Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Tell him to keep sending updates on life in Iraq and that if he should be unable to do that to have his sons relay messages to you. Jane Iraq-not political An old friend of mine--actually a guy I went with in 9th grade and then again briefly right after my senior year, and we've kept in touch on and off over the years having become good friends--was out of a job last spring. Everyone knows how hard it is to find decent employment at our age (51). He had been "Mr Mom" for about 15 years since his wife left him with three kids. Now they're grown-one boy in the Marines (stateside) one boy in the Army (just home from Iraq) and a daughter who decided to spend her senior year with her Mom (who although she didn't want custody has been in touch and paying child support, etc, through the years) because Dad isn't so good at prom gowns, etc. Or even wanting her out with boys, LOL, since he remembers what he was like. Anyway, he finally found a well-paid job with Brown and Root as a purchaser in Iraq...part of the re-building thing. And Brown and Root is a subsidiary of Halliburton. So he is now living in a tent in Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq. He's been there almost 2 weeks now. Since he's been there they have had rain, sandstorms with winds at a constant 45 knots (anyone know what that translates to in what I understand?--mph?) that when they quit the silence woke him up, and lots and lots of mortar fire. I know the big reason he took this job was because it is hard to find a job at our age, but I also know there are other male-type reasons. One of which is the typical middle-aged male (who didn't serve in whatever the war of his generation that took the lives of some of his friends was) guilt--that can't be assuaged by actually serving in the war because he's too old. The other is just the good old testosterone thing that tells them things like this will be an adventure. He seems pleased with his job in any case, sigh. Does anybody know of a way I can ask him to make sure his kids , or someone, notifies me if something happens to him, without being even more frightening than the mortar fire? (LOL--which I'm sure IS frightening, although he would never admit it) We had been out of touch for a few years, as is typical in our communication and have been e-mailing for about three years now. I haven't seen him since 1970, except in pics, but we've stayed close. Anyway, any thoughts on this would be helpful. Kathy Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 An old friend of mine--actually a guy I went with in 9th grade and then again briefly right after my senior year, and we've kept in touch on and off over the years having become good friends--was out of a job last spring. Everyone knows how hard it is to find decent employment at our age (51). He had been "Mr Mom" for about 15 years since his wife left him with three kids. Now they're grown-one boy in the Marines (stateside) one boy in the Army (just home from Iraq) and a daughter who decided to spend her senior year with her Mom (who although she didn't want custody has been in touch and paying child support, etc, through the years) because Dad isn't so good at prom gowns, etc. Or even wanting her out with boys, LOL, since he remembers what he was like. Anyway, he finally found a well-paid job with Brown and Root as a purchaser in Iraq...part of the re-building thing. And Brown and Root is a subsidiary of Halliburton. So he is now living in a tent in Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq. He's been there almost 2 weeks now. Since he's been there they have had rain, sandstorms with winds at a constant 45 knots (anyone know what that translates to in what I understand?--mph?) that when they quit the silence woke him up, and lots and lots of mortar fire. I know the big reason he took this job was because it is hard to find a job at our age, but I also know there are other male-type reasons. One of which is the typical middle-aged male (who didn't serve in whatever the war of his generation that took the lives of some of his friends was) guilt--that can't be assuaged by actually serving in the war because he's too old. The other is just the good old testosterone thing that tells them things like this will be an adventure. He seems pleased with his job in any case, sigh. Does anybody know of a way I can ask him to make sure his kids , or someone, notifies me if something happens to him, without being even more frightening than the mortar fire? (LOL--which I'm sure IS frightening, although he would never admit it) We had been out of touch for a few years, as is typical in our communication and have been e-mailing for about three years now. I haven't seen him since 1970, except in pics, but we've stayed close. Anyway, any thoughts on this would be helpful. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Sounds good, Christy, thanks. I think I'll use the second one. Kathy Iraq-not political An old friend of mine--actually a guy I went with in 9th grade and then again briefly right after my senior year, and we've kept in touch on and off over the years having become good friends--was out of a job last spring. Everyone knows how hard it is to find decent employment at our age (51). He had been "Mr Mom" for about 15 years since his wife left him with three kids. Now they're grown-one boy in the Marines (stateside) one boy in the Army (just home from Iraq) and a daughter who decided to spend her senior year with her Mom (who although she didn't want custody has been in touch and paying child support, etc, through the years) because Dad isn't so good at prom gowns, etc. Or even wanting her out with boys, LOL, since he remembers what he was like. Anyway, he finally found a well-paid job with Brown and Root as a purchaser in Iraq...part of the re-building thing. And Brown and Root is a subsidiary of Halliburton. So he is now living in a tent in Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq. He's been there almost 2 weeks now. Since he's been there they have had rain, sandstorms with winds at a constant 45 knots (anyone know what that translates to in what I understand?--mph?) that when they quit the silence woke him up, and lots and lots of mortar fire. I know the big reason he took this job was because it is hard to find a job at our age, but I also know there are other male-type reasons. One of which is the typical middle-aged male (who didn't serve in whatever the war of his generation that took the lives of some of his friends was) guilt--that can't be assuaged by actually serving in the war because he's too old. The other is just the good old testosterone thing that tells them things like this will be an adventure. He seems pleased with his job in any case, sigh. Does anybody know of a way I can ask him to make sure his kids , or someone, notifies me if something happens to him, without being even more frightening than the mortar fire? (LOL--which I'm sure IS frightening, although he would never admit it) We had been out of touch for a few years, as is typical in our communication and have been e-mailing for about three years now. I haven't seen him since 1970, except in pics, but we've stayed close. Anyway, any thoughts on this would be helpful. Kathy Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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