For the next couple of weeks, I don't have much time to dedicate myself to an insightful and dramatic photo story. I'm in the process of moving from Washington State (thank heavens!) back to Texas (not my native Dallas, but rather Austin). Lauren and I are in the middle of packing, and the dreaded top to bottom cleaning will begin shortly. A very stressful time indeed, but these next few weeks will be full of goodbyes for the both of us. I will bid farewell to my remaining friends down at Ft. Lewis, and Lauren will be parting with her lifelong friends as we start a new life together.
So I'll be idle for awhile, but do not fear! I'll be documenting our adventure every step of the way for the sake of posterity (and fodder for future entries).
I'll leave you with one of my favorite pictures taken in Iraq: A frame with a text insert that the unwitting Iraqis didn't remove.
AH
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I was stationed at Ft. Lewis and then at Ft. Hood. Austin is a pretty cool place, if you can afford it.
Good luck!
good luck in texas wish you all thet best with your move!
Don't forget to carve "GTT" in the doorjamb right before you leave.
Love,
Dad
The human mind is so complicated. How a person can find moving a 'very stressful time', after being in a war zone is a part of that mystery of the mind.
I hope your move goes well, God's speed young man.
Good luck with the move Alex. I'm glad to hear y'all are coming here to your home state. :)
Have safe travels. May God bless you and Lauren in the start of your new life together.
Good luck with the move! If things start to get stressful step back and take a deep breath and just imagine how great it will be in Austin.
Good luck. And that photo is crazy!
I loved Fort Lewis and the Tacoma area, especially Engine House #9.
Yakima sucked. I have never missed that place that's for sure.
Good luck back in Texas AoD. I was stationed at Fort Hood for a year and loved Austin!
Ft Lewis in the summer of 68 sucked but Seattle was out of control. Three of us hitchiked up to the Sky River Rock Fesitval and Lighter than Air Fair the first multi-day rock festival ever held.
I hope you won't mind me sharing this with you but I thought you might be interested in what we've got going on to support our troops.
eMail Our Military's gearing up for another great support project for our troops, this time for Mother's Day. Since our troops are serving across the globe, I thought this would be a great way to help them connect with their moms back home in a really sweet, personal and fun way.
Our troops can write a note or make a simple card for mom and then snap a pic of it with their digital camera or mobile phone. Then just upload it to Qipit.com where it will be turned into a crisp, clear .PDF for sharing with mom.
What I think is so cool about this is that it's free, and it cleans up the text so it doesn't look like a camera phone shot - Best of all it's an immediate way to send a personal note with a whole lot of love across the world.
This would also be a great way for kids who are separated from their military moms to say Happy Mother's Day with a homemade card right to mom's email address without the need for a scanner, etc.
I think it's a pretty neat little project and we're really excited about sharing it with our military and those who support them.
Trish
eMailOurMilitary.com
Supporting our military, one email at a time!
Damn, I couldn't wait to leave Texas and move to Washington.
There is something that the American People take for granted, and that is the Right to Free Speech. I may or may not agree with your opinions, but that you have opinions and are willing to share them with others around you is what that Freedom is all about.
I understand your point of view, I really do, even though I haven't been active military...I do come from a family of active military...My Grandfather was in the USN, a Sea Bee in WWII, and a recruiter for many years. My Father was USN during Viet Nam...a true hero. One of my brothers and one of my sisters have been active military for a while, but haven't served in Iraq. I have several close friends that have served and a couple have given their lives in one of the 2 wars we participated in over there.
While I am not military, I do understand sacrifice.
I believe that the men and women of the military are doing a job that others either won't or can't do. Those that are most critical are the ones who WON'T do the job.
I believe there is only one measure of success in Iraq. When all is said and done, will the Iraqi people have the same Freedom and the same Right that we enjoy? The simple Freedom of Speech?
If that time comes, and the Iraqi people have their Rights and Freedoms, and can post Blogs for better or worse, and express their opinion, even if that opinion is different from the Politicos, then I would say that we have had a measure of success.
Thanks for all you did, and for all you do. Your opinion counts, even if people don't agree with you.
Keep up the good work.
Austin! Loved that city. My husband was at Ft Hood prior to Vietnam. I hope you're headed to UTA - great campus.
~P~
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