Thursday, December 25, 2008
Getting better
Things are getting much better for me after having been home for a bit now. I'm talking about my experiences with my mom more and I'm starting to relax and not worry about the future so much. I'm really getting excited about my trip to NYC!! Today is Christmas. This is the first Christmas without my uncle so my mom and I are going to go to a movie today to get our minds off being sad. Time heals all wounds.
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Good luck and keep moving forward. It will continue to get better and at some point you'll find yourself commenting casually, "Oh yeah, I used to be in the Navy."
I was talking to a guy at work last week, turns out he was a nuke, (I was a spook)... long time ago for both of us... but just "oh yeah, the Med was hoppin back in the early 80's" (look up a guy named Qadafi and also a little place called Lebanon.)
25 years from now, Iraq will just be a place you served "back in the day."
remember too, you're a sheepdog, don't blame the sheep for being sheep.
I hope you didn't go see Marley and Me cause that movie was a huge downer.
now that you are home, you should send me care packages.
I hope you get used to it quick, I can understand it though. Its getting quite cold here. The nights are freezing. We have been taking a lot of incoming and still arent doing too many missions. Just sitting on this tiny fob trying to kill time.
Hope that makes you feel a little better about being home. Good luck with the next phase.
It really does get easier over time.
You're in the middle of transitioning from one world (Iraq) which is totally upside down. The term "logic" has no meaning there as you've clearly experienced. As a CS2, I've been there done that as you have about 2 years ago. I too am happy to just forget Iraq. I don't mean it's a good idea to supress your feeling and emotions from your tour. Not at all.
It's perfectly acceptable to speak your mind and show a little frustration. Ain't nothing wrong with that at all.
Yeah, it is great to be home. I'm happy as hell to be serving on a DDG with DESRON 21 in clear blue water. I have two CS3s who also pounded sand just as you did. I enjoy trading stories about what happened and when while bitching about the boredom of simply existing while station at "Camp Cupcake."
My whole point is, that you're still getting used to being back home. You're getting on with your life. Yes, it is a challenge to get your mind back on the intent of living a normal life. It just takes time. It's that simple. I realize you've heard that a zillion times but it is true. I'm just sorry I don't have better advice for you.
I've enjoyed reading your blog. I'm glad you're writing about all the (hurry up & stop & wait) BS you've gone through.
Granted, it's not my intent to appear condescending...but I think its great that you're able to speak your mind and talk about everything you've been through recently.
CS2 Ryan
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