Bri's Turn

Well I thought it would be about time I wrote on this sucka... lol... Well just had the going away parties with the families and friends, And thank you to all who showed up it meant the world to me to have your support and love during this time!!!!

My schedule for the next couple monhs is tomorrow Tuesday the 12th I report up to Camp Ripley at 7:30am to check in with my squad leader. Then we have training which is called PTAE. Exactly what we will be doing I do not know as of yet, but I do know that we will be having different quals. with our weapons this week... We stay up at Ripley til about the 10th of June, and then get a little break in there to spend time with family before we have to report up to Duluth on the 14th. I also know that we do get Memorial Weekend off... that is as of now always subject to change with the military.

But we report on the 14th of June in Duluth for the Ceremony that will be held there at the DECC in downtown Duluth for families and communities to see the send off of my company. Even the governor is there!! Exciting!!! Then on the 15th there is also a ceremony in Chisholm, which is an hour and a half away. We have 2 because we have 2 locations my company drills out of and Chisholm has been so great to the troops in my company!!!

The 17th of June we fly out of I believe to be Duluth or its MSP for Indiana where we will finish training at Camp Atterberry. We train there for 45 days, and I believe family is allowed to come after the 45 days to visit before we fly out to Kuwait. Then from Kuwait we will head into afghanistan.

Incase we didn't already know my company is a Transportation company, and we will be driving the one type of vehicle the whole time. Its called a PLS, which is a Palletized Load System, and we will be hauling supplies to different companies that we will be under from Batalion. The haul could be anything different type of supplies and ammunition. Whatever is required of us. We are the first unit to be going into Afghanistan with this type of mission so we have a lot more work for us, because we have to send our own vehicles and equipment overseas. We have around 187 soldiers going over, so if you could please pray for all of us, and every soldier that is anywhere overseas!!! We fight to make sure our country but most of all our loved ones stay safe at home!

But I think that's a good enough update for now.

MEGHAN: Well Big Sis... as you said that ride to the airport was the hardest drive I've ever had to endure!!! You have meant so much to me, and to see you become a strong person is just AMAZING! I've always believed in you even in our little spats, but thats just normal! Keep your head up eyes forward and work your a** off for those jobs, and become the best teacher out there that I know you are!! I know those kids will grow and say "Miss Lauer was my favorite teacher, and man she let us color...." Don't hold yourself back on anything! Take it one day at a time and I'll miss you in so many different ways. You'll be with me in my heart MEGHAN RACHELLE LAUER while I'm driving along in my PLS, with tires as big as Noah! I LOVE YA FOREVER AND ALWAYS!!!

Bri