The Time That Is Given to Us
Author | : Joshua Grimmett |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2010-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780557410477 |
ISBN-13 | : 0557410479 |
Rating | : 4/5 (479 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Time That Is Given to Us written by Joshua Grimmett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 28, 2008 Alpha company of the 949th Brigade Support Battalion, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, waited in tents at a Kuwaiti airfield waiting to board their C-17 transports for the 45 minute trip to Baghdad International Airport. It was the culmination of months of training and the beginning of an eight month tour as a driver and gunner escorting convoys in and around Baghdad. For me it was the most stressful moment of my life. This is my record of the year and a half that I spent training and fighting as a soldier in the Texas National Guard. It is a combination of my own journal and posts to my blog. It is not so much a record of my activities as it is a record of my thoughts and feelings. It is a small window on my life as a soldier.