Wednesday, May 19, 2004
My Mail has been Fixed
wendell.colin.judge@us.army.mil
You may get a duplicate email.
A Couple of Questions from Readers
Am I Scared?
Mostly, I’ve been bored and frustrated. I was scared a couple of nights ago when we were starting a new patrol and we found out two guys in our assigned company just got killed. I talked to some of the other guys like there was a good chance we might not come back.
I’m usually nervous when we go out on a mission for the first time; I guess that’s fear of the unknown, but it becomes routine very quickly. It’s not complacency, it’s more like, “OK, here’s the route,” or “OK, here’s the checkpoint,” and I accept my surroundings and my fate, which, I believe, is controlled by God. One thing I fear is losing an arm and not being able to play with my kids or being a burden to my family.
My Daily Routine
Our schedule varies, but right now it’s something like this (I’ve adjusted the times for operational security (OPSEC) purposes):
0000 wake up
0045 have .50 machine gun mounted and ready to go
0145 leave Forward Operating Base (FOB)
0200 start patrols
0700 return to FOB come back to refuel and eat breakfast
1100 return to FOB come back to refuel
1300 return to FOB end of mission
1400 free time: eat, PX, internet, laundry
1600 go to bed
0000 wake up …
wendell.colin.judge@us.army.mil
You may get a duplicate email.
A Couple of Questions from Readers
Am I Scared?
Mostly, I’ve been bored and frustrated. I was scared a couple of nights ago when we were starting a new patrol and we found out two guys in our assigned company just got killed. I talked to some of the other guys like there was a good chance we might not come back.
I’m usually nervous when we go out on a mission for the first time; I guess that’s fear of the unknown, but it becomes routine very quickly. It’s not complacency, it’s more like, “OK, here’s the route,” or “OK, here’s the checkpoint,” and I accept my surroundings and my fate, which, I believe, is controlled by God. One thing I fear is losing an arm and not being able to play with my kids or being a burden to my family.
My Daily Routine
Our schedule varies, but right now it’s something like this (I’ve adjusted the times for operational security (OPSEC) purposes):
0000 wake up
0045 have .50 machine gun mounted and ready to go
0145 leave Forward Operating Base (FOB)
0200 start patrols
0700 return to FOB come back to refuel and eat breakfast
1100 return to FOB come back to refuel
1300 return to FOB end of mission
1400 free time: eat, PX, internet, laundry
1600 go to bed
0000 wake up …
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