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August 2005 - Posts

The little things

Bear with me. I'm about to quote a lovely chick flick called "The Wedding Date." Believe me, I'm not "waxing philosophical" after seeing this movie, but something resonated with me. The male character in the movie says to the female character at one point, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:58 PM by ryanseals | 9 Comments

There and back again

"I mean you go from one day to the next just wondering if you are going to be around the next day, what will happen, what will you do, will you be up to the task ... "... will there be a mortar hit you on the fob ... will you get hit by an ied, vehicle Read More...
Posted Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:30 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

Remembering fallen comrades

From WTVF Channel 5 News, Nashville, TN Three Tennessee Guardsmen Die In Iraq The 278th guardsmen were part of a patrol investigation when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their vehicle. The soldiers were identified as Staff Sergeant Asbury Hawn, II, 35, Read More...
Posted Monday, August 15, 2005 6:29 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

I spy ... my soldier!

There's nothing quite like being able to see Ryan when I talk to him. It's reassuring, almost, as is hearing his voice over the phone. It makes me feel close to him, even though we're far away. One thing I've heard all through this deployment is that Read More...
Posted Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:45 PM by ryanseals | 0 Comments

Oh no, my 'chute is just a backpack!

Most of the time when I think about how I felt at the beginning of Ryan's deployment, what comes to mind is the two of us, standing on the edge of a huge cliff, staring out into nothing but blackness. Not being able to move back, but not being able to Read More...
Posted Sunday, August 14, 2005 2:13 AM by ryanseals | 5 Comments

We'd like to thank the little people ...

Today I got an amazing surprise -- Ryan was one of the soldiers featured on Knoxville radio station WIVK 's "Voices of the Front" segment. It was supposed to be an even bigger surprise -- Ryan was going to call me and pretend we were having a regular Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:00 PM by ryanseals | 8 Comments

Just another day

Hey everyone, it’s been almost a month since I’ve posted last because there really hasn’t been a whole lot going on here. It's very good news to say that our guys are almost bored sitting right in the middle of a war zone, and it's the Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 9:52 AM by ryanseals | 8 Comments