1. IRAQ 2009-2010 Tour of Duty – Iraq 2009

2. Daily Life

3.  Ft. Bliss Tx  Army Warrior Tasks  Mental Preparation  Unit Validation

11. Deciding to Serve. Why?  Genuine Belief in what our country stands for - FREEDOM  Preserving what we have achieved.  Hope for future generations.  Opportunity to put training to use  Special Skills  Experience with my son

12. Challenges  Daily Life  Work Week  Amenities

13. Rewards Accomplishment

14. Rewards  Flag Football Tourney  MWR Events

15. Coming Home  Rejoining Family  Readjustment

16. QUESTIONS?

17. On the 11 th hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War”. In the aftermath of WW II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day.

18. It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble. It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the VETERAN, not the politician, Who has given us the right to vote. It is the VETERAN, who salutes the Flag..." ~ Author: Unknown ~

19. "Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. - Zell Miller