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Another Deployment...
16 years ago
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Well, I'm within my 24-hour window, which means I can finally post a journal.
I'm rapidly approaching 16 years in the service of my country, first as military, now as civilian, but in the end, it's all still in the Name of Freedom, and the ideals that It represents. Sometimes, it is exciting, and other times, mundane, but always, it is duty, however mediocre or magnificent as it might be.
This work-up towards deployment has been unique in many ways, but a challenge nonetheless. I don't know if it will be a good tour or bad, but I suppose that's in the hands of the Spirits.
I had mean so many times to post a few of the new pix up here, and share how well my sons are doing with everyone. A picture is worth a thousand words, but as it always seems, RL always gets in the way, and something else is always vying for attention, and at other times, demanding it. Time moves so fast. just yesterday, Drifter was a little tyke, climbing on my shoulders, chewing the sleeve off my t-shirts. Now, just overnight, I've lost him to a hostage crisis, gained him back again, spent almost a year getting reacquainted, and now going on deployment yet again. What I joy it was to actually be able to spent his 10th birthday with him. My how time flies!
Both Drifter and Macumba are doing well. Macumba is mostly recovered from all his injuries, but of course, his maiming was permanent, so there is no recovery from that. It will always astonish me how humanity can be so vindictive and cruel, as to take out their hostilities of another human being, on an innocent animal. I hope that I will never understand such a thing.
Well, I would ask that you keep me - and the ship and sailors i will deploy with - in your thoughts and prayers. it is a sometimes crazy world out there.
Take care always, and Spirits Willing, I shall post my next journal just before Christmas.
With Warm Regards,
Shasta of Felis Concolor
I'm rapidly approaching 16 years in the service of my country, first as military, now as civilian, but in the end, it's all still in the Name of Freedom, and the ideals that It represents. Sometimes, it is exciting, and other times, mundane, but always, it is duty, however mediocre or magnificent as it might be.
This work-up towards deployment has been unique in many ways, but a challenge nonetheless. I don't know if it will be a good tour or bad, but I suppose that's in the hands of the Spirits.
I had mean so many times to post a few of the new pix up here, and share how well my sons are doing with everyone. A picture is worth a thousand words, but as it always seems, RL always gets in the way, and something else is always vying for attention, and at other times, demanding it. Time moves so fast. just yesterday, Drifter was a little tyke, climbing on my shoulders, chewing the sleeve off my t-shirts. Now, just overnight, I've lost him to a hostage crisis, gained him back again, spent almost a year getting reacquainted, and now going on deployment yet again. What I joy it was to actually be able to spent his 10th birthday with him. My how time flies!
Both Drifter and Macumba are doing well. Macumba is mostly recovered from all his injuries, but of course, his maiming was permanent, so there is no recovery from that. It will always astonish me how humanity can be so vindictive and cruel, as to take out their hostilities of another human being, on an innocent animal. I hope that I will never understand such a thing.
Well, I would ask that you keep me - and the ship and sailors i will deploy with - in your thoughts and prayers. it is a sometimes crazy world out there.
Take care always, and Spirits Willing, I shall post my next journal just before Christmas.
With Warm Regards,
Shasta of Felis Concolor
If you're still around next year, I'm sure I'll be floating thru the area (no pun intended). We'll have to do lunch! :)
Stay safe!
(or if you swing that way, be THE WOLF)
I miss you. Please be ok out there and return safely^^, *Hugs*