So I made it back to my base a few days ago. Which was greatly appreciated because for the past week they (and now me) have been busy. Its weird that you spend just a few months in a place and it gets that "home" feeling. For me at least, getting off that helo and going back to my room was nice. Like usual I cannot post much about what I was doing but there are some really smart people doing some really cool things still. The funny part is most of it is deemed practice for use in other theaters, like we try it out here and we note what works and what might not then use that info for future wars...as much as we might not like it we're human and there will always be another conflict about something. As my time on this deployment dwindles I just really hope that we and myself are making some sort of difference. My greatest fear is that one of my kids or hopefully grandkids someday may have to come back here and that would be a shame. I don't want to deploy, I don't mind it I'm single and have no kids, but if we leave and things breakdown then that means 4500 men and women have died here for nothing and I'll deploy every year I have left in the Navy to help prevent that.
I'm doing well. Missing that States and fam like crazy right now, especially with Christmas coming but I have some good gifts I'm giving away this year so hopefully it will feel like I'm there in some small way. I love you Fam. Miss everybody...see you soon.
