29 JULY 2008

Good Afternoon everybody,
I just want to sit down and write a few words. Things have been gone
quite smoothly. As the Month of July about to say farewell to us, we
are rolling straight to August.
While on Patrol today, as SPC Dunn, Sapper Eagle Blue 36, 34 Sapper and
Blue 36 had a discussion about time left on deployment. I came up with
the deployment idea, because SPC brought the peanut jar that was being
sent to us from our beloved FRG. The sticker said something like half
way done, half way home. The deployment is supposed to be 15 months but
we probably going to be home no later than 31 January 2008, but if it
rolls pass 31 January 2008, I'm then grateful.

So, the argument is this: We have completed 9 months already and there
are 6 more months left to go. I thought over it and stated that, we are
60% completed with the deployment. I simply take 9 months, add zero
divide by 15 which equal to 0.6 and with 0.6 times by 100 equals to 60%.
SPC Dunn, was hard head and argued that there was no such thing as 60%
exactly, there were no such thing as 9 months out of 15 months equal to
60% exactly. SGT Gooden then said, 9 divided by 3 equal to 3. 15
divided by 3 equal to 5. With 3 over 5 equal to 60% that is 3 times 2
equals to 6 and 5 times 2 equal to 10. 6 over 10 equals to 60%.

SPC Dunn finally came to his sense and owed SGT Gooden 100 push up
consecutively. The point is we are 60% done with deployment. That
being said, I'm very happy in Iraq. I enjoy every bit of the times over
here. I wish that I would be able to more to help out the Iraqi people
the Freedom they deserved.

Take care families and parents and friends of WARDAWGS and I will see
you again the next blog.

Sincerely,
Tho Pham
1LT, Platoon Leader, EN