I discovered this morning that Dave's battalion has what appears to be a fairly new web site, and it includes a newsletter for each company.
The web site behaves a bit oddly, but it works. To get there, click on the link over to the left called "C Company Newsletter." It will take you to the 1st Battalion 2nd Marines web page. Scroll down that page and on the right side you'll see "C Co. Newsletter." That's Dave's group. Click on "Read More" and you'll see the whole newsletter and a few pictures.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Phone Call From Al Asad!
Kathleen and I had a most welcome phone call from Kelly on the 6th at a much more civilized time of day than the 4:00 am phone call that she received from Dave a couple days earlier. Well, WE certainly were interested in what the news was, so Kelly (have we mentioned how much we like this woman?!) dutifully relayed what she could.
Turns out that our son was having a very brief stopover at Al Asad Airbase which is the big base in western Iraq. He was able to get a haircut there and have a meal at the Burger King ( I have to wonder if they have the same menu; would you like your burger with one hump or two?) He was able to buy a phone card and therefore have a nice long conversation on a regular telephone, without the significant delays and aggravating signal drops that have bedeviled their conversations on the satellite phones.
It was great to hear from Kelly that Dave was in good spirits. That is so wonderful to hear! She says he has lost about 10 pounds, as he is usually only eating one meal a day and supplementing with snacks. He really appreciates the care packages; Kelly says that when he receives a package, he spreads all the contents out on his rack for an initial triage.
On the scarier side, the other corpsman in Dave's platoon stepped on an IED but miraculously was only slightly scratched on the lip and on his eye gear. We don't have any further details but this definitly sounds like a miracle and we are so thankful that the damage was not worse. Keep up the prayers! Well that's it from me for now . . . here's Kathleen with some further thoughts.
Oh . . . before I go, we want to congratulate
Kelly on getting her diploma!!!! We're so proud!!!
Kathleen here . . .
Chaplain Johnson, who serves Dave's battalion, is one of the chaplains supported by the Adopt-a-Chaplain organization. Chaplain Johnson made a special request for sewing supplies to give to the women of the local Iraqi village to help them make children's clothing and household items. Of course, we put out the call to our network of quilting friends. So far we've received 2 used sewing machines, many yards of fabric, and plenty of pins, seam rippers, and zippers. We could still use scissors and sewing machine needles.
Turns out that our son was having a very brief stopover at Al Asad Airbase which is the big base in western Iraq. He was able to get a haircut there and have a meal at the Burger King ( I have to wonder if they have the same menu; would you like your burger with one hump or two?) He was able to buy a phone card and therefore have a nice long conversation on a regular telephone, without the significant delays and aggravating signal drops that have bedeviled their conversations on the satellite phones.
It was great to hear from Kelly that Dave was in good spirits. That is so wonderful to hear! She says he has lost about 10 pounds, as he is usually only eating one meal a day and supplementing with snacks. He really appreciates the care packages; Kelly says that when he receives a package, he spreads all the contents out on his rack for an initial triage.
On the scarier side, the other corpsman in Dave's platoon stepped on an IED but miraculously was only slightly scratched on the lip and on his eye gear. We don't have any further details but this definitly sounds like a miracle and we are so thankful that the damage was not worse. Keep up the prayers! Well that's it from me for now . . . here's Kathleen with some further thoughts.
Oh . . . before I go, we want to congratulate
Kelly on getting her diploma!!!! We're so proud!!!Kathleen here . . .
Chaplain Johnson, who serves Dave's battalion, is one of the chaplains supported by the Adopt-a-Chaplain organization. Chaplain Johnson made a special request for sewing supplies to give to the women of the local Iraqi village to help them make children's clothing and household items. Of course, we put out the call to our network of quilting friends. So far we've received 2 used sewing machines, many yards of fabric, and plenty of pins, seam rippers, and zippers. We could still use scissors and sewing machine needles.
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