Our best wishes and thoughts go with you. You won't be alone. Please be safe.

My advice? Hang tight, follow orders the best you can, and take it one day at a time. Worrying about what will happen days or weeks in the future means you will miss the present. And that could have unpleasant consequences:(

Still...go forth and serve with pride, Steve;D

BEB

Hang in there, man! I'm in Iraq right now. It'll be alright!

Be safe, duck, and eat right (The food's good here...and everywhere else, I've heard), and it'll be over before you know it.

Good luck.

You are the very meaning of brave.I hope the time away from home passes quickly for you & that you return safely to us.

Hang in there best friend. Even if you go in April, you'll still be able to visit in July for a birthday party. You'll be fine. :-D

Steve, hang tuff my friend. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt, and the scars. Keep your Head And Hindquarters down. Do your job. Listen to your Sargeant, but don't be afraid to think for yourself. Tain't run with the AF much, but they- You've got good training. It'll kick in. Believe in yourself. Ain't going into the Politics of the sitchieation, not my call. TRUST ME!! It is all right to be afraid. I always was. If you ain't afraid, then you ain't some one I'd run with. We're only Human, chum. Listen to your ol' Sarge, (SSg, MoArNG, Ret. 17+years, GM3, [E-4], USS Saratoge, WestPac, '72-'73). Ya' can't kick the eliephant in the hindquartes, lessen you see him up close. Can't tell ya' to relax, it is gorram impossible. Best thing I can advise is to go Zen, and flow with it.

Vaya Con Dios, son.

we're with you.

OMB

Good luck to you to come home safe, and thank you for serving.

We're all pulling for you!