J, you crack me up! XD
How are you doing, Battle Brother? Is everything well for you and your unit, El Tee? I met a kid the other day at the watering hole, I have a stake in. He's Marine Corps Reserves and a ground pounder, like myself. He told me he was getting deployed to Afghanistan in two months. It depressed me a bit, knowing that our reserves were being fielded on the "front lines" (I'm still against the war, but that's another story.....). He seemed chipper about it, but I could see it in his eyes. That sign of someone whose never seen action and while he's all "Hooah!" (or in their terms, Hoo Rah! ) about it, I could tell he was worried. The only thing I could think to do was ask that he made it back in one piece, thank him for his service to our country and pay for his and his friend's tab.
Feeling that. We are gearing up to depoly soon also. But you know that about all I can say about that
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It will be my first deployment also, and every now and then I feel that jitter of the unknown, but not only am I an El-Tee :biglaugh: but I'm the battery XO, so I can't let that get to me; too many people I need to look over to worry about myself.
I don't care what branch you're in. Once a solider, *ALWAYS* a soldier.
I sincerely hope you're doing well, Sir. I apologize if my comment on calling you a "battle brother" was offensive, as though I am a retired non-comm, you are and will always be, my superior.
-M
Don't EVER apologize unless you ment wrong in the first place. "One Team, One Fight" right? I never see myself as above another, just given a different job. Anyway, I get along with the NCOs more then with my Uppers. :juggler:
Keep your head down, man, and party on!