I wanted to do a small dedication to my grandfather who recently passed away.
I am sad that I cannot be there for my family as they grieve and it makes it
even more difficult to be here! My grandfather was a retired Lieutenant Colonel
in the US Army and I am proud to have had him pin me at my commissioning ceremony.
I can only hope that I made him proud with my service to our country.
Things are going alright here. This area has been getting more and more
hostile so that has been a bit on everyones minds!
Our Iraqi counterparts were here but they have gone on leave so we will wait
about another 5 days until they return. I am looking forward to working with
them even though I know it will be a pretty big challenge. Every time I go to
meet with any of the Iraqi's my interpreters have to remind me to be very serious,
almost angry because that is how Iraqi women interact with Iraqi men. As you can imagine this
is a very tough task for me!!
I have pictures I want to put on so I will update again very soon......
Missing Everyone and hope everyone is well!
Love Mickey
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I was talking to your mom today about the base that you're at, and i dont know how it was now, but last time I was there it was horrible! VBIEDS all the time, snipers, and regular mortar attacks... so please be safe. and if you end up coming through kuwait again, ANY BASE, let me know and I will meet up with you! Much love, Cody.
ReplyDeleteMickey,
ReplyDeletethanks so much for the thoughts. We all missed you. Can you send me your email and/or skype?
Uncle James (james@jameslatham.com)