Hi from Afghanistan

I do not have a cable for my camer to be able to put my pictures on here.  But I have a way to get it done I just need to be back at Dwyer to make it happen.  To catch everyone up I am stationed at Camp Dwyer in southern Afghanistan, I was first stationed at Camp Leatherneck but I was trasfered down to Dwyer to be in charge of the Security Detatchment for the Convoys.  So I left 1st Platoon and headed down here a couple weeks ago.  Right now I am stuck in a tiny COP (combat out post) called Payne.  Its actually a great little place, if I would have known I was going to be down here for a week I would have brought some more stuff with me.  I will be headed back to Dwyer soon enough and be able to get on and fill you all in on some more stuff and get some pictures up.  Sara and the Boys seem to be doing good all things considered, thanks to everyone who has been praying for us and helping Sara out with the day to day.  You all are a great help and real heros.

Last Time

Next weekend is going to be a very sweet unexpected weekend, and a very sad and painful weekend.  I am coming home for a quick weekend, this is not expected and I am not going to be very social, so apologies in advance.  The Marine Corps is giving us a 72.  For those of you how don't know exactly what that means they are giving us 72 hours of liberty, some may think oh a three day weekend how nice, but the Marine Corps is a little more literal than its civilian counterpart a 72 is literally 72 hours from noon on Friday to noon on Monday. A three day weekend it is not but a weekend is better than nothing so I am flying home late Friday and getting back to Camp Pendleton early Monday.  After that it is off to Afghanistan and off to work.

Batman & Thomas adventure II Convoy

Batman and Thomas took off again on an adventure.  This time they went on a convoy to take 3/3 from camp Wilson, out to the 52 area, where there were setting up their forward head quarters.  (this is all notional of course in a training environment)  Anyone who has been to 29 Palms may know that this is a long way.  It took 3 or 4 hours just to get there.  On the way there it was required to take a few breaks, Thomas and Batman got out to stretch their legs and snap a couple pics. As you can kind of see from the back ground the area is kind of austere, I imagine it is a little bit what Afghanistan is going to look like.  The convoy went well, we dropped the grunts off and then headed back to the lovely camp Wilson.