I am safe and sound back in Germany. However, I still don't have internet in my apartment, so posts will be a bit more infrequent until it finally gets set up.
I do want to say a few words in remembrance of my peers 1LT's Omar Vazquez and John Runkle. While it has been a couple of years since our paths have crossed, the harsh reality of combat always manages to come back to bite you. The Army is a very small place, and there are never really any "good byes," more like "see you laters," so it is always a shock to read the names of friends on the casualty list. Both men lost their lives due to IED strikes, one in Afghanistan, the other in Iraq. The Army is a poorer place without their vitality and energy and hope.
I won't forget you.
I do want to say a few words in remembrance of my peers 1LT's Omar Vazquez and John Runkle. While it has been a couple of years since our paths have crossed, the harsh reality of combat always manages to come back to bite you. The Army is a very small place, and there are never really any "good byes," more like "see you laters," so it is always a shock to read the names of friends on the casualty list. Both men lost their lives due to IED strikes, one in Afghanistan, the other in Iraq. The Army is a poorer place without their vitality and energy and hope.
I won't forget you.
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