Posted on 02/01/2005 3:15:08 PM PST by concretebob
Hey all, The blackout has been lifted..OOORAH!!! My squad is back on base, after 6 lo-o-o-o-ong days!!! Only a couple "hairy" moments....no one (Seabees or Marines) got hurt!! There's power in prayer, that's for sure!!!
We had a reporter with the Los Angeles Times (Tony Perry) "embedded" with us today...as we completed our (last)mission. Look for the story to come out in the LA Times tomorrow or Thursday!! Imagine that, a reporter imbedded with the Seabees....(lol)
Needless to say, we're worn out.....!!! Hopefully, I'll get a good nights sleep...in "my" rack tonite!!! OOORAH!!! One thing about it, being here really gives you a different perspective on how well off we are back home....God is so good!
They've given us the day off tomorrow, Wednesday to recouperate I defintely need it...this IS a young man's game!!!
Looks like in (about) 30 days some of us will start to "retrograde" back the way we came....to be processed thru the Combat Stress/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder interviews. Then it's on to sunny southern California!!!! :)
How's the song go?...I've done my time I'm coming home....(lol)
Okay....too corny! Sorry! That's what happens when you go days without sleep!!!
I'll write more later!!! Thanks again for all your thoughts, prayers and support!!! Could not do this without you and them!!!!
Take care God Bless Larry
Larry and his brothers in arms are being prayed for and supported by so many here and around the nation. I am so grateful for their service to our country.
AMERICA...HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE
Could someone in sunny LA find the article Larry is referring to in his email?I'll pay postage if someone can send me a copy of the paper.
Thanks
Seabees Keep Their Fighting Spirit
I made the Los Angeles Times. Imagine that!!!!
Check out the above article by Tony Perry in today's, February 4, 2005 edition.
Larry
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/complete/la-fg-seabees4feb04,1,6833349.story?coll=la-iraq-complete
February 4, 2005 E-mail story Print Most E-Mailed
THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ
Seabees Keep Their Fighting Spirit
The Navy's construction force has had to dodge bullets and bombs as it helps rebuild Iraq.
By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
RAMADI, Iraq — Members of the Seabees, the Navy's construction force, were fixing broken doors at an empty courthouse here when one looked out a window and saw a group of Iraqi women eyeing the building.
"I wonder if they're getting ready to call in a sniper," said John Weissgerber, 28, of Rockville, Md., who was attending college before his reserve unit was called to active duty several months ago.
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Just contact the LAT -- they will sell you and mail you an individual paper.
I am looking through my copy -- haven't found the article yet.
Just found it -- it is on Page A9
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THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ is the heading on this story..Perhaps they also have a section in the paper like that.
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"Too much"..not my mistake but another sign we don't look before posting..LOL
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