Stryker Brigade is one that Patty and Co have been sending Christmas packages to.
Sending prayers for all of them!!
Posted on 12/21/2004 5:31:14 AM PST by ChefKeith
Just mentioned on FNC:
Dining facility on U.S. Base in Iraq hit by rocket attack- 10 dead
Waiting for more info...
Ah! In that case, congratulations on your usage from a professional linguist. (big whoop)
i can...
we hired a lot of Iraqis to do building maintenance, fix the roads, fix the walls, clear and clean up areas...all sorts of things....
Sounds like Nam again.
Trust me, it's hard but you can do it....I thought the same thing when my hubby left, he was deployed for 15mos(never gone that long)....if it weren't for freepers, I would have lost it...we are here to help...:)
yeah
but I am not on the street getting shot at all the time like they are. But the danger is still there obviously...
Allegra is home from Iraq. She can tell you what it's like as well...
My Mike was in Balad, they were mortared almost daily....and he didn't trust any of them...
It takes great courage for the Iraqis to even sign up for the police force. They know that anytime they do anything to assist our troops and to rebuild their country, that they are an open target.
I am amazed at the bravery of our troops and the Iraqis who are fighting for freedom.
Stay safe and G-d Bless you.
FOX NEWS: 22 lives were claimed today, not sorted out who died today and 50 were wounded. The dining hall is a semi-permanent tent structure. It was a direct hit. 4,000 contractors at that camp. Many of them are expected to be among the dead. (I type fast - used to be a transcriptionist).
I wish you well. God's speed. FV
Thanks FRiend. Way far from that place. Last year at this time, esp in Baquba and Anaconda, they were targeting DFACs at meal time. The got real close to us once in Falluja in April at supper.
This is sad and tragic anytime, but right now it must be hell for those families waiting word.
trust isn't what I am trying to say.
Balad has it a bit worse than we do here that is for sure....
The ones inside the wall are harmless. They have to be or else they woudlnt be inside the walls.
The ones outside are another story of course.
Stryker Brigade is one that Patty and Co have been sending Christmas packages to.
Sending prayers for all of them!!
Thank you and thank that hubby for me.
Local Nationals are a common fixture at every U.S. Army site, perform many functions. Even at the unit level you can hire details of local nationals to do police calls, fill sand bags, we had Iraqi Contractors working on Generators, air conditioners, carpentry work. We assigned people in the unit to guard them while they worked and we were responsible to pay them ourselves, they always made me a little nervous. I personally did not find them particularly productive. We were encouraged to do this, winning the Hearts and Mind thing I guess.
Indeed........horrific to lose a loved one or friend at any given moment. But to have NCO's or Officers in Class A uniform knocking on your door during Christmas holiday ..........bless all who sacrifice for our nation, in and out of uniform.
Stay safe Eeeeek......
And don't forget: Yemeni youths head to Iraq to join insurgents
Thank you...
it takes some balls that is for sure. Which is why I give even liberals props for coming out here.
yeah this sucks...
I just hope this doesnt repeat itself too often....
Look, Bush is making a bad mistake with Mosul.
He should let thousands of Kurds go back there.
These Arab terrorists are hiding in Arab holmes in Mosul.
We need to bring in thousands of Kurds in Mosul.
The Kurds want to go back to Mosul, but Bush is not letting them in.
The Kurds would join with us is finishing off the Arabs.
yep them too....
Who did the screening?
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