrightereachday.Plea

    seknowthatyourserviceandsacrificeissogreatlya

    ppreciated.

    Weneedmorepeoplelikeyou andyourmenwhoarew

    illingtoputothersbeforethemselves.Pleasetellall t

    heguyshow

    muchweappreciatewhatyouallaredoing....anddot

    rytogetmesomeinfosoIcansendsomeencouragem

    enttoyour

    buddywholosthisleg.Blesshisheart....he'sgotave

    rytoughroadaheadofhim.

    Blessings,

    Beth


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