Iraq: Colby's Diary

By Navy Seabee Colby Ryan McCarville Stuck, somewhere in Iraq ~ Hey, Grandpa: Well, I'm actually here and it has so far been a pretty different but exciting adventure. I can't talk about what I'm working on, who I'm working for, or where I'm at, but above that I will try to explain as much of my experience as I possibly can.

The weather, for being the desert, has been alright. Some days are hotter than others and some days there's a little bit of a chilly breeze that I wouldn't mind dealing with the entire
deployment. The work, on the other hand, I could definitely handle less of for sure, because its long and hard and we sure don't get cut any slack...7 days a week I guess is what we have to do to stay on top of things and to stay on schedule.

I hope everything and everyone is doing well back home. "WOW" that word home; when you're actually there the only meaning it really has is simple, but what it means here is more. "Paradise" doesn't even attempt to come close to it at all; it is so much better than that. It is in everyone's conversations, stories, dreams and all others things that are mentioned. It almost seems an eternity away from reality some times, the time passes so slow that I wonder if I'll ever get back again, but I am constantly reminding myself that it will come soon enough and it'll be here before I know it.

All the people here are really incredible the way one minute we are complete strangers and then the next we have pulled together and formed an amazing team ready and very willing to live up to our outstanding "CAN DO" attitude! All tasks that come our way we attack and complete to our best ability to make everyone happy and make it easier for all the people we are
in support of.

Please let everyone know that I'm doing well.

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