Until Then

As we approach Thanksgiving Day, please remember all of the troops who continue to serve overseas, and pray that they will be able to come home soon.

With love and prayers for all of my brothers and sisters in arms,

Jason




Until Then
A Video tribute to the troops by Todd Clegg from GCD Distributing

http://www.soldierworks.com/untilthen.htm



The music in the background is "Homeward Bound" sung by the choirs of BYU:

Homeward Bound

In the quiet misty morning when the moon has gone to bed,
When the sparrows stop their singing and the sky is clear and red.
When the summer’s ceased its gleaming,
When the corn is past its prime,
When adventure’s lost its meaning,
I’ll be homeward bound in time.

Bind me not to the pasture, chain me not to the plow.
Set me free to find my calling and I’ll return to you somehow.

If you find it’s me you're missing, if you’re hoping I’ll return.
To your thoughts I’ll soon be list’ning, and in the road I’ll stop and turn.
Then the wind will set me racing as my journey nears its end.
And the path I’ll be retracing when I’m homeward bound again.

Bind me not to the pasture, chain me not to the plow.
Set me free to find my calling and I’ll return to you somehow.

In the quiet misty morning when the moon has gone to bed,
When the sparrows stop their singing,
I’ll be homeward bound again.

-Music and Lyrics by Marta Keen

Veterans Day 2005

On this Veterans Day, I'm thankful for all of the men and women who have ever served in uniform. I'm honored to be in your ranks and privileged to serve by your side.

May the people of this great country never forget your sacrifice!

All my love,

Jason

Hey Everybody! It's me!

I finally got a moment to update my blog and wanted to say hi to y'all! Thanks so much to my friend, Chris, for keeping this updated while I'm on active duty. He's better at this than I am :-)

Things are dragging on here in New Orleans and the security details go by really slowly. We're doing 8-hour rotating shifts now, definitely an improvement over those long 12-hour overnight shifts.

When I went to PLDC (NCO school) last summer, I never thought I'd get the chance to use that training so soon. Being a sergeant is a lot more responsibility than I realized, but I like the opportunity to be a leader.

I want to thank everyone who has sent cards, letters, food - wow, especially food, lol - during our time here. It's been really hard seeing so much devastation in our home state, but your kindness and thoughtfulness made it a lot easier to bear. How can I ever thank you all? I wish that words were enough, but they aren't. Just know that you brought a lot of joy to this soldier and his unit during a difficult deployment. We'll never forget your kindness!

Well, gotta get everything ready for the next shift. Y'all are in my thoughts and I hope to see you soon.


Love,

Jason


PS: I love you, Mom!