Updates from 1st Sgt Wells & The 3/4
May/30/2008 19:52 Filed in: Iraq
Updates
Date:
May
30, 2008 2:34:26 PM CDT
Subject: Updates from 1st Sgt Wells & The 3/4
Greetings to all the friends and family of Weapons Company 3/4. I would like to take a moment to update you on what your Marines have been doing in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This year, the way in Iraq has proven to be a very different challenge than what we have historically seen. Now, the fight here has shifted from a high intensity fight to a low intensity campaign. now are Marines are fully engaged in assisting the locals in establishing safe neighborhoods and restoring infrastructure and building a strong government. By helping our Iraqi neighbors to build strong stable communities, the Marines of Weapons Company are ensuring that the insurgency will not regain a foothold once we leave.
One of the missions that Weapons Company routinely carries out is finding and destroying IED's and weapons caches. It takes a lot of manpower, time and money to get a lot of the sophisticated explosives into Iraq that some of the insurgents are using now. Anytime we find a destroy a cache, it makes it harder on the insurgency to carry out their fight against Coalition Forces. I get a great satisfaction in seeing the big, beautiful plume of smoke as it climbs skyward after a big weapons cache is demolished. Of course, the Marine side of me just likes seeing things go "BOOM". This week, Weapons Company was actively engaged in assisting EOD in detonating several large weapons caches. Weapons company has a symbiotic relationship with EOD. We provide security for them while they blow up the caches that we find. Our travels with EOD take us to new and exciting places. Each of these EOD Marines have been in the Marine Corps for less than 8 years but they have the lives of 15 young men in their care. A mistake on their part could cost lives.
Your Marines have truly represented their country well. Please take a moment to drop these marines a post card or just a few kind words from home. It makes their day to see that someone back home is thinking about them. I post your letters and cards in a place where all the Marines can see them. I can't count the amount of times that I have caught a young Marine just staring at the letters. For some of these young patriots, you are their only link to home. Some of them have very little family if any at all. Some of these Marines have received no packages in the nearly 3 months that we have been in Iraq. Thanks to you and the wonderful packages that have begun to arrive here, these Marines are seeing how much you all back home really appreciate their service.
Thank you and God Bless You
R/s 1st Sgt Wells
"Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share" - Ned Dolan
Subject: Updates from 1st Sgt Wells & The 3/4
Greetings to all the friends and family of Weapons Company 3/4. I would like to take a moment to update you on what your Marines have been doing in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This year, the way in Iraq has proven to be a very different challenge than what we have historically seen. Now, the fight here has shifted from a high intensity fight to a low intensity campaign. now are Marines are fully engaged in assisting the locals in establishing safe neighborhoods and restoring infrastructure and building a strong government. By helping our Iraqi neighbors to build strong stable communities, the Marines of Weapons Company are ensuring that the insurgency will not regain a foothold once we leave.
One of the missions that Weapons Company routinely carries out is finding and destroying IED's and weapons caches. It takes a lot of manpower, time and money to get a lot of the sophisticated explosives into Iraq that some of the insurgents are using now. Anytime we find a destroy a cache, it makes it harder on the insurgency to carry out their fight against Coalition Forces. I get a great satisfaction in seeing the big, beautiful plume of smoke as it climbs skyward after a big weapons cache is demolished. Of course, the Marine side of me just likes seeing things go "BOOM". This week, Weapons Company was actively engaged in assisting EOD in detonating several large weapons caches. Weapons company has a symbiotic relationship with EOD. We provide security for them while they blow up the caches that we find. Our travels with EOD take us to new and exciting places. Each of these EOD Marines have been in the Marine Corps for less than 8 years but they have the lives of 15 young men in their care. A mistake on their part could cost lives.
Your Marines have truly represented their country well. Please take a moment to drop these marines a post card or just a few kind words from home. It makes their day to see that someone back home is thinking about them. I post your letters and cards in a place where all the Marines can see them. I can't count the amount of times that I have caught a young Marine just staring at the letters. For some of these young patriots, you are their only link to home. Some of them have very little family if any at all. Some of these Marines have received no packages in the nearly 3 months that we have been in Iraq. Thanks to you and the wonderful packages that have begun to arrive here, these Marines are seeing how much you all back home really appreciate their service.
Thank you and God Bless You
R/s 1st Sgt Wells
"Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share" - Ned Dolan
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