Just a quick Hello from a different time zone. We are nine hours ahead of Chicago time. We arrived here in Kuwait late last night after about a fourteen hour flight and two stops. We stopped in Maine and then Germany prior to arrving. I actually slept pretty well on the plane. Temp here is low 50's and raining. All is well, lots of uncomfortable moving and trying to get situated. One more move and we will be at our final stop for the duration.
I will try and keep this updated or at least say hello everyonce in awhile so that you all know we are okay. Don't panic if there is a big delay of a couple weeks or so. Schedule may dictate how much I can get on the internet and also what the big bosses say.
Otherwise....the next leg has begun. Keep the comments coming. It is so nice get the support. Home doesn't seem as far away.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Next Leg of Our Journey.....
is yet to come. Tomorrow is the day. We will be headed out about 3am tomorrow morning and headed to the airport for our 15 or so hour plane ride. Been many years since I have traveled to that part of the world. Last time I was there I got into Bahrain International Airport with 120 degree temps in the middle of August. This time we will be going with around 50-60 degree temps.
Well, these last couple weeks have been so packed with us getting ready I just have not had much time to catch up with family and friends. By the end of the long days I just want to go to bed plus the time difference from here to Chicago/Michigan makes it really late to call home. With that I just want you all to know that I apologize for not being able to talk one last time before I depart. Just know you are all on my mind and thank you for being at home to support me.
The next week or so is going to be very long, uncomfortable and unpredictable. A lot of moving parts to get our unit embedded to our final destination. We probably will not be in place for about a week or so. The first month we will be moving a lot and I am unsure at this point how communication will be contacting home.
I do want to say thank you to all of my friends, family and firehouse family that showed up within sometimes 24hrs time notice to see me off at the different little parties when I was home on leave. I was very overwhelmed, but just so thankful I have all of you in my life. Seven months will come and go, I will be home before we really realize it all. The word is our work is paying off finally!! Iraq is very quite so we may not being doing much at all at this point other than transitioning the country and rebuilding. I really hope their people keep the momentum that has begun.
I have no idea how this page will look as the days go on. I obviously will have to be pretty vague on a lot of details and what we are doing. I will probably just drone on about the weather or some mundane detail so that all of you will at least know I am okay. I know that all will be monitored once we are on networks in country.
I am leaving my address if you would like to write, send packages, cookies or any other fun thing you can think of. At this point I don't know what we will need. The services where we will be stationed has some good and bad to it so I will let you know.
HM2 Rimkus, Joseph E
2/24 WPNS Co.
Unit 43515
FPO AP 96426-3515
Other than that.....see you all in Sept/Oct time frame. I miss you already!!
J
Well, these last couple weeks have been so packed with us getting ready I just have not had much time to catch up with family and friends. By the end of the long days I just want to go to bed plus the time difference from here to Chicago/Michigan makes it really late to call home. With that I just want you all to know that I apologize for not being able to talk one last time before I depart. Just know you are all on my mind and thank you for being at home to support me.
The next week or so is going to be very long, uncomfortable and unpredictable. A lot of moving parts to get our unit embedded to our final destination. We probably will not be in place for about a week or so. The first month we will be moving a lot and I am unsure at this point how communication will be contacting home.
I do want to say thank you to all of my friends, family and firehouse family that showed up within sometimes 24hrs time notice to see me off at the different little parties when I was home on leave. I was very overwhelmed, but just so thankful I have all of you in my life. Seven months will come and go, I will be home before we really realize it all. The word is our work is paying off finally!! Iraq is very quite so we may not being doing much at all at this point other than transitioning the country and rebuilding. I really hope their people keep the momentum that has begun.
I have no idea how this page will look as the days go on. I obviously will have to be pretty vague on a lot of details and what we are doing. I will probably just drone on about the weather or some mundane detail so that all of you will at least know I am okay. I know that all will be monitored once we are on networks in country.
I am leaving my address if you would like to write, send packages, cookies or any other fun thing you can think of. At this point I don't know what we will need. The services where we will be stationed has some good and bad to it so I will let you know.
HM2 Rimkus, Joseph E
2/24 WPNS Co.
Unit 43515
FPO AP 96426-3515
Other than that.....see you all in Sept/Oct time frame. I miss you already!!
J
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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