Softball

Well softball season is about to start up here at Camp Arifjan. I went to practice yeasterday and we found out that we will be splitting up into two teams. One team is going to have the twelve best players from our roster so we can try and win a tournament on the seventh of November. The other team will be the twelve that I guess you can say aren't that good. This team will primaraly be for fun. I kindof want to be on the fun team because it isn't as competative. You are out there to have fun. If you win a few, awsome. If not, no big deal. So far they have me playing Left Center and First Base. I have never played infield before until last night. I must say it was a new experience. I thought I did farely well, and hope to play that position on either team I am asssigned to. Well until next time this is Billy Static signing off.

Bored out of my mind

Man, I never knew it could get this boring around here. I sit here everyday just waiting for someone to come in a need a weapon. I mean sure they come in sometimes 5 - 10 people, but I have them done in 5 - 10 minutes. Then I sit here doing nothing, or surfing the web for two hours. I don't mean to complain about doing nothing, but jeez. Every once in awhile I like a little excitment.

Yeasterday was cool though. I helped the NTV department bring in new vehicles. I was able to drive a 2005 5.7 litre hemi powered Dodge Durango, a 2005 Mitsubishi Pajero (really nice suv), and a 25 passenger bus. Now that was not the most fun thing to drive. While we were waiting outside the gate for the vehicles to show, we were entertained. These hagies over here do not know how to drive. We saw one pull out in front of a big truck, came 6 inches from getting hit. Then we saw one whip a Pajero in front of two more hagies almost hitting them. Oh, hagies are Foriegn Country Nationals.

Even though we are working in Kuwait. No civilians that work on this post are Kuwaitians. They are all different races hince the words Foreign Country Nationals, or Third Country Nationals. Which ever you choose to call them. Well I must be going for now, so until then this is Billy Static signing off.

Good News

I recieved some very good news yeasterday. I will be home for my two weeks R & R March 28 - April 12, 2005. I am so excited since it means I will be there for my daughters first birthday. I am already missing her first christmas, tooth, word, and step. I do not want to miss her first birthday. Other than that news, there isn't much to tell. So until then this is Billy Static signing off.

P.S. I was never into any shows on the WB. Then I get here and pick up Angel Season One. Now I am addicted and can't get enough of the show.

My Wife and Daughter

I must tell you the story of my wife and daughter. I will start out by telling you how I met my wife. On December 5, 2001, I was walking to a friends house to chat with him. As I was walking up to his yard a very beautiful girl stopped me to ask me who and what I wanted. Come to find out this is his step-sister. So I tell her who I am and what I want. Well he isn't home. I don't feel like going home just yet so I ask her to take a walk with me. So she says yes and I can't believe it. Well from then on that was it. I knew she was the one. I ask her to marry me about two and a half months later. Problem is I have no ring to give her, plus I leave for Army basic training in a month. Luckly though she still accepted.

Let me tell you, staying away from her the three and half months I was gone from basic training and advanced indivitual training wasn't very fun. Look at me talking about three and a half months, when I will not see her or my daughter for another nine months. Anyway, back to my story. I come back from basic in June. We want to go ahead and get married, but I want her to have a ring first. Plus, I was wanting it to be a real wedding. Well September 27, 2002 rolled around and we couldn't wait anymore. So we went ahead and got married. In February of 2003 we get our own place. Real small, I mean real small. The kitchen, living room, and bedroom where all in one room. The only things that had there own room was the closet and the bathroom. Which wasn't heaven may I tell you. There was no tub, just a walk in shower. Well my wife comes up pregnant in June halting my college for a while. So in September we move in with my mother again. I felt I needed to provide for my family first, so I decided to drop out of college and get a full time job. In January of 2004 we moved into a decent two bedroom, real bathroom and kitchen apartment.

Come the best day of my life. April 6, 2004, the lord brings forth my daughter. I am thankful for the privalege of being her father. Four days later I leave for my two week annual training. From there I recieve the news that my unit is on alert. We find out we leave in August. This only gives me four months to spend time with my wife and daughter. Well I think you can figure the rest out. I am now halfway around the world. Miles upon miles away from my family. I sit here writting you good people, my fellow americans. Every stroke of the keys is a blessing god gives me to keep living the life I live. I will never give up the fight for the freedom we all sahre everyday of our lives. I hope and pray I will return home safe to my family, and I hope you too will pray for my safe return. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

With love from Americans standing tall and proud,
SPC Dennis W. A. Tager
United States Army

(aka Billy Static)

Some News To Share

I talked to my wife today and she mailed me pictures of my daughter yeasterday. I wish I had a scanner here. If I did I would show my daughter off. She is 6 months old, and I am very proud of her. She is so beautiful. One reason I fight this war is for my daughter. I want her to grow up knowing what it is like to be free like I did. I want her to also have the one thing I wasn't able to have. A LOVING FATHER. Well until next time this is Billy Static signing off.

Boring Again

Well, today is almost as boring as yeasterday. I am sitting in the arms room again. Just waiting for someone to come and draw a weapon. As soon as my counterpart gets here, I have to get a new ID made. From there I have a stupid do's and dont's meeting to go to at three pm. Oh, and by the way. when you look at the time posted. that's central time (West Tennessee). Actually though, over here we are eight hours ahead. So add eight and that is the time I wrote this post. Well I must go for now. So until next time this is Billy Static signing off.

Update

Well today was quit a bore. We went ahead and came back to Camp Arifjan early. I then was able to sit in the arms room for like three hours doing nothing as usual. What a waste of my time. Oh well, tommorrow is a new day. I will figure out what I am going to do then. I will be so glad when we move into the two man rooms though. The people that I live with were untrust worthy. Oh yeah we live in eight man tents for now. So, I went ahead and moved into another tent with some people I can actually get along with. Well I will write to ya and let you know what is going on tommorrow. Until then this is Billy Static signing off.