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The long awaited update
So, what has been happening with the Squadron since my last update? I know I promised some articles about the history of this place, but that involves a little research and I haven't had much time to sit down and work on that, let alone an update for this site. I've been asking around for pictures and want to get some equal contributions for the other Troops, but given how spread out we are, it's been a little difficult to not be heavier on the Alpha Troop news. With regards to Alpha Troop, I'm still in the process of gathering photos so expect a pretty huge update when I finally get those uploaded.

We've had some exciting visitors to our basecamp over the holidays, culminating in a visit by Governor Rick Perry, who wanted to come to Iraq to see his Guardsmen at work. Kid Rock, Zac Brown, Kelly Pickler, Lewis Black and a few other comedians visited in mid December to put on a great comedy and music filled show. I have a few pictures from that and even some video that I need to shrink and convert for streaming. Expect to see those in the near future. Granger Smith spent Christmas Day in Baghdad and put on a great show as well. Governor Perry visited Camp Slayer and said hello to HHT and Troop A. Photo ops were abundant and the Governor spent time talking to the soldiers of 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Troop A prior to their rolling out on a combat patrol. Six soldiers from HHT and Troop A were selected to be pinned with the Iraq Campaign Medal and all received a Governor of Texas coin. The Governor also posed with the Aggies in the Squadron for a photo that will be published in a future issue of Texas Aggie Magazine.

The Squadron continues to perform well on their various missions. 1st Platoon, Alpha Troop has become very familiar with their area of operation and have been working with the Sons of Iraq to current level of security remains in our area. Things have been relatively quiet and some of us that were here in 2004 have commented on a regular basis about how different it is around here. Know that your Troopers remain safe and life is pretty good here in "Paradise".

Posted by SFCWyatt Tuesday, January 06, 2009 (18:58:08)