Nic called this morning to let us know that he's famous. :-) (his words) His picture is on the NY Times online. He's been in Sadr City, where all the chaos is. He said he's been shot at pretty much every day and that things are just crazy there. He's heard bullets whiz past his head and ping off things when they ricochet. He said no US soldiers have died in Sadr City, only Iraqi soldiers, which is a relief to me. Below is a link to the slideshow where he shows up on slide #8 and another link to an article. When you get to the article scroll down to the orangey picture and click on it to enlarge it. They've taken cover behind the Stryker while being shot at. So these photos were taken in the thick of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/04/18/world/20080418SADR_8.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/world/middleeast/18sadrcity.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Enjoy!!
April 25, 2008
April 24, 2008
We haven't forgotten about you!
We haven't been posting because there has been very little word form Nic. He did make it back. He called us all (me & Brad, Mom & Dad, Zac & Nikki) after breakfast the first morning he got there (2am). He said he had been awake for 3 days due to having a hard time catching a Blackhawk from Baghdad to Taji. He had to stay awake to make sure he heard his name when it was called because when it was he had to run out to get in line to get on the helicopter and he was always the last in line and was told "You'll have to catch the next one!" So finally after 3 days he made it back to Taji. He got some sleep, got up for breakfast and called us to tell us he was going out on a mission and would be gone for a long time.
He logged onto myspace, but none of us heard anything from him and he hasn't logged on since 4/14...so I'm thinking maybe he got online on base in Baghdad or something while they were out on their mission. Zac said that Nic said they were headed to Sadr City for a month. So that's all we know and we'll definitely post when we hear from him. Go ahead and keep sending your goodies. He'll be pleased when he gets back to be reminded how much we love him. He told me the trip back was the worst trip of his life because he knew what he was leaving and knew what he was going back to. So I'm sure he's going to need all the pick-me-ups he can get.
He logged onto myspace, but none of us heard anything from him and he hasn't logged on since 4/14...so I'm thinking maybe he got online on base in Baghdad or something while they were out on their mission. Zac said that Nic said they were headed to Sadr City for a month. So that's all we know and we'll definitely post when we hear from him. Go ahead and keep sending your goodies. He'll be pleased when he gets back to be reminded how much we love him. He told me the trip back was the worst trip of his life because he knew what he was leaving and knew what he was going back to. So I'm sure he's going to need all the pick-me-ups he can get.
April 7, 2008
He's leavin' on a jetplane...
don't know when he'll be back again...
He left us this morning at the airport. We all met (Mom, Dad, Zac, Nikki, me, Brad, and Evaline) at the airport to bid him adieu. It was difficult to say the least. Mom cried, I cried and Brad said Nic even got choked up. So it was very rough, but it's what a soldier does. So he's headed to Dallas (hopefully he'll have better luck this time around) and from there onto Germany (I think) and then to Kuwait and then to Baghdad and then to Taji to get back into the mix.
Keep the letters/cards/boxes coming...I'm sure after being home for a while he'll really enjoy some care packages and well wishes. Also, as a side note, he doesn't have time to look at photos on myspace or on here...so if you take GI Nic pics, burn them to DVD and send them to him in a card or package. He can watch those on his XBOX whenever he has time. He said this would be much more convenient. He has 45 minutes online at most and he said he barely has time to reply to people...so keep that in mind. :-)
Thank you so much to those of you who had time and were able to visit him while he was in. It meant the world to him and to us as well. That's all I've got for now.
He left us this morning at the airport. We all met (Mom, Dad, Zac, Nikki, me, Brad, and Evaline) at the airport to bid him adieu. It was difficult to say the least. Mom cried, I cried and Brad said Nic even got choked up. So it was very rough, but it's what a soldier does. So he's headed to Dallas (hopefully he'll have better luck this time around) and from there onto Germany (I think) and then to Kuwait and then to Baghdad and then to Taji to get back into the mix.
Keep the letters/cards/boxes coming...I'm sure after being home for a while he'll really enjoy some care packages and well wishes. Also, as a side note, he doesn't have time to look at photos on myspace or on here...so if you take GI Nic pics, burn them to DVD and send them to him in a card or package. He can watch those on his XBOX whenever he has time. He said this would be much more convenient. He has 45 minutes online at most and he said he barely has time to reply to people...so keep that in mind. :-)
Thank you so much to those of you who had time and were able to visit him while he was in. It meant the world to him and to us as well. That's all I've got for now.
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