Matilda: You do raise a good point about the "Simlicity factor" You're right about that. Hill, unlike many of my friends, you GET why I volunteered to come here. It was a need to satisfy that "I can't sit by anymore" thing which has gnawed at me since 9/11, coupled with the fact that I just didn't want to sit by and watch the sand run out of the "year separation" hour glass. Her email was pretty specific: "My opinion and position on our marriage is the same as it has been for the past several years"....13 months into the separation. I think Matilda was just saying it's not "that simple that I (we) jsut looked out for ourselves"
I'll continue to fight, but I think with this huge accomplishment checked off the list of things "I needed to do before I die" list, I can come home with a lot of inner peace and perhaps tranquility that I never would have had if I didn't come to Iraq. I came to the belly of the beast, and not only survived, but thrived under the immense pressure of being a General Staff Officer. Going through a 9 month trainup followed by deploying here, I've really scratched the itch to "make history" and stand next to my generations of Bands of Brothers...Hill, you and T2 GET THAT.
Thanks, guys..talk to you soon. How's the weatehr in LA, Hill? Are you impacted by the wildfires?
