HMT Members/Family/Friends in the military!!!!
 

I got an email from my friend in the Navy the other day. I thought I'd make a post for everyone to share pics/stories/ect... about someone they know that is deployed right now.
(This isn't a political topic, it's for everyone to share)

This is my friend Ricky. He left about 6 months ago.
http://www.jdmcrx.com/stealth/ricky.jpg

This is the first email I got from him since he left.

Im just chilling here in the middle of the ocean lol. So how's the
weather?
its getting pretty hot out here. ---- I can just remember three weeks
ago
the flight deck had an inch of ice on it. It was so ------ cold in VA,
the
flight deck froze for about a week. Right now I think where about 8 or
9
hours ahead of you guys. So the mail might lag a bit. I just got back
from
Greece it was pretty chill. I was drunk as ---- drinking some big ass
boots
filled with beer the size of your leg lol. I got some videos and pics
for
you but I just need to get my program installed so I can forward them
to you
ok. So how's life being a dad, im sure it change your ways a bit. Damn
only
5 more months to go on this gray bitch, you know how long that is. I
heard
from people that made last cruise, that when you come back you act
differently like you don't how to adjust back to a normal lifestyle for
a
while. While I hope I don't get like that. While the flight schedule is
about to start, so I have to get to roof and launch some birds all
holla at
you later pe@ce Ricky


;)
His emails make me proud. :'(

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no offense stealth, but is this sticky material?

???

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I stickied it, i think we need to atleast support our troops and i thought people might post there friends/relitives that are over there. obviously this isnt working out.

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My best friend is over i iraq right now, he just got there about 2 weeks ago. i get a phone call a week if im lucky. Hes in the army reserves... My other best friend is down in Virginia in the Navy, he doesnt sail out for like 9 months, so i get to talk 2 him more then the other. both of em are like my brothers.

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Much love for the bad ass muther fuckers serving are country

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I know of 4 people currently in Iraq hopefully ill be drinking beer with them in a couple months

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i want to go to iraq and kill some fools

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Ive got 2 friends in the marines. One already went to Iraq. He was infranty and was one of the first guys out there. Now hes in Japan. The other one is on his way in about 2 weeks to spend his remaining year out there in Iraq. Cant wait till they get back.

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my friends fiance is spending a year in iraq so when he gets home he can buy a house. she is all happy and sad about it. she wants a house but when he is in iraq he is in danger and stuff. he went out there when this all started then he got home and now he is out there again. he said the worst part was not being able to shower for weeks at a time and being covered in sand.

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I would show my support, but last time I did I was called a "Bandwagon American Patriot" Since Sep. 11 2001 ::)
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WTF?

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New letter from the water:

Yeah sorry it took so long. The e-mail out here was ------- up when we were crossing the Atlantic ocean. Like all off our e-mail was being lost while we were transiting. While we finally made it out here, where were we need to be as of right now. The gulf, what can I say its pretty muggy out here you can hardly see anything except for all the smog that's surrounds us day in & day out. The water is so nasty over here, all the oil from the rigs in the ocean have polluted the water and that ---- just saturates all over the place. The weather out here has been pretty nice for us, because I hear this heat isn't ---- for us right now. People call this place hell because of how hot it get's here. But its still to early in the cruise to tell.

Jeff should be out by now. I called him when I was in Greece for port call. A couple of weeks ago. My mom, hasn't even wrote me a letter yet on e-mail cause she's so busy with the restaurant that she doesn't have time for me I guess. Congratulations on your wedding, I hope Vegas was fun for the both of you. I still haven' t been there yet. I hope your car is finished up, by the time I get to come home sometime in early august. So we can go for a ride.

Ahh the boat life, It's not what I expected from listening to my recruiter tell me about it when I first signed up. It sucks out here plain and simple until you get the chance to hit ports which isn't enough in the six month period they give us. The officers are cool with us but their in there own world, busy with flying and never really pay much attention to the maintainers who keep the jets working 24-7. They don't mess with me so I don't pay much attention to them. The boat life gets you really stress sometimes like you you wish that someone would start ---- with you so you can have an excuse to knock the ---- out of that person and relive some anger lol. The boat just fucks with your head, like there's nothing really to do here to keep your mind off the this place. So whenever I get off work I just workout in the one of the gyms they here, or read some books and listen to some music to pass the time.

Today was a bad day one of our engines had a bad starter on it so I had to replace it, it only takes about twenty minutes and two body's to do. While the only bad thing was that it was during flight schedule so the 18's and 14's were taking off on the catapults on the right of us since our bird was facing towards the side of the ship. I swear there's nothing like having a 18 going to full power on the cat while taking off cause all the thrust coming form the exhaust just gets blown all over you. So here I am trying to work on the engine during launch's. It's hard to describe, but the feeling off all that hot air just pounding the ---- out off with degrees reaching at about 90-100 which is hot for anyone being blown all over your exposed skin. That ---- is crazy it's so hot that you find yourself covering your face from getting burned. You just have to take cover and wait till they launch its pretty funny. But whenever I have time I just stand there and watch the 18's take off at night cause that ---- is crazy. You can almost feel the raw power coming from the engines your teeth start to chatter your boots start to shake it's awesome then when the afterburners light up. The flight deck has this certain glow to it from the exhaust. Its an amazing feeling to watch them take off only standing 5 feet away.

So that was my day today just working like every other day. I really couldn't tell what day it is most of the time in less someone tell's you. Everyday is the same that's why I know im not staying in the navy cause of the boat life. I'm going back home when I get out and going back to school. Florida is ok, but the west coast is tem times better.

While I better get going cause I have to get back to work, talk to you soon take care tell cari I said hi pe@ce Ricky

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My brother did two tours in Kuwait. He said the 140+ deg heat was the best.

Peace

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i just got back from my 4 month deployment.. Air Force represent!! I work as a vehicle mechanic and where I went to, I didnt really do that much, pretty laid back. Lots of drinking and smoking, which I dont normally do, I did while deployed.

I gotta give mad props to the infantries, especially the ------- marines. man, those guys are ------- killers (well thats what they train for). If you like action (such as shooting many types of weaponry) then Infantry is for you my man. They get all the fun. (and danger)

Overall, I liked my deployment. It was nice meeting and learning from lots of people. That and you get to save some $$. And for the past two weeks, I've been doing nothing but buy ----, and buy more ----.

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Air Force here and I am hoping to go soon!! Seymour Johnson AFB, NC haha