The Jobs
So there lots of different missions that soldiers go on. I’m not sure if I am allowed to tell my husbands exact duty to Kuwait so I’ll just reflect on the things he did in his first mission. My husband’s first mission was to Iraq.
In Iraq he pulled the duty of MP, Military Police in the now famous prison of Abu Ghraib. Thankfully he was there after all the horrible events that took place there. I was very happy to find out that my husband treated the prisoners there as human beings. Being an MP is pretty self explanatory, he patrolled the prison cells, basically maintained order in the prison. While he was there he constantly hear gun shots. One memory of the Iraq tour for me was when I was on the phone with him one time I heard the sirens go off in the background and the line went dead. I didn’t talk to him for the next couple of days. I was mortified. Then finally I got a phone call in the middle of the night and it was him. What had happened was that the jail got shot at and it actually destroyed the room he was staying in!The other detail that he to do while in Iraq was pull convoy security. Basically you sit in a convoy of army vehicles and drive down the road. This can be quite dangerous, because you may have to venture into hostile territories. As a soldier on these convoys you have to be very alert at all times, because unfortunately you can’t trust any of the civilians. The other thing you have to worry about is land mines. Every pot hole you see you have to examine because in a pot hole could be a mine. I don’t know why my husband seems to get himself in the positions that in my opinion are the most dangerous, but while doing a convoy he was a gunner. You know the guy on top of the truck with the big gun!
I’ve told him time and time again why can’t you just do paperwork! That doesn’t suit him though he says. I think he like the action and that’s fine I guess all I can do is be supportive and hope for the best!
This is a picture I got from my husband when he was in Iraq. He is so handsome in his uniform and if you look closely he took my daughter’s Rugrats’ pen! Tough guy!
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bolingj said,
March 2, 2010 at 12:05 pm
As a military brat — though my dad was Air Force and retired when I was 6 — I’ve got a lot of respect for military personnel. Sorry to hear your husband’s position puts him in danger, but I’m sure he knew the risks when he signed up and has always been ready to rise to the occasion. Let’s hope this new tour stays safe, and I hope your husband returns home with fewer problems than just homesickness.
Aubrie said,
March 2, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Wow, you must have a lot of strength. I cannot imagine what those few days were like after the line went dead. It sounds like he has a very dangerous job, he must be a very tough guy!