Less than 30 days until I start my long journey home from Iraq. We have a slight break in the action while they celebrate the Eid (feast) that celebrates the Hajj. The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that is required of all Muslims once in their lifetime. One of our High-ranking generals actually made the Hajj this year. A lot of people in the US military call everything here that is run by the locals as "Haji." Not sure why, since I sense their use of the word is supposed to be derogatory or pejorative. This is actually a very respected word that has great pride in all people that have made the pilgrimage. I think that they even add the word to their name once they make the trip. If anyone has seen pictures of the Hajj, they will know that it is one CROWDED place.
I would like to congratulate the Huntsville "Wild Turkeys" Rugby Club for winning the first Alabama State Rugby Tournament. And they won it quite easily, too. I placed an Alabama "Wild Turkey" on my door in their honor. Also, was happy to watch my Chicago Bears destroy the "Moss-less" Vikings this past weekend. They FINALLY broadcast one of the Bears' games live on AFN. They also broadcasted it on Fox Sports, but, of course, the great Satellite Caper of 2010 is a never-ending one - and Fox Sports was completely out on Sunday night. I had to go to my office to watch the game.
I am working on putting all of my pictures from this deployment to music, one song at a time. I have a lot of pictures (over 3000). So this is going to take some time. I will make sure that I send a few copies to my parents for distribution.
I have to run for now...more to follow.
Later.
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