Last Blog

I must say that this blog is getting lame as there are really not too much good pictures nor good stories in a while. It all started with my R&R leave and no more laptop nor private internet connection and also the unmotivated excuses not wanting to write up something good. The platoon is doing quite well and everybody seems to get a long with one another and taking care of fellow Soldiers.

As the days pass by and as you know, it is already October 2008. There are only a few short months left (something like 100 days), then we all coming back. We do not want to think about that but it is actually quite exciting to be able to see clearly that the deployment is wrapping up.

This is my last blog that is dedicated to the families of our Soldiers, and I thank you very much for your support in the last few months. I will continue to update the blog, but it is only for my personal perspective about the first year of work for me. What have I learned while being in Iraq and what not.

It is not 2:00 in the morning, right after a long mission, I decided to get to the MWR (moral welfare recreational) center, use the computer, and type up a few words before getting back to the crack house, take a nap, and be ready early in the morning for another mission.

Not only have I need to motivate myself. Telling myself that everything is going to be okay, but I also need to motivate the Soldiers, telling them that they are doing a great work for the United States, for the U.S army and for the Iraqi people. I drill these concept to the Soldiers of 3rd Platoon everyday, but it really is a hard sell.
It is a really hard sell. But I hope there will be one buyer, all I need is one buyer and I accomplish my mission.

To think about this, it is very sad for me, I seem to loose my hope as the days are eating up so quickly that I hardly recognize a passing week has gone by already.