Saint Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Some of you may or may not remember me...I was recently deployed to Iraq and was blogging about it over at myspace (which for whatever strange reason - some people actually read) and was hanging around here posting pics in the wikid pics thread. Well...the good news is I'm back stateside permanently (at least for the time being heh heh) as my tour was cut short by a few months. It was quite an experience...one that thousands of Coalition forces are still enduring...and not just in Iraq but but in other fabulous places like Afghanistan and and Djibouti, to name a few. I hope they all make it home to their families safe and sound...though I fear not all will. Eric - brother...thanks for chatting with me from time to time...you be safe over there and get your butt home in one piece! That's an order...LOL. Who knows what the future holds...perhaps I'll be around here more to find out...I hear there is a new Ghost Recon on the horizon...wha?!? Lot's of catching up to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Ledanek Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Welcome back Home sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Welcome home, good to see that you made it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabellum Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Good to have you home, brother. I guess it's back to the deep blue sea for you now, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Yeh welcome back Saint! Has your laptop caught up with you yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebb Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Good to see you back Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat50 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Welcome back to The World Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake@War Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Welcome home, Saint! See any action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly2442 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Welcome home XS! Good to have you back after all this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Welcome home, Saint! See any action? I'm a married man so I wasn't really looking for any action... Oh...silly me...you mean...combat...nah not me... I work in comms...more of a support role and definitely not an "action seeker" heh heh...but one thing I learned from being over there...everyone is potentially a target. The sheer randomness of this little phenomenon called indirect fire means anyone could potentially be hit. Imagine if you will, a rocket launcher propped up with a car jack and set to fire remotely...sometimes they hit the barricades...sometimes they hit the trailers we live in...sometimes they land in the lake...sometimes they fall over and just hit the dirt in front of where they were propped up...and sometimes they don't even fire...(the bad guys sure don't have technology on their side or we'd be in trouble). To be honest...I was more concerned with some of the yahoos the military issues weapons too. @Rocky - laptop is in the mail along with all my other personal gear...I forgot what we wagered that I would get it back and it would still work...LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Welcome back home Saint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Now I'll never know the rest of the story regarding the nickel. I was looking forward to frequent updates. Glad to have you home. I'll miss the blogs, though. It made for some interesting reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viiiper Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Welcome back 'Saint' out of the fire and into the boiling pot of economic meltdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P@LaD!n Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Well...the good news is I'm back stateside permanently (at least for the time being heh heh) as my tour was cut short by a few months. Welcome back Saint!! I'm glad you made it home safe. I'm headed that way at the end of the month for another tour. Glad you're back and at home again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Now I'll never know the rest of the story regarding the nickel. I was looking forward to frequent updates. Glad to have you home. I'll miss the blogs, though. It made for some interesting reading. you'd be surprised how many people have asked about the nickel...heh heh. The world will never know the fate of the nickel now...and as far as the blog goes...well I'm working on something a little bit more up my alley and closer to home. @all - thanks for the "welcome homes" - means a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Sorry to see you home under such circumstances. One day I imagine I will be back up that way and have to spend the day at the range again. I'll buy more rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Sorry to see you home under such circumstances. One day I imagine I will be back up that way and have to spend the day at the range again. I'll buy more rounds. Indeed...that was a ton o' fun. I've taken my daughter and son back a few times since I've been home...I discovered the range has a GSG-5 rifle and pistol version in their armory that you can rent...can't beat the price of .22 ammo...and it's a whole lotta fun to shoot. I think I might be able to scrounge up a pic to post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper_44 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Saint I dropped the ball big time.. I still have some things for you. Where should they go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Saint I dropped the ball big time.. I still have some things for you. Where should they go? No worries bro...I'm just glad you didn't mail anything to Iraq recently or I may have never gotten it. I'll PM you my home addy. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper_44 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 thx..oh, welcome home!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Yeh welcome back Saint! Has your laptop caught up with you yet? All of my personal items made it home...including the laptop. Surprisingly...it still works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcinko Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I can't tell you how many asses I chewed for seeing weapons on fire. I never quite understood what the point was in carrying a weapon w/o a mag in... Til then. Welcome back home bro. Welcome home, Saint! See any action? I'm a married man so I wasn't really looking for any action... Oh...silly me...you mean...combat...nah not me... I work in comms...more of a support role and definitely not an "action seeker" heh heh...but one thing I learned from being over there...everyone is potentially a target. The sheer randomness of this little phenomenon called indirect fire means anyone could potentially be hit. Imagine if you will, a rocket launcher propped up with a car jack and set to fire remotely...sometimes they hit the barricades...sometimes they hit the trailers we live in...sometimes they land in the lake...sometimes they fall over and just hit the dirt in front of where they were propped up...and sometimes they don't even fire...(the bad guys sure don't have technology on their side or we'd be in trouble). To be honest...I was more concerned with some of the yahoos the military issues weapons too. @Rocky - laptop is in the mail along with all my other personal gear...I forgot what we wagered that I would get it back and it would still work...LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleaneasy Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hi saint, sorry I missed this thread before now. Good to know you're home safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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