Heading for Iraq

What a lovely offer Beauty! Best send a lot of cookies though LOL...I bet Brandon will have to share with his buddies.


Heath our thoughts and prayers are with you, your wife and kids as you approach your overseas service. Keep your head down buddy and get back safe home okay.

Carl, please keep us updated on Brandon and as always he's in our thoughts and prayers daily. I cannot know how you feel right now but having two sons of my own I can only look at them and wonder if the world will one day need their bravery and service. I pray not.

Thanks for the offer Beauty I will keep you in mind if needed. Everyone else thanks for the thoughts and prayers.
Heath, your in my thoughts and prayers also.
Jo, I told Brandon that when his packages come along to make sure that he distributes some out to his buddies, which he said he would more than gladly do.
A good friend of mine sent a family heirloom pin of an angel to him. Told him to keep it with him until the day he leaves and then he is to hand it off to another service member that is coming in and for them to do the same when they leave and so on. Thought that was such a neat idea.
Recieved a call from Brandon yesterday, and this morning at 1:30am (hate the time difference) bored silly he said. I told him much better bored than being shot at. He is a chaperone (sp) right now for an Iraq translator. He wants to be working on the tracks but has this duty for now.
Will update more when more comes in.....

Carl

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Originally Posted by Ironhead

bored silly he said. I told him much better bored than being shot at.

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Amen to that Carl! I will keep him in my thoughts and please keep us posted!

Your baby will be in my heart and prayers. -Hug.- I'll be sending my best friend out within the year...

!0 dozen cookies ok? I bake in mass when I get to doing it. He will be in my prayers and I will light a candle everyday at my local church until I hear of his safe return. I hope they have enough in stock.......lol I will do what ever I can to help you if you need me to get news to him fast. It is all I can do and I truely hope it is enough.

I live by A few sayings in life. Smile at everyone as they cant help but smile back, and to always treat a person as I would wish to be treated ( it goes for animals as well) Respect and kindness can go a long way. It even spreads like wild fire if allowed to.

Regards,
Beauty the BP

Just wanted to let you all know that I received a call from Brandon today. He sounded pretty good other than that the young Iraqi translator (19) that he was escorting around base was killed in a roadside bomb yesterday. 3 Marines were injured in this blast also, one seriously. He also said that some mortars hit a building just three buildings down from where he works. No one was injured in this blast.
He received his care package from Cassandra and appreciates it very much. Thank you Cassandra.
Again, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Carl

I'm a new guy and just got through this thread. I'm delighted to hear that Brandon is doing well...guys like your soon give me goose bumps, they are Americas true heroes. God Bless Him, your family, and all the others doing time for our country.

Gaaah, I'm glad to hear Brandon wasn't near those incidents. =P But that's awesome my goodies made it there! More coming soon! :D

I am a fairly new member to the boards as well, and just found this post. As a U.S Marine that just recently spent 2 tours in Afghanistan, I would like to let every know of another great thing that the troops like to receive in care packages. CALLING CARDS! Ironhead, good luck to your family and son. I know he will return home safe, because he is surrounded by the best protectors he could have, Fellow Marines.

I work offshore, and will not be home for another week and a half, but let Brandon know that when I get home, I will be putting a Calling Card in the mail for him.

Semper Fidelis,
SGT Timothy Bailey, USMC

I must say i know exactly how you feel. i am the second oldest, of four, and the only child in the military. i have been deployed four times over the past four years. and the worst was when i was in saudi arabia during the last war, it was also my first time. my mom was going out of her mind, emailing me all the time to make sure that i was safe. but we both got thru it just fine. just when he calls make sure you tell him how much you love him and how much you miss him, it may not seem like it but it means more that you can ever imagine.


i wish gods blessings on the both of you, and i will pray for the both of you that you both make it thru happy and healthy.

Jason