ArmyofOne Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Well...I know alot of you have been curious about how i have been doing, so here i am, im going to update you on alot of things. First of all, Im not hurt, or dead (duh...would i be typing this? :P) and secondly, Meghan (my wife) and I are doing OUTSTANDINGLY well under the extreme circumstances our marriage finds itself in on a daily basis. I have been promoted, and moved to a different Unit within the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Im now with 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Sappers. I'm no longer out in the suck, instead im sitting nice and cozy on camp stryker (BIAP) with internet in my room and cable TV. God i love the army :D. I'm running what we call "IronClaw" missions with the combat engineers, basically, we clear all the roads Within the Brigade AO of IED's, we take a different route every day and do it by random selection. Yes, I have been blown up and yes, I have been shot at, and yes i have shot back. Have I killed anyone? yes. am I proud of it? DAMN RIGHT. It was me or them, and in yesterdays case, it was almost both of us. I have one rule when it comes to killing the enemy, If you shoot at me or blow me up, and you dont kill me, you are dead. its that simple. I have recieved a Promotion to E4 (Specialist) in april, with a Promotion Board reccomendation for E5 (Sergeant) in November of this year, so we will see how that goes. We come home in november sometime, we were extended in late april. In addition to my promotion, i have also recieved a Combat Action Badge. At any rate, ill be on alot more often now, but i wanted you to know that i was ok, and All your prayers and care packages are MUCH appreciated. Later guys. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexusfreak Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Congrats on the promotion Josh....you continue to stay safe my friend. B) Looking forward to your return home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Great hearing from you Josh, Congratulations on your promotion. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Wow Congrats Josh and keep up the good work! :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Glad to hear from you Josh! Stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 w00t! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rya Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Thank you for fighting for our Freedom. God bless you & your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Good work out there & congrats! Stay Safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPI Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hey Josh, I haven't heard from you ages. Let me know when you are back in Tejas. Regards, JPI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake918 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Congrats on the promotion, and it's wonderful news to hear that you are doing well, Josh!! PS For those of you who also don't know what a combat action badge is, here ya go LOL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Action_Badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4everyota Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Congrats on your promotion and good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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