Try number two on this picture

Okay, thought this was posted, but something happened, or did anyone see this??

This is a photo Dave sent me of him and his staff.  The vehicle they are in front of is a MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle.  Pretty cool, huh?

And another picture

This one is almost the entire1-113 Cav Squad group, some are out for training. What a cool picture!!!
Can you find Dave?

Dave and his staff.

Here's Dave and his staff in Mississippi in front of a MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles. 

Pretty cool!

American Grass in Iraq

I got this in an email.........thanks Dotty!!

Here is a soldier stationed in Iraq , stationed in a big sand box.  He asked his wife to send him dirt ( U.S. soil), fertilizer, and some grass seed so that he can have the sweet aroma, and feel the grass grow beneath his feet.  When th e men of the squadron have a mission that they are going on, they take turns walking through the grass and the American soil -- to bring them good luck.

Another pic of the first trip over to Afghanistan...warm towels, drinks, movies, and fun for all!

Kuwait in June, next vacation spot??

Dave in Afghanistan when he went in July. (Or is that Kuwait? Dave?)

Leaving Iraq!!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ms-newequipment,0,4434788.story
Hi all, you may have all already seen this, but just in case you stay out of the news like I do, I thought I'd put it in here.  It 's a start, let's hope it will pass on over to Afghanistan and Kuwait although they are saying that a lot of guys are just leaving Iraq to go to Kuwait and Afghanistan, is that any better?  Well, if something were to happen and the guys who are now in training in Mississippi weren't needed over there, I am not sure how happy a lot of them would be.  So many of these guys have trained hard and are chomping at the bit to get over there and use their wicked skills. I think a lot of them would be upset and let down to not go!!!  Hard to believe, but I know how Dave thinks, and I am sure that there are many more like Dave out there!  I know that a lot of people think that it is crazy that soldiers are actually looking forward to going into combat, how could that be?  BUT, in my experience in living with a soldier (and a really hard core one at that!) they want their chance to go over there and use the skills that they have been building for years and years and to be able to have a part in helping spread peace!  Not that I am saying that I like it, or that I don't think that they are CRAZY for feeling that way, but I do understand it! And to be truethfull, those are the guys who will fight to their very deaths without giving up...and they are the very ones that we want over there!! I hate war, am not for it, but have to put that aside and support the soldiers who are over there putting their lives on the lines for us!
Below is a link that Dave sent me about new uniforms, a bit zzzzzzzzzzzzz, and I would have like to see pictures, but it is additional information anyhow.


Talk soon guys, Chttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ms-newequipment,0,4434788.story

Below is a picture Dave sent to me from Mississippi...pretty cool!

My first post!!!

Hey all!  This is my very first post on this blog, or any blog for that matter!  I even set it up myself, yeah me!  So, as I've told many of you, this blog is about Dave.  I will be posting where and how he is during his deployment!  Right now he is in Shelby Mississippi and has been for almost 3 weeks.  They are all doing some kind of training down there.  After a while, I don't know the exact date.....they will go back to California for more training, then off again to Shelby MS, where they will deploy to Afghanistan from.  The date for deploying to Afghanistan is in October, but I am not sure of the actual date.  I will let you know as soon as I do!
The photo at the start of this was taken of Dave on the airplane on his first trip over to Afghanistan last month.  He went over there for three weeks to meet the guys that he and his guys are replacing over there.  Look closely at the photo, this is how they travel "first class!"  I will try to post the other few ones I got from Dave while on that trip.

Well, this is it for now folks, just wanted to get this up and running!  If you know of anyone who would like to keep track of Dave, and doesn't have the link, please pass it on to them!

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