HOMECOMING!

HOMECOMING!...

After 13+ Months deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 1, 2, and 3; the Soldiers of III Corps arrive back at Fort Hood, Texas!

My wife and parents were waiting for me when I arrived. It was great to see them. We loaded up all my gear and drove all the way home. Six Hours, but well worth the trip. It feels so good to finally be home. The mission is 99% complete. As soon as Little Brother gets home (in a few days), I will finally be able to call this a succesful deployment...

Why We Fight...

This is what it's all about, right here. It's all about the kids. 

Counting Down..., Part VII

179.56 hours to go...

Sorry I haven't updated in a few days. Things have been hectic, with the aftermath of the Iraqi Elections and all.

Feel Good Story Of The Week Dept:

Little Brother told me a story that happened down in thier neck of the woods (South of Baghdad). Two Insurgent Suicide Bombers tried to infiltrate a polling station. There were dozens, if not hundreds, of people lined up to cast thier ballot. The would-be bombers were immediately recognized, and they were snatched up by the people in line. The voters beat both of the suicide bombers TO DEATH, before they could set off thier charges. The whole time, the voters were chanting "We Are Not Afraid!"

I think it's sad, that seventy percent of eligible voters in Iraq could brave suicide bombers, terrorists, and other nastiness to cast thier precious ballots, but we could barely eke out a measly 50% turn out in the United States.

Do you know what would happen if ONE SINGLE PRECINCT in the United States got a terrorist threat? NO ONE would show up to vote. At most, you would probably get maybe a 10% turnout of brave souls. Meanwhile, these people walk fifty miles to a polling station because they don't have cars, and the roads around voting places were closed, anyway. Fifty Miles. Through the desert. Dodging bullets. Evading terrorists. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, to put a single piece of paper in a plastic box. The registered voters in the United States, that didn't vote (because they were lazy, or it wasn't "convenient" for them to), should be ashamed.

The funny thing is, if you read the newspapers and magazines, and if you watch the news programs, you would think we were losing this war. Yet here, on the ground in Iraq, the story is much, much different. For the first time in over four decades, the citizens of Iraq have earned the right to freely participate in a democratic election. To me, that's proof that the war has already been won.