So I’m here in Qatar with a little over 24 hours before we head home. Today we turned in our body armor (thank God, that’s 50 less pounds to lug around) and got a bunch of stuff done that we needed, so from here on out it’s just time to rest, watch movies, chill at the pool, etc. Only thing that sucks about Al Udeid Air Base is that they don’t have self-service laundry, and if you go get your stuff dry cleaned, the turnaround is 3 days.
Today I slept from about 7 AM - 3 PM. I’m only gonna be up for a few more hours because I’m so tired — we were up for all but four out of 48 hours over the last couple days — and then tomorrow is it before the plane takes off and I’m headed for Baltimore. Speaking of which, we arrive in Baltimore on Saturday afternoon (so John if you read this, I may be coming into Norfolk on Saturday night…I’ll call you when I arrive in the states and keep you posted). I’m gonna see if I can switch my flights around to where I can make it to Newport News that night.
As a quick note, I don’t have access to my Firestorm webmail over here, but I will see what I can do to gain some sort of access somehow. I’m sure I have some important emails waiting for me, but I have no way to access them.
Anyway, you all be good out there and God bless. I’m safe and sound, pass the word.
Glad to hear you are almost home. Stay safe babe, God Bless!