Coming home on St. Patty's Day

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This will be my last post for a few weeks. And it's going to be short and sweet. I'm heading home tomorrow for some rest and relaxation with my honey and fuzzy kids. I should be back in Iraq in early April.


It's been a busy few days. Yesterday we had a St. Patrick's Day parade around GRD compound. GRD is being supported by the 416th Engineer Command right now and many of the Soldiers are from the Chicago area. We were "adopted" by Chicago's South Side Irish Parade committee and a group called ComPadres. They sent us tons of fun St. Patty's Day paraphernalia. PAO did a float for the parade.


We also got some great media coverage. A Reuters photographer covered the morning 5K and 10K walk/run races and a visit to the hospital to give wounded warriors some of the donated items. We also had a reporter from AFP (a French version of the Associated Press) cover the parade. The link below will take you to the resulting article.


Enjoy the photos and I'll be writing again in April

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gBEeUtfvAJo4lBzJtLF7Ks10APig
























































Comments

  1. DeDeMarch 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Nicole! I miss you already! I can't thank you enough for an absolutely wonderful farewell party... and your gift was beyond thoughtful.
    I don't want to not have you around all the time! So we need to work the Africom plan - because together, girlfriend, we could take over the world!
    Thanks for all you've done to keep me sane, straight and successful. But most of all, thanks for being an amazing friend - and even more of a rockstar than I knew you were when I asked you to come to Baghdad.
    Be safe my friend. Love you dearly!

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