Chris, good buddy; always watch your back and be sure to train those new Iraqi recruits to shoot straight! Be safe, take the good in stride with the bad; and relish every minute. When you are older you will look back on these days and realize that this portion of your life was the most incredible experience. Always be confident in the fact that the vast majority of those of us back home support your efforts and appreciate your service and sacrifice more than you will ever know. And don't waste all your time working over there, take a break every once in a while and post an update to your buds here. And be sure to visit all the local gun shops and see if you can find and repatriate some long forgotten Smith gun. And by the way, it seems you're spending more time over there than one would think normal for a young fellow like yourself; is there something you haven't told us, like maybe you've got your eye on one of them dark-eyed gals with a bag over her head??? Like I said, stay safe and hurry back home so you can cook me and Chris and all the Smith boys another fine steak! Till that time you will remain in our thoughts and prayers Tom