Posted on 05/17/2004 4:45:22 AM PDT by The Mayor
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That is a GREAT idea. It is so important that our military, especially our deployed military far from home, know how much they are appreciated. They need to hear the voices of those who understand their mission and support them.
((((((dansangel)))))) Thank you! It was completely unbelieveable and I can't stop thinking about it. I can't wait until my report is done so I can post it.
Thanks for posting that military prayer list.
I need to make some updates and a further prayer request, Can you put my nephew's fiance also on the list. she is in the same unit as he is.
As you know, this is the nephew who is stationed in Korea along with his fiance.
They are planning to be married within the next year and they are expecting thier first child on October.
Thier plans are to try to get stationed stateside in order to raise thier child in the US.
Since they both still have a few years to go until they can, if they choose to, either re-inlist or get out of the military. I don't know what they are going to do then.
They are currently on leave and in the states but they have to go back I think in June or July to Korea.
This morning I heard thay they are planning to send people stationed in Korea to Iraq.
I am worried, I don't think they will send his fiance to Iraq in her condition but I,m more concerned about him and that they will send him over to Iraq. My mom told me since he is more in the computer field, though he did have some combat traning, they wouldn't send him without training.
I know this all has to be done and I don't question any of it, if it would prevent us from having another draft then go for it!
But I speak now as an aunt who only want's my nephew to be safe.
But I trust that he will be and he is doing what he wants to do.
But I'm still afraid for him and for my niece's boyfriend, who is being sent to Qatar.
Thank you for bringing this heroic story to us. It's painful to me that the media news doesn't realize how bad I want to hear about things like this that the real American's are out there doing. Will we have to wait 20 years until Ollie North tells us about it on War Stories?
see post #83.
Pippin....niece,nephew & fiance,loved one
Hope everything turns out well for them, at least most of the fighting is coming to an end over there...I hope.
Thanks, That will do.
Me too!
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2004 - About 3,600 members of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd
Infantry Division will deploy to Iraq from the Republic of Korea, Defense
Department officials confirmed today.
The troops will begin deploying to Iraq in mid-summer, a senior official said
speaking on background.
The decision can be made with impunity, because of the beefed-up capabilities
the United States has on the Korean peninsula, the official said. More capable
air assets, a Patriot 3 brigade, rotating Stryker battalions, and far better
command, control, computers, communications and intelligence facilities more
than make up for the drop of U.S. troops in South Korea to 34,000, the official
added.
"Ongoing global posture review is strengthening our position in Asia and
Korea," said Richard Lawless, deputy defense undersecretary for Asia-Pacific
policy. "This strengthened global and regional posture, including our efforts
under way in Korea to realign U.S. forces and enhance our capabilities, allows
us to employ our forces worldwide in a more flexible manner."
Lawless said that if needed, the United States can quickly augment air and
naval presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Officials said Korean and Japanese leaders were informed of and agreed with the
U.S. decision. They said it is part of the overall look at U.S. global posture.
The troops will spend one year in Iraq. Since military tours of Korea are
typically one-year unaccompanied tours, some soldiers will spend up to two
years separated from their families. Officials said the majority will spend
between 12 and 18 months away from home. No decision has been made on whether
the brigade will return to Korea following its tour of duty in Iraq.
A senior military official said the troops are fully combat ready, and that
this will allow the stress to be "balanced" throughout the force. He said DoD
also is looking at changing the tour length of Marine forces assigned to Iraq.
Currently, Marines spend seven months in Iraq and seven months home.
Officials said that North Korea should not look at the deployment as an
invitation to invade the South. "Due to our strengthened posture and the
ability to quickly reinforce capabilities throughout the region, we can deploy
forces from Korea without assuming additional operational risks," Lawless said.
"It would be a misperception on the part of the North Koreans, let me put it
that way," said the senior military official.
Please read post #83.
I will be praying for them. Thanks for the heads up.
You're welcome!
Thanks, I borrowed it from Victoria.. couldn't resist it.
Thank you M'Lady for your posts, it is nice to see we are not in this thing alone.
Women helping in Iraq, did anyone let Hillary know? hehe....
Hi Mama, where ya been?
and Your Welcome,it's my pleasure!
Awesome pics, but you always bring awesome pics..
Thank you!
Thankyou Aqua.. : )
Thank you Dubya !
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