Letter 23 from Billy

7/30/06

Hello everyone, hope you are doing well. I'm doing good, enjoying the sunny weather out here. Temps are in the 120's in the day and 90's at night, but at least we got our power back on, we went a week without AC. Many of you may have heard that some units got extended for 4 months. As of right now that doesn't affect our team. We did not come over here on unit orders, most of us came on individual orders. We are currently in the process of planning our relief-in-place with the team that is coming to replace us. We were preparing what to expect on a daily basis with working with the Iraqi National Police and monthly calendars and all that fun stuff, but with the uncertainty and chaotic nature of Iraq, we may end up knowing just as much as the new guys coming in. There are rumors that we may turn into an Iraqi Army unit or might switch our area of operations or even completely disband. No one knows around here, which is par for the course. Anyway, I'm into double-digits now and counting down, so for me its just 97 and a wake-up, but who's counting? I can already smell the ocean air and I'm making a list of all the food that I've missed and plan on eating. Hope everyone is planning on coming out to Hawaii and visiting us, let me know if you are interested and I'll help you get the best prices. Some of you already promised to come out so you better come see us.
Take care and write back,
Billy