On the move

I got a phone call today from troy.

He has moved off of the front lines, and is currently resting up at Al Assad air base. He should move next to Kwait. From there he will fly to Dallas, and finally home to CID.

We expect him home on Wednesday.

9/27/07

Hey...I'm almost all packed up here, just have a couple things left to throw in my bad, and then I'll be all set to leave out of there. Got less than XXX hours till I hitch a ride to XXX, and from there begin the long journey home. When I start getting more information, I'll pass it along.
I'm wearing a brand new uniform, which looks waaaay out of place around here. Everyone else is wearing uniforms thick with dust and dirt from our daily activities, and here I sit in a bright, crisp uniform. I haven't worn anything this clean all year! Its kinda strange. I'm sure it'll get dusty/dirty on the drive tomorrow, so I'll pack a second one in my bag. It'd be interesting for people to actually see what we look like over here instead of the bright and shiny uniforms they see us wearing in the airports. But...they said we have to wear clean uniforms on our way home on leave. I'm not going to risk anything, so I've got on a brand new uniform, and one in my bag. Nothin's gonna stop me getting home!
Anything new in your neck of the woods? I'm sure I'll be spending a couple days at XXX, so I'll try and call sometime while I'm there.

Hope all is going well! Can't wait to see you again, John

Troy

09/13/2007

Can't wait, man!!! Tentative day for me to leave here is Oct 2. I figure travel time is probably 3-5 days. Will keep you posted, though.
Been getting your emails

Nothing too exciting out here, other than one of my guys burning his balls. Seriously...a flare was set off and it burned his thigh and penis/scrotum. Yeah...2nd degree burns, and his dick is on a long road to recovery. Probably will lose a large chunk of skin off his balls, too. But, gives him a great pick-up line: Hey baby, wanna see my war wound?
Anyway, should probably go...