troop letter: CW4 Dave
October 07, 2005
Dear Mr. Williams, The Thompson Group, and Aunt Lena,
Words cannot express how grateful we are for the care packages your company sent to my Soldiers in Iraq.
We received two boxes full of chips, dip, candy, coffee, stuffed animals, and letters and cards from people back home in the USA. My Aunt Lena Gamble had something to do with this.
I am Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dave. American fathers, mothers, wives, and children have given me the honor of leading 21 of the finest Soldiers our nation has ever sent to battle. We repair the electronic equipment (night vision goggles, radios, computers, and missile systems) for the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. We operate from Camp Striker in Baghdad. If you see on the news a large, green 8-wheeled armored vehicle and Soldiers with an Indian Head patch on their shoulder, more than likely those are the Arrowhead Brigade Soldiers we support.
I staked claim to the coffee and cigars for the “old Soldiers” like myself. The chips and candy were grabbed by the guys and gals fast.
We have been in Iraq since June of 2006. With the 3-month extension all units will now serve, we will return in September 2007. None of us are looking forward to another summer here. It is only mid-May and today it will be 109 degrees. However, it is our duty and we will do it with professionalism.
Pray for the safe return of the living and for the families of our fallen brothers and sisters in arms.
Sincerely,
CW4 Dave
Electronics Maintenance Section
Bravo Company, 296 Brigade Support Battalion
3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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