Recent events...

I was supposed to fly out to the Main FOB for 2-69 AR for a memorial service for one of our Medics PFC Paredes, Javier

I got bumped from the flight for tonight tho.. I don't know but hopefully I'll be going tomorrow..
He had a lot of heart and stuck it out. There are a lot of people when they hear they're going to Iraq try to get out of it somehow, going as far as saying their crazy or just going AWOL. He didn't though and I respect him greatly for that and doing his job to the best of his ability under great adversity at times.
A few months I heard he got a silver star for saving someone's life while he was out on a mission. S9meone is alive today because of what he did.

Paredes, I'll see you when I get to them pearly gates. But I don't want to wait till then to let you know. ,,
Thanks for your service to us (your fellow soldiers), your country, and for the sacrifice you gave. I promise you and your service will not be forgotten, by me and those who I meet.

And to his family. May God give you peace and help you through this trying time...