Dear Friends,
This last week on Wednesday my IOBC Company carried out its final mission...an attack onto a small village housing 15 bad guys. We finished the mission successfully and then realized that we were finally done (for the most part). The rest of the week went very well. I began as the Platoon Leader for our final platoon Live Fire Exercise. It was an attack on a suspected weapons cache which consisted of more than a day of planning, rehearsals, and then finally the live fire. My platoon did great, and we then moved on to 3 days straight of missions. We got very little sleep, and we were by far the hardest working platoon in the company running longer and more frequent missions. They ranged from 2 mile movements through the woods at night with our NVGs to day foot patrols through the town where we set up a combat outpost.
Other highlights included a Blackhawk helicopter ride and my company playing the role of rioting civilians. We did this to train a Military Police unit who just happened to be in the same area...they came out with shields and full riot gear. We got some of the clashes on video, and they were hilarious watching our guys get into the role.
Anyway, all we have left to do is clean our weapons, turn in gear, and begin out-processing. Another worthy mention is that I got the Company Distinguished Honor Graduate award. I was not expecting it, and it really is an honor considering the other 160 LTs that I'm being compared to. God really does continue to grant me success and favor. I am simply taking it as it comes. Thursday is graduation and my parents are coming down which is sweet. I'm looking forward to finally moving on with my training. Bye~
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