More news from Iraq

In a message dated today, September 22, 2005, David writes:

Hello all,
Well, we officially took over the flight today, and I have standby duties. So we are rolling right into things and it’s great. For those that haven’t heard, the shop here is great. We don’t have to stay in Tent City with everyone else, we have our own bunker we acquired from the Iraqis. It’s very nice and very cool underground. Most leadership have their own rooms, and the airmen have a roommate. I have one roommate - a guy from my home shop. We are in a semi-central location on base, so traveling is usually on foot. I keep finding things out about this base everyday that I LOVE. Just a few: laundry is FREE with a ONE day turnaround, we have an awesome relationship with everyone around base (we work with everyone from the Brits, the Italians, to the Army and the Marines), and I love standing on top of our bunker and looking down on the lowly mortals living in Tent City! If you didn’t know, we have plenty of computers here at the shop, so email access isn’t a real big problem. Phone calls seem like they will be getting easier; comm. is always working hard for us to stay in touch with home. Well, that’s the scoop as of now; also I may not be here for too much longer, but I will return after a time after that. Okay, well I’ll talk to you all later.
-Dave

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Anonymous said…
Dear David,

It was wonderful to hear from you and to know that you are settling in. Did you know that you are very near the ancient city of Ur? Please keep yourself as safe as possible and know that you are constantly in our thoughts and prayers.

Aunt Sherry and the family
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:54:00 AM
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