Dear Friends,
Let me paint a picture for you. (This actually happened to me this last week as part of my training). There we were moving as a platoon into our firing positions when suddenly mortars started dropping 700 meters in front of us on the objective we were supposed to attack. The night was black, wet, and hot. My night vision goggles picked up the light flashes from the mortar explosions and the lighting in the distance. I set up my 2 light machine guns where they could best fire at the enemy and then I got my other guys set in. Finally I gave my squad leader the ready signal. A few short minutes past and then the heavy machine guns started to open up. This was the trigger signal to begin the attack followed by parachute flares to light up the enemy positions. An entire platoon of 40 men fired at targets downrange as the mortars continued to rain in. It was quite an impressive display to see first hand.
In reality this last week was pretty hard. I didn't get a lot of sleep and it rained a lot, but overall I am learning a ton not only about the Army and its tactics but about myself too. I would appreciate prayer for strength, a positive attitude, and the ability to lead through serving my peers. This next week we will be doing more live fires assaulting bunkers and trench lines. It should all be interesting and also more enjoyable since it's not scheduled to rain until Friday if at all. Please keep the rest of my squad and platoon in your prayers. I'll send another update next week. Bye!
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