Letter From Stephen

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"Hey Crackie Dack. Mom told me you sent a package to me from your daughters school or girl scouts but don't be disapointed if I dont get it. Sorry I can't seem to remember her name. I remember Zach and Coleson though. Yeah and funny Eric not like our brother Mr. Serious. There are alot of Lewis out here. I haven't found a female lewis out here yet but I wouldn't be supprised.

I can't wait to come home. I probably will sleep alot. I always have to wake up to an alarm here and I hate it. I miss having my own time every day just to waste away. Poor people in America dont know how good they got it. Iraqi people live in huts made out of mud or trash.

There is a trash dump outside of Baghdad with roads plowed through the dump. Familys living in a brocken down school bus, in the back of a cement mixer, or a pile of trash neatly stacked. This dump is called Trash City. Iraqi Terp's (?) tell us how Iraq used to be beautiful but now it's just a piece of crap. They say that the war is over but they don't want the American soldiers to leave because when we do the bad guys will come back to take over again. There is no clean water in the canals here just murcky swamp water.

So far the weather has been nice. Only once it reached to be 105.

Today was about 95 and breezey. Tack on an extra 10 degrees when whereing all that heavey gear. It roughly ways about an extra 60 lbs.

When I get home I am going to reclass. Which is changing my job as a soldier. I have been talking to dad about it and he has some good ideas on which route to take. I am looking into either dog handler or chaplen assistant. No I don't want to be a preacher. I don't see myself in that position. He pretty much is a runner or a PSD. A PSD is a personal security guy. I can't remember what the D stands for.

PFC Stephen Lewis

soon to be specialist SPC Lewis.
Please make sure everybody has the correct address and give out the secondary.

Option A
PFC Stephen Lewis
HHT 2nd 104 CAV (RSTA)
Unit #6260
APO AE 09378

Option B
PFC Stephen Lewis
BTRY C 1/108FA
Camp Tavi, Unit #6260
APO AE 09378"



My favorite part is Stephen describing the worst part of his tour of duty as having to wake up to an alarm. Ah, the horrors of life on the front.......!!