Hi everyone ,
Just to to let you know what's been going on. On May 1, I was promoted to Sergeant First Class. Hoping One of the upcoming days I can have a promotion party for the guys in A company. It is a tradition to spend your raise on your buddies. It is tough to find time to do it when you work 7 days a week. My work schedule starts at 4:00 p.m. and goes to 4:00 a.m. We have been flying every day to get the flight crews trained on flying in a combat zone. We do alot of night flying with night vision goggles. They take any ambient light and magnify it so we are able to see pretty well in the dark. Also practicing combat maneuvers in the helicopters, which should help us avoid getting hit when shot at.
Last week was a tough week from being home. Joel (my son) turned 1 year old. My wife (Peggy) had a nice party for him. She is sending me a copy of the video from it. I can't wait to see it. She invited the relatives and everyone from the store. I'm glad Peggy and Joel have so much support from everyone. It makes the separation a little more bearable. It has already been 2 months. I should be home the end of July for block leave. I'm counting the days. Todd