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Rustyaxecamp
11-02-2007, 09:50 AM
I have posted with prayer requests in Sound Off before for my Brother-in Law, currently on his second deploymant to Iraq, but he recently sent me some pics and I though I would post them.

He is with the 107th Engineers out of Ishpeming (UP). Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers. Whether you are for or against the war and our Commander in Chief, we all need to support the troops.:coolgleam

Jackson (standing) with some Iraq kids, while in Baghdad.
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Portion of their group (Jackson is the one on the right in the T shirt), The 2 guys are wearing T shirts from one of the local watering holes in Marquette that several of the guys frequent and play softball for.
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On base, cheesing for the camera. Jackson is on the left.
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spiritofthewild_06
11-02-2007, 10:01 AM
God bless your brother in law, and god bless all the troops. May they all return home safely and swiftly. My prayers are always with our men and women in uniform, at home and abroad.
Ferg
11-02-2007, 11:05 AM
Ditto - here - daily prayers for all men and women in uniform - God bless them.

ferg....
Nine Milly
11-02-2007, 11:07 AM
god bless! and many thanks!
SHANK
11-02-2007, 11:13 AM
Prayers sent!
Reel_Screamer86
11-02-2007, 01:00 PM
Preyers sent to all that are fighting for our country...
michigandeerslayer
11-02-2007, 01:54 PM
Preyers sent to all that are fighting for our country...

well said prayers coming from Me
Lugian
11-02-2007, 05:41 PM
I get chocked up every time I think of the troops and the service that they provide. It makes me puke everytime I see those idiots protesting at funnerals. What can we as sportsmen do to help them out(the troops serving overseas)? I have piles of magazines and would do anything I could to help. Any suggestions?
Handlining Rules
11-04-2007, 05:54 PM
Rusty, those are some great pictures, I especially favor the one with the Doghouse Pub t-shirts. I recently just graduated from NMU and frequented that bar a lot...awesome place and I know Dogg personally. It brought back some memories with those guys, I recognize a few of them in the picture...it's a great thing what they are doing and it was really nice to see the pics. Thanks for sharing.
Rustyaxecamp
11-04-2007, 08:17 PM
Thanks guys.

I have piles of magazines and would do anything I could to help. Any suggestions?

We send my brother in law and his group packages about every two weeks. Usually one to him and one to someone else in his company (usually someone who isn't getting packages on a regular basis). We typically include hunting and fishing magazines, candy, phone cards, jerky, stuff like that.. You can get flat rate boxes from the Post Office and it is $8.95 for as much as you can stuff in it. It takes about 6 days for it to get to him (he is in Baghdad).

He says they just like getting things, doen't really matter what.

Do a search in the Sound Off forum FIJI (I think) sends packages over to several locations on a pretty regular basis too.
STEINFISHSKI
11-08-2007, 02:32 PM
God Bless our service men and women. Prayers sent.
Rustyaxecamp
01-22-2008, 01:23 PM
My BIL is home on leave right now, he got home Sunday night. We are going up to the UP to have Christmas with him/the inlaws this weekend.

He is home for 2 weeks, then he goes back till July.
Backwoods-Savage
01-22-2008, 01:34 PM
Bet you'll have a nice visit. Thanks for posting the pictures Erik.
omega58
01-22-2008, 08:38 PM
Great pics, enjoy the visit home. . .prayers to all the men and women serving our country.
Rustyaxecamp
02-05-2008, 12:31 PM
Had a great long weekend catching up with my Brother In Law. He was glad to be home (even for just 2 weeks). Had some interesting stories and pics. He is much more "involved" this tour vs his last tour in 2004. He is currently on a PSD Team (Personal Security Detachment), that escorts/assists/retrieves people, equipment, troops through areas near Baghdad.

Jackson flew out this morning to return to Iraq. He will be home in July.:coolgleam

Your continued support is appreciated.
wapiti777
02-07-2008, 01:36 PM
Prayers sent.
Rustyaxecamp
05-02-2008, 11:01 AM
Got a call the other night from my brother in law at like 7:30 pm, which is way later than he typically calls or emails. I saw the caller ID and realized it was him calling and carried the phone to my wife and said "Its your brother", she said, "No, it's way to late for him to call".

Turns out he was in Sadr City with his convoy when that ambush took place earlier this week and said it got pretty hairy for a while. He was calling to see if it made the news and to let us know he was ok....

He emailed later this week and asked if "watermelons were in season here yet, because they are in Iraq!"

One day your getting missles shot at you, the next day you are buying fruit from a street vendor....:gaga: God bless everyone over there.

I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers for the guys/gals over there.

Here's some pics.

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eyecatcher
05-09-2008, 02:19 PM
Our prayers and Thanks sent daily for our brave fighting men and women.
QuakrTrakr
05-15-2008, 05:25 PM
Erik, I'm glad he got my magazines. Hopefully it'll help him think about Lake Huron a bit while he's staring at sand. Stay safe Jackson!!:)
Rustyaxecamp
05-16-2008, 08:24 AM
He can't wait to get home and get to fishing on Lake Superior.

He was supposed to be home around July 4th, but I guess that has been pushed back to the end of the July now....:rolleyes:

I've already got a trip up planned for some trout fishing with him on some secret streams......
Rustyaxecamp
06-19-2008, 04:32 PM
Thanks again QuakrTrakr

Jackson thinks he will be home by August!!


http://a44.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/81/l_f1cbf3fa06f8ea34f78d7651c934fae3.jpg

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QuakrTrakr
06-19-2008, 09:46 PM
Awesome! My wife got a real kick out of the pictures! Ya'know, salmon start running in August! I bet he'll get a dose of culture shock coming back! BTW- My oldest daughter just moved to Midland. Such a nice, clean town.
Rustyaxecamp
07-02-2008, 12:33 PM
Quakrtrakr - Seems the magazines even saw some "action"


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Jackson thinks he will be home by the end of this month.

He was awarded the Bronze Star two weeks ago. He was pretty excited about that.

Please keep all our soliders in your thoughts and prayers.
QuakrTrakr
07-02-2008, 04:07 PM
LOL! That's great! Never in my wildest dreams would have figured Michigan Sportsman Magazine would be such a hit in Iraq! :lol: Tell him to stay safe!
Rustyaxecamp
07-02-2008, 04:17 PM
Could be because I gave him crap about pics of them sitting around reading magazines all the time......:whistle:

He said they have a grill out every couple weeks on some down time and the first pics were from that.....
Rustyaxecamp
07-11-2008, 10:57 AM
Found out my brother in law was supposed to leave Baghdad this AM for Kuwait, then hopefully back stateside by early next week!! Sound like he and his platoon will be back in the UP next weekend!!!

:coolgleam Beer will be drank and fish will be caught. :coolgleam

Keep our troops in your thoughts!!
Due51
07-11-2008, 11:13 AM
God bless him and the rest of our troops.

Here's to a safe trip stateside. I hope he catches his limit the first trip out.
eddiejohn4
07-11-2008, 07:06 PM
God bless him for his service. Prayers are with him and all that serve our beloved country.
QuakrTrakr
07-11-2008, 07:39 PM
Found out my brother in law was supposed to leave Baghdad this AM for Kuwait, then hopefully back stateside by early next week!! Sound like he and his platoon will be back in the UP next weekend!!!

:coolgleam Beer will be drank and fish will be caught. :coolgleam

Keep our troops in your thoughts!!

And hopefully the digital camera will come along! :) Give him my best.
FlyGirl
07-12-2008, 09:41 AM
I really enjoyed looking at these pics. Thanks for sharing them!

I always pray for our service men and women. My bro is currently in Afghanistan.... always on my mind along with our other brothers and sisters.

God Bless and many prayers!
susie2005777
07-12-2008, 01:33 PM
I enjoyed all of the pics, too. It is nice to see a smile on the men's faces. Thank you for sharing. :)
Rustyaxecamp
07-15-2008, 10:02 AM
My brother in law called this morning at 1:45 AM. He and most of his group was in Bangor, Maine, on their way back.:coolgleam

He was pretty excited.:woohoo1:

He should be back in the UP on Sat or Sun.

Keep our troops in your thoughts.
QuakrTrakr
07-15-2008, 10:06 AM
To add insult to injury, now he has to deal with the airlines!:lol:
Very cool!:)
Rustyaxecamp
07-15-2008, 10:40 AM
To add insult to injury, now he has to deal with the airlines!:lol:

That being said, he was bragging on the phone this morning about getting a flight attendant from his 14 hour flight's email address, so they could "keep in touch"....:eek:
QuakrTrakr
07-15-2008, 10:47 AM
That being said, he was bragging on the phone this morning about getting a flight attendant from his 14 hour flight's email address, so they could "keep in touch"....:eek:

I used to "date" a flight attendant years ago. One of the best "daters" I've had!;)