One more thing if my unit will let me I’ve made the choice of switching to be a 13M which is what my unit does…you know the whole mobile rocket launcher thingy.  So we’ll see if that allow me too.  I’m trying to get an E-6 slot and be in-charge of my own launcher and crew…but only time will tell.  Josh

HI HI, Well how’s everyone doing?  Life still life?  Yeah me too…so the Brewers are starting to suck it up a bit huh?!  Oh well there are 100+ games to go haha.  Well anyways, life here isn’t that much different with the move…less missions but more of a pain when we do have them.  Oh well though only a month and some change left and...

I was at Maxwell St. Days in Cedarburg this past weekend, and they had handouts that indicated there is going to be a fund-raiser for the Veteran’s Memorial. The only link I can find on it is buried in a story here. I talked with Josh’s father this weekend, it sounds like the Army is keeping Josh extremely busy since his return to Iraq. Outside of that,...

In what is bittersweet news, the Army has agreed to re-investigate Stephen Castner’s death, from The Journal Sentinel: A Defense Department official said Wednesday that the Pentagon will conduct a second investigation into the death of Stephen W. Castner, an Army National Guardsman from Cedarburg who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Both investigations...

Just to let everyone know I moved FOBs and my address changed…instead of 09317 it’s 09327…I’m tired and worn out and the day was long and horrible so I’m off to shower and bed.  I’ll write more on the move and our new place later.  Josh