Here are some pictures of Baldy's week. We got our platoon photo with Baldy. I assigned him to truck 210, with Staff Sergeant Bentley,(Wild Man), Specialist Van Pelt, (Silver Fox), and Specialist Hull, (Trigger Monkey). He was assigned to be Security for SSG Bentley, on his first mission.
He got to go to Scania, which is south of Baghdad, almost all the way to the Kuwaiti Border. He crossed the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers. He had to stop in Seitz for the night, which is close to the Baghdad International Airport.
We have him as a Private right now, after he has 5 missions, we will promote him to Private First Class. He is also going to be awarded the Combat Infantrymans Badge for being within range of the IED (Improvised Explosive Device)that struck our platoon. Disco Stu is the nickname of truck A210. The crew has the disco ball hanging from the gunners turret.
I really wish we could get a picture of him by the Euphrates, or by an Arabic sign, but we would need to be doing our run during daylight, which we do not do, or stop, which is a big deal since we are being tracked by the Blue Force Trackers, and we would also need to stop about 40 semis and all of our trucks, which is not good!.
The platoon has really taken to him, though. He is going on his third mission right now, to FOB Normandy, and tonight he is riding Scout Vehicle, which is the very first truck in the line. His first mission, he was riding in Lead, which is the wingman for the Scout. Our last mission, he rode in the Pace truck with me, to Seitz again.
Taking a Break......................... Sunset, Scania, Iraq
Seitz, Iraq, after IED...............Dancing with the Disco Ball
Radio Watch............................ Guard with the Big Gun...
Hangin with the Silver Fox... Convoy Commanders Brief..
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Stay Safe Corey!
Amy
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