[MagRedC5]

Originally Posted by MRS. ERNURSE

Hey Mag, you and your troops are thought of and prayed over more than you will ever know. We do appreciate what you are doing and what you are enduring over there. Sometimes people, including myself, wanting to be supportive but unsure on what to write. Thank you is what is in our hearts. I read a lot of your posts. I look forward to reading about what it is like to be an army nurse,,,,did I read correctly on one post that your wife is also an army nurse. Do you get to be in the same unit? I just pray that you both come home safely and look forward to reading your posts.

ps. please do not feel forgotten because your post is not getting response. We're out here with our hands in the air, raising them up for prayer. God bless you all.

No, my wife is not in the military. She is a clivilian nurse [GS-10] at Madigan Army Medical Center @ FT Lewis, WA.

Thanks for the kind words.

[peekabooicu]

I believe we should always be supportive of the troops. I think your dedication speaks for itself.
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Take care.

peeky

[MagRedC5]

Originally Posted by peekabooicu

I believe we should always be supportive of the troops. I think your dedication speaks for itself.
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving holiday!
Take care.

peeky

Well, for Turkey day the best I can hope for is not to get mortared, LOL.

However, I will be on R&R with my wife back in the states for Christmas.

BTW, thank you for your support.

[cougarnurse]

Hey, you answered a question I wanted to know. Looking forward to Christmas, and knowing you are home. Until then.....

[MagRedC5]

Originally Posted by cougarnurse

Hey, you answered a question I wanted to know. Looking forward to Christmas, and knowing you are home. Until then.....

Home right now? Not hardly, LOL. If, you mean home for Christmas... well sort of since Texas will always be home. However, my wife & I [when I'm not deployed] live in WA.

[cougarnurse]

You know very well what I meant! So should the next box be after Christmas?

[MagRedC5]

Originally Posted by cougarnurse

You know very well what I meant! So should the next box be after Christmas?

Yes, make the next care pkg. in 2008.

TIA!

[cougarnurse]

OK....no problem! The Christmas rush at the P. O. is a joke, and will give me some time to pack stuff. Now to figure out where I stowed it..... Candy Canes in the desert???

[MagRedC5]

Originally Posted by cougarnurse

OK....no problem! The Christmas rush at the P. O. is a joke, and will give me some time to pack stuff. Now to figure out where I stowed it..... Candy Canes in the desert???

Candy canes, oatmeal [indivudual packs], soup [microwavable], paper bowls, and plastic spoons are all good for in the desert.

[jane123]

Hello Cpt Barrett,
My name is Janella and I hope this email find you well in good spirit. I, myself was in the army for over eight years. I was supply but now I am a registered nurse one class away from my BSN. Of course, I plan on coming back in. I just wanted to know what are the conditions like in Iraq for a nurse. Living, working and anything else you can tell me.

Originally Posted by MagRedC5

I thought I'd say HI & let ya'll know I'm doing fine over here in Iraq on my 15 month deployment. I've seen & heard [first hand] things that have really opened my eyes, heart, and mind about where I'm at, and more importantly about my friends & loved ones back in the great U.S. of A.

Please, remember ALL of us [American troops] that are on foreign soil so far away from home... cause we are just doing our job!

Thanks,
Captain Barrett, Cary James
TF 31 Medical Bucca
31st Combat Support Hospital
APO AE 09375