A day in the life of an American Soldier. The personal passages of everything from family life to war.

Holy Sand Mud Batman!


American Soldier says,

I gotta say this one thing. The rain season here sucks! The crap that’s on the ground is not even real mud. It’s sand mush. It’s like the ground got a case of diarrhea!

It’s going to be busy for the next couple of days but I wanted to pop in and say hello and give you that nice visual of what the ground is like in this part of the world.

Leaving on a Jet Plane


American Soldier says,

I’ll post when I can. Until then, here are some lyrics that are near and dear to me. It’s amazing how meaningful songs can be in different seasons of your life.

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breakin’, it’s early morn
The taxi’s waitin’, he’s blowin’ his horn
Already I’m so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go

‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
I don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

There’s so many times I’ve let you down
So many times I’ve played around
I’ll tell you now, they don’t mean a thing

Every place I go, I think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back I’ll wear your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go

‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
I don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time, oh, let me kiss you
And close your eyes and I’ll be on my way

Dream about the days to come
When I won’t have to leave alone
About the times that I won’t have to say …

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go

‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane
I don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

And I’m leaving on a jet plane
I don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

But I’m leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
Leaving on a jet plane
(Ah ah ah ah)
(Leaving) On a jet plane

The latest


American Soldier says,

Hello everyone. It’s the Mrs. It’s been a while since the last post. So while the kids are busy and it’s quiet i thought i’d say hello and let you all know what we’ve been up to.

Christmas was wonderful! AS got the opportunity to come home for a few days. It was a great surprise for the children because they had no idea he was coming. And our families were equally excited as well. And his big gift, if you missed the previous post, was getting the Xbox 360. Now it’s sitting in a box waiting to be shipped to him.

New Years was not so eventful. We spent it at home watching TV. Just being able to have my husband home to bring in the new year was excitement enough.

And now he’s back to training. Only a short time left before he heads over seas. He is eagerly waiting for his time to go. With that, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New year!