To most people this whole war thing isn’t that real. It looks like it’s going to happen, but people expect it and it doesn’t mean anything more to most people than some war coverage on CNN. This all changed for me today.
I just got a call from my best friend Richard. He’s in the Army and is stationed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. He commands a few MLRS trucks. He recently got his warning orders and called to tell me that he would be shipping out. He couldn’t tell me when or to what location, but my conversation with him indicated that it would be fairly soon and it would be in the thick of things. I only think he will be up close because the max range on the MLRS is 70km. Forward deployment.
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p> Somehow this all seems like it can’t be happening. Seemingly, it was only a few days ago that Rich and I were sitting in Mr. Clapper’s class in 8th grade talking about Beavis & Butthead or some other idiocy. Man, I miss those days. Rememeber everyone, you don’t have to support a war, but always support the troops. Good luck to you Rich, we’ll all be praying for you.
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