I received the following message from Sargeant Ryan (a.k.a. "Rudy") Kass who is stationed in Iraq. I've known Ryan since 1995. I've watched him grow up. He's a great kid. Please keep him and all our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is your daily prayers.
Hey everybody,
First off let me wish everyone a Happy belated
Christmas! I hope everyone of you had a great Christmas. I apologize on the being late with the seasons greetings but unfortunately we have had a few soldiers pass and when that happens they cut the internet and phones. I would also like to wish everyone a happy new years too.
Not a whole lot is really going on as of right now to put your minds at ease. They keep me busy doing the normal work we do. Such as paperwork and inventories and basic daily operations. It keeps me really busy because I'm what they call the section sergeant it's kind of like a managers position, so I'm responsible for all the different equipment that we are running over here but hey it makes the time go by faster so I can't complain.
For those of you who do not know I went to the promotion board in December and did pretty well. Now all I have to do is to wait and see if I made the points on Jan 15 if I do then I will be promoted to E-6 on the 1st of Feb. Other than that nothing is really new over this way.
They feed us really good they have a little stir fry bar that you can go to or they have hamburgers and hotdogs and lots of other stuff too. This go around is much better than last cause this time I have my own little room to live in with A/C and heat (believe it or not it actually gets quite cold here) and we actually have showers and toilets that flush, so that is much better than last time.
Well thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, and support. It makes a world of difference knowing that we are fighting for people like you guys. Well I wish you all the best and hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Talk to everyone later bye.
Love,
Ryan
PS: If you just have heart it can take you places beyond belief.
