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Letters from War MILITARY MISSIONS INC
30Mar2010HellofromAfghanistan.WeareaFieldArtilleryunitstationedoutofFortCampbell.OurlittleFOBSalernois(editedout)Wehavebeenhereforalittleover45days.Ihave28soldiersthatareunderme.SomeofthemareokbutIhavesomeguysareinneedofthins.IfyouaskedthemIknowtheywouldsaythattheydon'tneedathing.Butthat'swhyI'mhere.IamthePLTSGT.Weareluckyenoughtohavetwinbedsthistime.It'safirstformehavingdeployed5timesnowinunder9years.Weneverhadabed.WearecalledRedKnights.SoanythingREDiscooltohave.Mostofmyguysareontheir1stdeployment.Theyhadnoideaonwhatwasgoingtohappenwhenwegothere.Theybroughtthingsthattheneededbuttheyhaveranoutfast.OurPXismoreasnackshopthenaPX.Theyhavedrinksandchipsbutverylittleofthethingsthatwereallyneed.Soanyhelpthatyoucouldgiveuswouldmeansomuchandtakealotoffthenewlymarriedspousebackhome.Thankyousoverymuchforyoursupport.Weareverygrateful.
Thankyouforanyhelpthatyoumayfindformysoldiers.Chris
! ! !! !
! ! !! ! !
March30,2010
HiSSG,
Wewouldbeh
onoredtosends
omegoodiesout
toyouandyourunit.Than
kssomuchfor
theopportunity
.
Believeitornot,
someonejustdo
natedsometwin
sheetslastweek
andweweregoingtotryto
seewhocouldbe
nefit
fromreceivingt
hem. Iguessyou
justansweredt
hatquestion. I'm
notsurehowm
anysetswehavebutwewill
sendthemoutto
you!
Ifyounoticean
yonethatisno
treceivingany
mailfromhom
eandyouwoul
dlikeforustos
endthatperson
a
personalbox,ple
asesendmehis
nameandconfir
mthathisaddre
sswillbethesam
eastheoneyou
havesubmitted
.
I'lltakealook
andseewhatwe
'vegotinthewa
yofRED.....bu
tyoumightjus
tendupwithal
otofKentucky
WildcatBLUE!
WeareCATfana
ticsaroundhere.
...andeventhoug
hwedidn'tmak
eittotheFinal
Fourwestill
bleedbluearou
ndhere. Ijustg
otbackfromSy
racuse.Itookm
yteenageboysu
ptherefortheS
weetSixteen
tourney.
MyoldestisaM
arine.....beendeployedt
hreetimes.....I'm
picturingthose
thatareontheir
firstdeploymen
t,and
theirfamilies.....a
ndIknowit'ss
ohard.Ihopewecanhelpt
omakethedeplo
ymentabiteasi
er.
Bytheway,w
ehaveaHeroW
allandweliket
opostpicturesofthosewesen
dpackagestoso
thatourvolunt
eers
anddonorscan
seethefacesoft
hosetheyaresu
pporting. Ifyou
don'tmindsendingusapict
ureofyouruni
t,
thatwouldbeaw
esome!Iwillbe
verycarefulwi
thinformation
released. Myso
nisinSpecialF
orcessohetrained
mewell...... Ify
ousendapictur
e,justletmekn
owwhatisallow
edtobesaidorw
hatisNOTallow
edtobesaid
aboutthephoto.
Andjustforf
un,I'llattachap
ictureofsomefu
natlastweek's
tournamentfo
rthoseinyouru
nitthatmightb
e
fromKentucky
!Justacoupleo
ffansdoingthe
"JohnWallDanc
e."
Blessings,
Beth
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31Mar2010Thankyousoverymuchforyoursupport.Theguysaregoingtoloveit.Theguysherewillnotmindsomeblue.Theyaretalkingsomuchsmackaboutmarchmadness.Whoisbetterthanthentheother.Thankyousomuchforthesheets.Theyguysaregoingtoenjoythem.Ihavesomethatarestillsleepingintheirsleepingbag.Mygoalistogeteveryoneoneset.Thenafterthat,twosets.Rightnowtheycan'tturnintheirsleepingbagtobecleanedcausetheywouldnothaveanythingtosleepon.Littlethingslikethatiswhatweneed.ThatandlittleDebbiecakes...lolNocandyeatershere,mostofthemareweightliftersandsportsjocks...lolbuteveryonelikesDebbiecakes.
Todaywasnice.Itwasaround80degswithalightwind.Afewmoremonths,wewillbebeggingfordayslikethisagain.Onaverage,itgetsaround120to125degsinthesummerhere.Notlookingforwardtothat.
Overallthesoldiersaredoingok.I'mtryingtokeepthembusywithworkingoutinthemornings.Justrunningorpushupsareboring.Goingtotryandgetsportsgoingon.Iwillwritemorelatertellingmoreaboutus.Thanksagainforallthesupportthatyouhavegiventomysoldiers.
Chris
April2,2010
Thankyous
omuchfort
hesepictures
!Theyaream
azing!
Wetook
6largeboxes
totheposto
fficeyesterda
yafternoon
.Wesentall
ofthe
sheetsetswehad(Ith
inktherewer
e16or17se
ts).Wealso
sentagallon
sized
ziplocbagof
treatsforeachsoldier.
Wefilledin
withsomeso
upandsome
othersnacks
tofillinthe
gapsoftheboxes.Allb
oxesareaddr
essedtoyour
attention.
Wewillsend
morenextm
onth!
Pleaseconve
yourthank
stoallofyo
ursoldiersfo
rtheirservic
eandsacrifi
ce.
Iknowit'sha
rdtobeaway
fromhome.
HappyEaste
r!
Blessings,
Beth
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22Apr2010
GoodAfternoon,It'sbee
nawhileandthoughtthatI
wouldpopinandsayheyan
d
seehowyouaredoing.Noth
ingwildtotalkabouthere.J
ustmyknuckleheadsoldier
gettinghurt.Heisthefirstonetogo
onleaveandfellwhilecam
pinginWashingtonstate.
Theythinkthathetoresomething.Shouldfindouti
nthenextfewdays.Ithapp
enedthe
firstdayhewasbackhome
.Whatluck.Theothersaredoingwell.Someareout
swackingafewballsonthe
drivingareathatIbuiltfort
hem.Istillhavetoputanetup.
Theballsarerippingapartm
ybackstop.
Ifinallyfoundalinktoshare
withyouthenewspapertha
twegetoverhere.
http://epaper.stripes.com/#fr
agment-2Whenyouclickit
,clickontheMideastTAB.T
hen
justclickthepaper.Itwilltel
lyoumorethanthelocalnew
swillaboutwhatwearedoin
g
overhere.Ithoughtthatyou
mightlikereadingit.
Theweatheroverhereis
greatsofar.Nottoohot.Yes
terdaywhilewalkingbackfro
m
droppingoffmylaundry,itw
ascool,like60.Wehadali
ghtstormcomeinwithacol
d
front.Youwantedtojustsito
utsideandenjoyit.
Iamdreading3pm.Ihav
etogotothedentistandge
tafilling,Possiblearootcan
al.
Myfillingfelloutafewdays
agoandhavebeenputting
itoff.It'sstartingtohurtmor
e
andmore.Iamgoingtofeellikecrap
whenIgetbacktowork.Ca
n'tdrinkanythingcold.
Thissucks...lol
Its2pm,Ineedtogetsom
eworkdonebeforeIleavetobetortured.Takecare
stayin
touchwhenyoucan.
Chris
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! April26,2010HiChris, It'sgreattohearfromyou! Thankyouforthelink. It'snicetoknowsomethingaboutwhatisg
onoverthere. Wedon'talwaysgetalotofinfohereathome. Ifinditespeciallyinterestingtohear
abouthowyouandyourmenspendyourtime. It'snicetogetapictureofyourlivingsituation. It
helpsusknowwhattosendoverinpackages.Speakingofpackages,didyougetallthoseboxeswes
over? I'vebeenhearingthatsomepackagesaretakingforevertoreachAfghanistan.OftenourMari
unitsdon'treceivetheirmailfor4-6weeks. Ihope,bynow,youhavereceivedtheboxes. Ihopeallwentwellatthedentist. Iconsideranyvisittothedentisttortureaswell! Irecentlyhad
similarexperience. Theworstpartwasdreadingthevisit. Itwasn'tfunbutIcouldhavespentalotles
timeworryingaboutitbeforehand. IdoubtIwilleverfullylearnthatlesson. I'dratherhavemajor
surgerythangotothedentist! Wearesogratefulforallthatyouandyourunitaredoing. Pleaseknowthatallofyouremainin
ourprayers. Welookforwardtohearingfromyouagainsoon!Blessings,Beth
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7May2010
Itsoldmanday.Theguyshadfunmessingwithme.Hereareafewpicturestosharewithyou.
Someareofthekidsthatwegaveouttoysandschoolsuppliesandoneofme:-)Yea,I'm19years
old....again...lol,theotherareafewthingstheguysliketosnackonorcoulduse.Canyoubelieve
thewifehadtohelp.IcouldnotrememberanythingthatIlikedbackhome.lolShesentittomeon
powerpointandIgotwiththeguysandaddedsomethingsthattheyliked.Isaveditasapicture.I
justsomethingIthoughttosharewithya.3daysnomailBoooo...ithasbeenrainingmostallthis
week.IlikeitbecauseIhavegrassplantedoutinfrontofourbuilding.It'sonlya3'by2'area.Som
havestartedcomingup.BynextweekIwillbeouttherewithscissorscuttinggrass.Justwantedto
havealittlebitofhome.Nope,norootcannel.TheysaidthatifIwaitedanylongerIwouldhavehad
one.ThatandifthefillingcomesoutagainIwill.Colddrinkshurtalittle.Theysaidthatitshouldgo
awayafteralittletime.TinkerBellisallbetter,aftermywifehadaheadconeputontokeepherfrom
chewingthecast.IthinkItoldyouaboutmysoldierfallingandhurtinghisfootwhileonleave.Looks
likeheisnotcomingback.Wepackeduphisroomtodayandplanonmailingitbacktohim. Allthe
guysaregoingtodoghimsomuchwhenwegetback.Eitherway,it'sthebest.Giveshimtimeto
heal.Everyoneelsearedoingwell.Somehavestartedsomecollageclassesandtryingtogetalittle
smarteronthelittleextratimetheygetoff.Ihavetogetoffhere.Itssurfandturfnight,justmyluck,right.NormallyI'mtoobusytogotothe
messhall,theguysbringmebackaplate,buttonightI'mmakingmyselfgoandhavesomeIce-
cream...yummmmm...lol Thankyouforallthatyoudoforus.Chris
! ! !! ! !
! ! !June15
,2010
HiChris,
Ican'tbelieve
ithasbeensolo
ngsinceIgoty
ouremail. Ihav
ebeenreallybus
y.Ispenttwowe
eksat
CampLejeuneh
elpingmysonge
tstartedonhise
xitfromtheUSM
C. Heisbeingm
edicallyretiredo
n
Aug30,atther
ipeageof24...ju
sthadhisbirthd
ayacoupleofda
ysago.Heis"h
omeawaitingor
ders"
now.Thenmym
iddleson,age18
,gotinacarwr
eckandendedu
pwithaheadin
juryandmight
have
somecrackedribsors
omethingwrong
withhisspleen.
Wespentacoup
leofdaysinthe
hospital....he
doesn'trememb
ertheaccidentoranyth
ingafewweeks
prior.....butthat
'sgoodcompared
tothefirst
coupleofdays!!
Lifeisalways
interesting!
Wejustmaile
dyouseveralbox
es.....Iwanttosa
ysix.....butlhavebeend
istractedlatelya
ndIsent
themoutwitha
coupleofotherl
oads.
Thankyouso
muchfortheph
otos!Theyarea
wesome!Yourem
aininourthoug
htsandprayers!
Blessings,
Beth
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17Jul2010
Hey,howhaveyoubeen?Sorryfortakingsolongtogetbacktoyou.Justcheckingintoseehow
everyoneisdoing?Justtryingtogetsettledbackinoffleave.Tookafewdaystogetbackonagood
sleepplan.Allmyguysaredoinggood.Onemorejustlefttogoonleave.Weareinour6thmonth.
Can'tseethelightattheendofthetunneljustyet,stillhaveawaysbeforethat.
Totellthetruth,weareworedown.WehavebeennonestopeverydaythatIhavebeenback.Not
togointodetail,butwestillgetattackedeveryotherday.Ifnoteveryday.Somedaysitsmightbea
popshot,oranIED,otherdaysitindirectFireontoourcamps.Wehad9ofourguysgethurt
Monday,Mostaregoingtobeok.Sadtosay,onewilllosehisleg.Youneverseethingslikethatinthe
newsanymore.ItseemsthatsomethingreallybadhastohappentotheAfghanstogetreported.We
arekeepingourspritshigh,myguyshavenotsloweddownabit.Justanotherdayattheofficefor
them. Themesshallstillsucksinnobetterwords.Samefooddayindayoureverydayoftheweekfor
thepast6months.Notthatit'srealbad,ornotwortheating,butitgetsoldeatingthesamestuff.My
wifesentsomecupofnoodlesandHamburgerHelperbowls.ButwiththemouthsthatIhave.It's
goneinaweek.Overalltheguysaregoingstrong.Thankyousomuchfortakingthetimeoutofyour
busydayforus.Theguysreallyappreciateyourhardwork.Sixmoremonths,itshouldfeellikeits
downhillfromherebutitdon't.Everydayiffeelslikegroundhogday.
Ihavetogetbacktowork,theguysarestartingtohorseplay,Ihavetogetthembacktowork.
Takecareandwritewhenyoucan.Chris
HeyChris,! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
July18,2010
It'sgreattohearfromyou. I'msosorrytohearthatsomeofyourmenhavebeenwounded,especi
allythenewsabout
thesoldierthatlosthisleg. HashegonebacktotheU
Salready? Ifyoucantellmewhereheishospitalizedandwhathis
nameis,I'dreallyliketosendhimsomemailtokeep
himencouraged.
Icandefinitelytellbythetoneofyourletterthat
thelong deploymentisstartingtowearyoudown. I
imaginethat
rightnowyouareatthetoughestpart.You'vebeenon
leaveandyoustillhave1/2ofthedeploymenttogo
. It'sgottobe
hardtokeepyourspiritsupwhenyouknowthefood
sucksandyourmenaregettinghurt. Iamgoingto
continueto
keepyouand yourunitinmyprayers,butIwillpra
ymorespecificallynowthatIknowafewdetails.
Wejustputoutarequestformorecarepackage d
onationsbecauseourcupboardsarebare.Alotofpeop
lehavealready
startedrespondingsowewillprobablyhavesomegoo
dstufftosendovershortly. I'llstartlookingoutfor
microwave
itemswecan sendovertoyou.
Junewasareallybusymonthforus. WehadaP
okerRunwiththeKentuckyGuardMotorcycleRide
rs. We raised
moneytosupportemergencyneeds formilitaryfam
ilieswhile theirlovedonesaredeployed. Wealsosetu
paboothatthe
FourthofJulyFestivalhereinLexington.As well,we
enteredafloatintheparadeaswedoeveryyear. It's
oneofmy
favoritedaysoftheyearaseveryoneisoutandthey
areactuallypatriotic. Ihopethatnextyear,whenyo
uarehome,
youwillhaveachancetobeinaplacewheretheciviliancommunity
canshowyousupport,encouragementand
appreciationforallyoudoforusasyouserve. Wehadafundraiserwithalocalrestau
ranttoraisemoneyforpostage
forOperationSENDChristmas,andthenmyfamily
wenttoWashington,DC. Wewerethereduringarecordbreaking
heatwave. Itwas105degrees,whichprobablyseemsl
ikewintertoyou...butforusitwashot. Wemanage
dtowalkall
overthenation'scapitalandtakeinallthesights. W
erodethe metroeverywhere,whichIwouldrecommend
ifyouever
gothereforafewdays.Thetrafficisterrible. Igrew
upthereandIusedtothinkitwasbad,butit'sridicu
lousnow. I
reallyappreciatelivinghereinCentralKentuckywh
erethelongestIsitandwaitis10-15minutes.
Well,Ibettersignofffornow. Hanginthere.Bef
orelongI'msureyouwillseethatlightattheendof
thetunnel. It
willbefaint,butitwillgrowbrightereachday.Plea
seknowthatyourserviceandsacrificeissogreatlya
ppreciated.
Weneedmorepeoplelikeyou andyourmenwhoarew
illingtoputothersbeforethemselves.Pleasetellall t
heguyshow
muchweappreciatewhatyouallaredoing....anddot
rytogetmesomeinfosoIcansendsomeencouragem
enttoyour
buddywholosthisleg.Blesshisheart....he'sgotave
rytoughroadaheadofhim.
Blessings,
Beth