McDonalds

Me and My buddy Ronald in Ali Asalim Airbase in Kuwait
This was my last Fast food Meal prior to flying into Afghanistan

No matter where you go in the world you can always find a McDonalds

The First Step

There is a old Chinese quote that says "Every Great Journey Starts with a single Step". The quote did not say how hard it is to take it. I had to leave my family a little over a week ago, and it was the hardest thing I have had to do. For the last week I have been getting ready for my deployment to Afghanistan. There were so many things to do and train up for. I was mentally ready for what I needed to do, but had no idea of what it was going to be like to have to say goodbye to my family. People say that you just have to take that leap of faith and that everything will be okay. There will always be memories and images that are forever imprinted in my thoughts. Leaving my family and the watching them for the last time for a while was one of them. Yet another image is when my plane was taking off to fly over seas. One of the most powerful images I could see was as our plane began the taxi to the flight line there was a group of soldiers off to the side in a formation salute us as we left. It is difficult to put into words the feeling you get t see this but it was overwelming and brought out all of the emotion I felt inside I arrived a few days ago in the middle east, I can't say exactly right now where but what an expierence so far. I will try and post to this blog as often as possible to journal my thoughts and expirences while I am on this journey. To all of those people who may read this. I am not a special person. I am just a normal guy who loves his family and his country. I hope that by reading this blog you gain a little understanding about my life and the importance of freedom, and family. To my wife and family, know that I love you all so very much. We all have begun our great journey, and between now and then....I will be loving you.