Taste of Home

Over the last twenty-four hours or so Stryker Brigade territory in Northern Iraq has experienced something that he's very familiar with. Freezing rain and drizzle mixed with snow. News reports say that there are two to three inches of heavy wet white stuff on the ground and more arriving off and on. I've read that locals and soldiers alike are taking advantage of this wintery weather to begin pitched battles. Snowball fights...

The cold rain and drizzle are making life difficult for our soldiers though. Soldiers are like postmen. Neither rain nor sleet... you know the drill. Soldiers are coming back from patrols and perimeter duty soaked to the bone and shivering from the cold. They aren't much more comfortable even if they don't have to go out due to lack of heated quarters, outdoor toilets and room temperature showers.

Please send Stryker Brigade some warm thoughts - who knows it might help.