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Hey everyone...I spent more than an hour typing up a long entry for this log, I loaded to my thumb drive and tried to load it to the blog page...CLASS NOT FOUND??? but it did let me load the photos???? Whiskey , Tango, Foxtrot!!!

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing real well out there. Things could be better here but we'll get through this.

The mornings are getting unbelievably cold but during the day we can still get by with wearing a t-shirt. The tents do not offer a whole lot of protection from the elements. The slightest breeze causes the tents to shake but we've gotten used to that. Our project is moving right along. We, the equipment operators, are at about 45% completion which is good but now we are doing busy work. Mostly driving around the camp, grating roads and correcting the mess that the Iraqi Army left behind. Have I told you how cool it has been for us working with the Marines out here? These guys appreciate even the smallest "hook up" and we have been doing all that we can to help these guys out.

A few days ago, our convoy team made a trip out here. They brought in some of the supplies and the materials that we need to complete our mission. It was great to see the guys that we had not seen since leaving the other base. The trip from that base to here is a perilous one. To be honest with you, there every road, at least the high way/freeways in this country has been wired or bombed so any road travel can lead to a very bad day. The convoy team did not stay here very long. They headed back to base the same day. The following day, the Army brought in a couple more trailers full of gear for us. Unfortunately, that convoy hit an IED. They lost two members. Same road, around the same time of day. Just like that....

Take care.