This is, hopefully, the next to last entry. The final will be after he finishes his tour in Iraq.
For those that haven't been following, you can read the previous diaries by clicking on my name.
But a quick summary before I head into the meat of this diary.
My son is a Captain in command of an ordnance company in Iraq. He was sent there in January and currently looks like he will return on time. He is in charge of a company that makes sure that ammunition gets to the "front line" troops.
Initially this meant that he was on a base and never required to leave that base. Things have changed, although he is quite reticient to discuss his actual duties, although we know he has had to travel by helicopter to different locations.
He recently was home on leave, which was both wonderful and painful. Wonderful because he got to see his wife, sons and the rest of his family. Painful because he had to go back. His eldest, who is four, has had a difficult time since he went back.
More on the flip.
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