Hey guys, back from deployment. We were deployed for 9 weeks after being home for only 5 weeks. Some highlihts were a picnic and play day for a Haitian Orphange of about 60 kids, 4 trips to Guantanamo (yuck), 3 BBQ's in GTMO (only thing to do), 3 days in Curacao, and 2 days at Grand Cayman. We had a bust of a few hundred pounds of Pot destined for Haiti, and repatriated a bunch of migrants to Haiti.
If you saw in the news that the Coast Guard was holding political refugees on Cutters, well that was us for a while. We also helped support 3 Coast Guard teams in Haiti. Yup, we have sailors on the ground patroling the harbors and coast. I was the flight controller for many flights, including an Army medevac for a sick shipmate.Also when we wre deployed, we lost the first Coastie in Iraq. 2 shipmates are new fathers. And I talked one of my guy into buying a humidor. I also put in my application for recruiter duty. With some luck, I will be coming to a city near you.
All in all a very busy deployment.
I am back at home with about 10 days off. I might shave once. Going to a party to say goodbye to 5 shipmates that I am friends with. 1 is getting out, and the other 4 are moving on to new units. My wife, oldest, and youngest son have birthdays while I am home. I miss a lot of those, so I am thankful for good luck. The wife and I are looking to take the kids to Miami for a Marlins game.
For those I was looking to trade with, give me the weekend to catch up with family and friends. We'll talk next week. Ciao.
Emo
If you saw in the news that the Coast Guard was holding political refugees on Cutters, well that was us for a while. We also helped support 3 Coast Guard teams in Haiti. Yup, we have sailors on the ground patroling the harbors and coast. I was the flight controller for many flights, including an Army medevac for a sick shipmate.Also when we wre deployed, we lost the first Coastie in Iraq. 2 shipmates are new fathers. And I talked one of my guy into buying a humidor. I also put in my application for recruiter duty. With some luck, I will be coming to a city near you.
All in all a very busy deployment.I am back at home with about 10 days off. I might shave once. Going to a party to say goodbye to 5 shipmates that I am friends with. 1 is getting out, and the other 4 are moving on to new units. My wife, oldest, and youngest son have birthdays while I am home. I miss a lot of those, so I am thankful for good luck. The wife and I are looking to take the kids to Miami for a Marlins game.
For those I was looking to trade with, give me the weekend to catch up with family and friends. We'll talk next week. Ciao.
Emo
