Amazing pictures from Justin in Iraq:
FROM DARRELL:
Thought I would forward Justin’s latest email…I asked him what he wanted if we were to send him stuff. He said beef jerky and health bars.
—– Forwarded Message —-
From: justin herrick <jstnherrick@yahoo.com>
To: Marilyn and Darrell Herrick <sw73rdtrail@yahoo.com>; TDELP@IJ.NET
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:13:14 PM
Subject: Re: Hey
| Hey,I just set up my computer access over here. Wow what a trip, it took 53 hours of traveling straight through to get here. We flew from Vegas to El Paso (picked up an Army crew) then to Bangor to Germany to Kuwait to Qatar. After arriving to Qatar, me and 4 other people rushed to the terminal as we were in processing our weapons for a flight leaving within the hour, while the rest of our group got to get a room and stay the night. We rushed over to the terminal only to wait for 3 hours. We finally took off on a C-130, flew to Bahrain then to Kuwait (again) then to a place in northern Iraq and then to our final destination. When I got off for the last time I was soo sick of flying…I don’t ever want to fly again!!! The C-130 ride was interesting, before we landed in northern Iraq we were doing combat turns and banks I never knew a C-130 could do, even the Army guys were impressed, some even looked sick!!The next few days is full of in processing and getting ready to take over. The compound is better than before we live and work and have trailers w/ tv’s and stuff, it’s not bad. I am 7 hours ahead of you guys and still trying to get adjusted to the 10 hr time difference I am used to. Anyways here is my address and if you could e-mail me your number so I can call you guys from time to time, the calls can only be a few minutes….they are tracked and if I abuse the calls they will shut down our phone lines! Love you!!JUSTIN HERRICK332 AEW / CSAR / 64 ERQSAPO AE 09315-9997 — On Mon, 8/25/08, Marilyn and Darrell Herrick <sw73rdtrail@yahoo.com> wrote:From: Marilyn and Darrell Herrick <sw73rdtrail@yahoo.com> Subject: Hey To: “Justin – Jody Herrick” <jstnherrick@yahoo.com> Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 6:58 PM I talked to Caleb and he said he got your message that you are in Iraq!!! Glad you made it safely and I hope you are settled in. Tell us about what’s going on over there and how it is this time!We have been busy. One of the officers I work with moved today and we helped. Then we went out to dinner and had a good time.Sorry about the phone call when you were in Bangor, Maine. It was hectic and crazy. We had a couple and their 11 year old son looking to buy a horse and was trying out Cody. It was really comical as Cody was on his absolute worst behavior. He bucked a little with both the kid and his 250 pound mother and generally was a pain in the butt….we haven’t heard anything back from them. Not sure I would sell him to them even if they did call back. Hope things are good and you are safe, write when you can. Love you so much and talk to you later Dad and Marilyn |