Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still doing awesome. Since we've been a little slow on missions lately I've been developing lots of random stuff in my spare time. Soon enough I'm gonna have a new website to try and put up along with some new applications I've developed.
I've also purchased justindmyers.com and I'll be switching over to that as soon as everything is ready. Basically I spend all of my time here either working out, eating, reading, or working on things on my computer. Honestly it sounds just like back home except I'm sort of stuck in Iraq.
Strangely enough, it's really not that bad here, but I'd still rather be home. Only about 9-10 months to go!
Anyways, until next time, take it easy.
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm doing alright. I had my first field expedition and it was interesting to say the least. Maybe I'll give some details another time ;)
Edit:
I finally see what you mean about the text being cut out from my post a few weeks ago. I think it was just a copy and paste mistake i made without realizing it. I would fix it, but I have no idea where my original copy of that post is. To answer your questions though, nothing was redacted from it, I'm just stupid and can't post correctly.
Ok folks, so I have a new address now.
Myers, Justin, SPC
HHT 1-71 TPT
COB Speicher
APO AE 09393
Don't worry if you already sent me mail though because it'll still reach me, it'll just take a bit longer.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has sent me things so far. I appreciate each and every thing that anyone sends and I really mean it when I say thank you. It's the little things here and there that keep me in good spirits when I'm halfway across the world and only get maybe twice a week to hopefully talk to somebody.
I've also had more people wondering what kind of stuff that I want or like besides my amazon wish list(which i don't have much time to update anyways). Things for the field are always nice to have such as packaged tuna, granola bars, or any food that stays fresh.
Otherwise I go through a ton of green tea here and read a ton of books. I'm actually studying Arabic, Islam, Personal Training, and studying for the GMAT, so any books on those subjects are cool too.
Also, if you want to just send me a letter or something that would be awesome. I'd love to hear from anyone back home and I'll definitely write back.
I'm going on my first mission pretty soon and I'm excited/scared about it. I'll let you all know when I return and that I'm safe and unharmed. As always, take it easy.
-Justin
I'm sure all of you have heard about the recent bombings in Baghdad this past week and the dozens of deaths they resulted in. I wanted to discuss what happened and give my opinion on what the ramifications of the bombing might be.
The gist of the story if that 2 female suicide bombers attacked 2 separate animal markets in Baghdad on the morning of February 1. What's to note is that both women were reported to have Down syndrome and were said to be remotely detonated. Despite the fa
ce, along with the recent bombings, show the terrorists losing their foothold. When the war starct that this type of attack is a lowly and despicable course of action by the enemy, it actually sheds some light on the current situation surrounding terrorism in Iraq.
As everyone has heard lately, the situation in Baghdad has been improving vastly over the past few months. Violence has decreased dramatically since the troop surge started. The reduction in violen
ted the majority of suicide bombers were teenagers to adult males. These young adults were mostly idealists, believing their actions were just in the fight for Islam.
Recent violence in Iraq has less to do with these willing young men and more to do with young children or women. This shift in the types of people used in attacks shows less willingness by the population to encourage terrorism in their own towns. This is a drastic shift from where we were a few years ago. The people of Iraq are finally realizing that most of the terrorists are not even from their own country and that by allowing the violence to continue they are only hurting themselves.
Let me know what you guys think about anything you hear about. I'm getting a much different perspective now that I'm here and I'd like to hear some other opinions.
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