I got the word that I will be going out the wire a few days in advance. This was not this first time I was told I was going. But this is the first time I got orders in my hand. I spent the night before preparing myself and my equipment. I was taking time to put everything together.
I got the hook-up with the supply Sergeant from my company; benefits of being a Halo (3) buddy. I was given...

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It's been a while since I wrote; pretty much because absolutely nothing has happened. Things almost happen, but I always get kicked from the spot. Not because I'm not ready mentally, but because the mission requires a person of a different expertise.

However, recently a requirement has come down for a volunteer. The time and objective of the mission is classified, so I can't divulge...

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I landed in Bagram AFB early into the night. We worked late into the darkness unloading the C-17 and getting things setup. My time clock is so jacked up I have no idea what time it is, but it has to be early the next morning. I crash in my little bee hut and sometime in the morning I am awaken by an alarm clock. I asked my hut mates what time it is. One of them replies 6 AM. I grab my towel and shower...

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To war I go.

I can't tell you when I exactly I am leaving, but the next time you hear from me it will be from a nation far away.

Keep me in your prayers

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If you didn't catch it on the Hangout. Here is what life is kinda like for me.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NRmnoFRfcxE

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