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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>brad,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>please don't take this personal. i am so
upset about this 'war' and the senseless loss of life on both sides. the USA
invaded the homeland of these 'knucklehead's. the u.s. seems to be having
a difficult time bringing order and stability to a country that had order &
stability, had green vegetation, had running water, had electric power and had
air conditioners.the lives of the iraqi people are worse now. no wonder
they hate americans.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>have u heard the news today?
v.p cheney's former company got the NO BID contract to clean up the oil
fields.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>judy</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=william.schlegel@us.army.mil
href="mailto:william.schlegel@us.army.mil">william.schlegel@us.army.mil</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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; <A title=Chat@charlesvillage.info
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title=Discussion@charlesvillage.info
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:02
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Discussion] It's almost the 4th
of July at the Palace - 6 months left</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>HOOAH! This is the word we use to indicate agreement with
most comments made to us in group by our commanders. It kind-of is like
a big OK!! Also like a group cheer. Anyway, I thought I would have found
time before now to write, but I have been working very hard keeping track of
the “knuckleheads” still running around this country. Knuckleheads go by
many names and have various political affiliations, but their common goal is
to disrupt our efforts to bring order and stability to Iraq. Our goal is
to find them and put them out of business, kill them if necessary! As
you know by now, we have lost many soldiers over the past month, the recent
kidnapped ones being one of the sadder stories. We must bring the perps
to justice or our ability to succeed with other ventures is seriously
diminished. On a positive note, the Baghdad Airport should open by the
end of July to international flights, so you can all come and visit.<BR><BR>On
July 4th, we plan to have lots of stuff going on. Arnold Schwartzenegger
is to visit and premier Terminator 3; there is a talent show (I may sing in a
future one, but not in this one); we will have our first “class-A” meal
(nothing pre-cooked); there is a 5K race – (I am not running); and rumor has
fireworks happening at night. More on this in my next
newsletter.<BR><BR>Once again, I will be moving, both for work and
sleeping. My work area moves to a smaller building (where our PX – Post
Exchange was until a few weeks ago) which is close to where I am now
sleeping. At the same time, we are moving our sleeping quarters to
pre-fab buildings of some sort, complete with AC and showers. I imagine
we will also get new outhouses. Of course this new sleeping area will be
closer to where I am working now and probably a mile from our new work
location. They call this progress. In the meantime, we have an
uninstalled 36,000 BTU AC unit sitting on the ground outside the window – it
only needs a generator with the proper 3-phase power supply. Supposedly
one exists, but who knows where. Isn’t the Army fun?? We do at
least have three fans now! <BR><BR>Daytime temperatures are approaching
113 degrees now and nights are in the low 80’s. I now have two bug nets,
and plenty of bug repellant, though the insects have taken a siesta for the
time being. The Crystal Light is really good, especially with the
ice-cold water now have – courtesy of the chest freezer the unit bought.
Someone actually put a whole watermelon in the bottom to keep it cold – but I
believe it has frozen. The water does not freeze, unless left in for
several days, because of the 40 or so bottles in the freezer. It sits
right outside the “warrant ward”, so it is very convenient. <BR><BR>One of my
pet peeves is the lack of attention to the green vegetation. It makes me
very sad that all the trees and flowers will probably die due to lack of
water. When we arrived all was green, but now most of the palm trees
(some loaded with dates) are turning brown, along with the locust trees.
The designers of the grounds provided lots of irrigation ditches and berms,
along with a water system - using lake water. Unfortunately, very little
of that is working and probably will not be repaired in time to save the
vegetation -= a real loss for the place and the future users.<BR><BR>My latest
spiritual adventure has taken me to attend classes on the origin and meaning
of the Catholic mass – which in turn helps me better understand the Lutheran
mass. The priest is originally from the Philippines and is sometimes
hard to understand. We have met for the past three Thursdays from
7:30-9:00pm – right before I go to work. We have covered the aspects of
God’s covenant with the Abraham in Genesis, the various types of sacrifice and
offering as described in Genesis – Leviticus, and the role that sacrifice
plays in the celebration of the mass and of course how this all ties in to
Christ’s death on the cross. Last week we ended with the start of the
discussion of how the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of
Christ during the celebration of the mass and how genuflection is only proper
when the consecrated host is present in the sanctuary (when the sanctuary lamp
is lit). There is a lot more I could write about, but my fingers are
getting tired at<BR><BR><BR> this point.<BR><BR>I have been receiving
mail quite regularly and truly appreciate all the letters and packages.
If I do not have your e-mail address, please send it to me at:<BR><A
href="mailto:william.schlegel@us.army.mil">william.schlegel@us.army.mil</A>.
I actually received a package today (June 30) that had been mailed on June 21
– a record for speed.<BR><BR>We are being told we might leave by
12/23/03, but I never believe anything until it actually happens. As
always, I will let you know the details as soon as I do.<BR><BR><BR>A friend
of mine has designed a website where you can find pictures and other items of
interest regarding my tour over here. The address is:<BR><A
href="http://home.earthlink.net/~wbsphotos/">http://home.earthlink.net/~wbsphotos/</A>
I also recommend my HQ website at <A
href="http://www.vcorps.army.mil/www/default.htm">http://www.vcorps.army.mil/www/default.htm</A>.<BR><BR>Well,
that is all for now. I still hope I'm home by early January.
I want to go skiing in Cortina at the end of February and golf at Myrtle Beach
in mid-March (providing I'm home from Italy in time). Also please
forward this to other people who might enjoy reading it.<BR><BR>>From the
Palace,<BR><BR>Brad<BR><BR>CW4 Schlegel, William<BR>V CORPS, 205th MI Bde, A
Co/325th MI BN<BR>APO, AE 09302-1382 <BR><BR>PS: My only needs at this
point is more Crystal Light - lemonade flavor, and red grapefruit are the only
ones I've tried - but I'm sure other flavors are good too - it comes in little
plastic containers which each make 2 quarts. also macadamia nuts or
cashews and beef jerkey - Oberto or Pacific
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