A Piece Of SPC Tager's Mind

This NIPR is starting to tick me off. I can't go through two days of surfing without someone cutting the line. These people are keeping me from updating you on things that are currently going on.

On a better note, my wife Kristie reserved us a cabin out at Pigeon Forge for April 3 - 5. I am looking forward to that. My two weeks are already filled up. March 31 - April 2, I am spending all time at home. April 3 - 5 will be out at the cabin, just me and my wife. April 6 is my daughter Hailey's first birthday. I am really looking forward to that one the most. Then April 7 - Apr 13 will be spent getting tattoo's with my wife and spending time with both sides of the family. Also my wife and I are going to try for another baby. Yeah I know it is fast, but I love Hailey and now I want more.

Things are going decent here in Kuwait. The surge is starting to hit so we stay busy. We now roughly have 20,000 soldiers on Camp Arifjan. You have to remember now that this base is only about 15 - 20 miles around. So it is not very big. We are expecting another 15,000 by the end of the month. These are soldiers getting ready to go from Iraq as well as soldiers headed to Iraq. Like I said before, the 377th TSC is a logistical support unit. We make sure that soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanastan, and Sourthern Africa have the supply's they need to get their mission done.

Well, that is all I can think of to report on at this time. I hope to talk to everyone later.

SPC Dennis W. A. Tager

SONG OF THE DAY: Stupid Girl (Cold)

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Angel Season 4

BOOK OF THE WEEK: I am currently reading a book right now.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Ask not what you can do for your country but what your country can do for you"

A Very Late Blog

I am so sorry I have not been blogging. The NIPR network line was cut in Iraq, keeping all of the theatre from using NIPR. It was taken care of and now I can resume posting. The problem now is finding time to post. I have been so busy lately that I have no time to post. When I get the chance I will give you a complete update.

SPC Dennis Tager

SONG OF THE DAY: The Unforgiven II (Metallica)

Slow Day

Yes that is what today is, a slow day. I am currently on hour number 10 1/2, but come on. My 12 hour days usually don't feel this long. I am bored out of my mind. I have had plenty of people come by needing a weapon but still.

Also, the threat level is really high here in Kuwait now. MP's (military police) have arrested a few Kuwaiti military personnel. They are currently under investigation. I do not know the whole story, but I do know that they were planning an attack on a U.S. Camp. It's sad, because ever since 1991 (Desert Storm), they have wanted us here. All I know is now when we go off camp we have to have our body armor on and our kevalar within reach.

I can't wait, I currently have only 79 days (11 weeks) until I am home for R & R. I know I have only been in this country for a little over 3 months, but I still feel like it has been longer. By the time I do go on R & R, I will have had my boots on ground for 6 months. Now that is too long.

A buddy of mine once told me "Dennis, do not take life for granted, it can come and go in a blink of an eye". I know these words to be true, because before my friend could blink, he was gunned down by a sniper in Northern Iraqi. Please everyone, take care of yourself and remember to spend as much time with your family as long as you can.

SPC Dennis Tager

IN MEMORY OF SSG JAMES HEDDELBURG

18 FEB 80 - 06 JAN 05

Howdy

Well what a day. I feel good. I don't even know why. I just hope I can make this good feeling last past today. Finally got into blogeplosion. I have been surfing that thing all day. Our system over here at first would not allow me to pull up blogexplosion. Oh well, it works now.

Also, now that I have blogrolling running, you can check out a few links I have up. Mainley my softball one. Please click on over and see how the 377th TSC softball teams are doing.

SPC Dennis Tager

SONG OF THE DAY: An American Soldier (Toby Keith)

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Alamo

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "We help the helpless, If thats you, Leave a message" Cordiella Chase from Angel Season One.

Random Things

Ok, my lake of sleep has to be getting worse. Last night I was only able to get in 2 hours of sleep. I am running on empty right now. I don't know if it is because of this deployment or something else. I wish I knew what it was.

Well, I called work last night. It was cool to get to talk to a few of my co-workers. Of course they like to lie by telling me they can find noone that is able to work on the press I was on. I must admit, it makes me fell a little better. Upon my return I hope to get the move up to Roll Tender, I think I deserve it. I do believe I work relatively hard at my job.

My daughter's first birthday is coming up in 3 months. I am looking forward to it. I am really happy because I will be home for this. I have already missed so much. First Christmas, first word, crawling, standing up, talking, and more than likely I will miss first tooth and first step. It hurts knowing I have missed all these things.

Well, once again the threat level is up here in Kuwait. All travel is no permanently buisness oriented with everyone in the vehicle carring a weapon. It used to just be at least two, but now whoever goes must carry one. I still feel bad that my brothers-in-arms are over in Iraq and here I am complaining about Kuwait.

Well I must get going for I have some work to do before I get off. Love ya though.

SPC Dennis Tager

SONG OF THE DAY: Life (The Roger Family)

Sleepy Sleepy Sleepy

I don't get it. I have been having problems going to sleep at night. On average I get anywhere from 2-5 hours of sleep a night. Yet during the day I am very tired, and when I get off of work I can't seem to sleep. It is really starting to hurt me. I am always physically exausted. I hate feeling this way. Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

SPC Dennis Tager

SONG OF THE DAY: Changes (Black Sabbath)

Good News

I have some wonderfull news. My daughter is feeling alot better. They had her temperature down to 100, so they let her go. Of course they had an IV in her and gave her a few antibiotic shots to over come the urinary tract infection. Also her blood pressure was high to to iratability. I am just relieved. I was up in all for 49.5 hours worring about her. So last night I slept for 15 hours straight. Man I needed it. I hope everyone else is good.

SPC Dennis Tager

SONG OF THE DAY: Mosh (Eminem)

What was the scariest moment in your life?

A New Year Starting With Depression

Well, today marks the first day of 2005 and I am depressed as hell. Not only do I miss my family back home, but I just found something out about my 9 month old daughter. She was admitted to the hospital a few hours ago. She was running 105 degrees, has a bladder infection, and her blood pressure is high. I have to admit, when my mother told me all of this I started to cry. I hate this, I am 10,000 miles away. There is nothing her daddy can do for her. I am so stressed out I have already cussed out four nco's and gave a lashing to an officer. Not a way to start the new year. But can you blame me? Well I better get off before I sink deeper into depression.

SPC Dennis Tager