Almost home....

Wow, this is what i have been waiting for.. I am almost home for my leave. that is the good news and the bad news is that i still have 5 more months left in afghanistan when i return at the end of this month. I will be spending my two weeks with my family. I am so happy to be half ways home. With Guru Ji's kirpa i made it this far and i will continue to do my best when i return to Afghanistan. Thanks to my family and my friends and everyone else that supported me and are continuing to support me. THANKS!!! LOVE YA!!!

My Journey in Afghanistan

So far I've been in Kabul Afghanistan for 4 months and it seems like the year will never end. The days go by so slow. Its hot here. I miss all my friends and my family. I pray to Guru Ji each and everyday to take me home safely. I have another 8 months left of this tour. There has been crazy days and nights here. We'd had nights and days where we had to stay up for hours on end. Kabul is pretty much safer than any other part of Afghanistan but still there is no safe place in a war-zone. We've had rocket attacks hit close to our compound. We've had IED's, gunshots fired in middle of the night, riots that got really ugly, etc. We get protestors all the time and its no big deal for us cuz we've got used to it. I am glad to be here still and I look forward to going home, whenever that may be. I'm going to get some sleep before we have to get up again for Riot Control Training.

I've reached my final destination....

Hello everyone! I made my trip around the world and made it to Kabul, Afghanistan. I've been here for a while now and it's alright here. It is a very poor country. The people here are nice. There's not much that we can say but my year will go by fast. It's been tough because I am away from family and friends. My mission will stay top-secret until I get back to the states. I've seen the best of this country and I've yet to see the worst. It's coming but don't know when. I do write in my personal journal so when I get back I will share some of that with you guys. I'll try to stay safe.

Things may get better

Training is still the same. Things are getting better. Leadership style is changing for the better I would hope. I miss home very much. Its tough being away from the ones you love dearly. My family is gone to India so I can't even talk to them anymore. I have made friends here that I will never forget. I have also met soldiers that I don't want to see ever again. The friends that I have made will motivate me to get through training. May Waheguru always look upon me and help me through the years to come.

the last thing i needed was to get hurt

Well, check this out! I was out in the field for what seemed to be forever. We were training with Op4 ( bad guys). We were playin ARMY! Well, we were out in the field for 3 days and Friday night, things got a litttle crazy. So here I am with all my gear which actually weighs as much as I weigh. Its about 11 at night and I'm running with my M4 and M9. Long story short, I tripped on a rock and my face ate it. My right leg is in pain but its nothing that I can't handle. With Guru Ji's blessing I will heal and will be training with my fellow soldiers in no time.

Training hasn't been that bad

I've been at Fort Lewis, WA for the past month and half and it really sucks. Training is so bad. Just the whether here is depressing. IT rains all day and everyday. Getting ready for deployment by training hard 24/7. Some days I wake up and ask myself, "Why am I here and if this is what I really want to do." Well, the answers to those questions come to me as the training goes on. I am here because this is what I chose. Even though I didn't realize what I was getting myself into at that time but my years in the Army hasn't been that bad. I've only learned from these experiences. I am doing fine here, just missing home and all of my friends. I miss you guys and am thinking about you all.

Time is flying by.......

Wow, time is flying by. I have a few days left at home before I leave and it sucks. Sometimes I just want to cry but what will crying accomplish. NOthing right? SO I am trying to stay strong for my family and for myself. The more I think about not being at home for a year and a half, the more nervous I get about this whole deployment thing. But I think I made a foundation on which I built my future accomplishments. I do understand there are a multitude of challenges that lie ahead of me but it will all be accomplished. I will have to go through more strenuous training and physical conditioning. I am already a professional soldier but it starts all over again at training. I will have to show that I am a professional soldier. I have the challenge to learn, excel, and rise above the average. I am not an individual out in the war field. I will have to be a member of a team. It will all be team work. The Army values will always stay with me. And no one is a more professional soldier than I. Well, Monday is the day I leave home. Farewell will be on dec.7 in Oxnard, CA at 4:00 p.m.