The video from the last post that I just got to upload

I'm here and guess what? IT'S HOT!!

Greetings from Kuwait all you lucky statesiders. I just finally got enough time to find the internet hotspot to let you know that I am alive and well. As you can (hopefully) see by the video, I am all fine and dandy. I still have all 10 fingers and would show you the toes too but its sandy and hot therefore my feet smell like....well like everything else cause this place stinks, literally.



I know that most of you are asking yourself how hot it really is. My friends and I have come up with a few examples.



1)Go home and put a load of towels in the dryer. As soon as they are done open the door and stick your face in.

2) Find a bus or large truck and stand 2 feet from the exhaust pipe.

3) Grab the nearest hair dryer, put it on high and put it 1 foot infront of your face.



If you think I am exagerating, rest assured that I am not. I got up at 2 AM last night to use the laterine (all port-a-potties by the way) and it was still 90 degrees out. The only thing that is saving us is that this is a dry heat. there is absolutly no humidity here. In face I dont think I have seen a cloud in the sky yet.



It is flat as flat can be. Sand everywhere. There is absolutly no plant life here. I told myself that this deployment was just going to be like going to the beach for a year but I'll tell you what, I can't find the ocean for the life of me.



There really isnt that much to tell for right now other than the weather which I hate to talk about but this weather warrents explaining. We don't know when we will be heading into counrty yet (or are we say, going north) so untill that happens I will just be hanging out here playing Spades with the guys in my shop. So far my partner and I are down 2 games to 4. We plan on keeping a running tally throughout the whole deployment.



I love you all and be safe.

Frank

I finally did it

Hello All,

I have some big news for everyone that reads this. Your soldier is now MARRIED! Thats right folks, I got hitched. If you don't know, her name is Katie Fry, well now it's Katie Warnock (have fun with that, Mom) and she is from Missouri and currently working as a staff accountant for a local IT firm in St. Joseph, Missouri (about 30 minutes north of Fort Leavenworth). We got married during a very private ceremony on Aug. 6. We are both enjoying the married life for a short while before I have to leave and serve my counrty in Iraq. Contrary to popular belief, and no matter what any of my family has said, I have not yet, as of right now, Aug 12, left. While I can't tell you the exact date and time for security reasons, I can tell you the time is very near. It shouldn't be more than a few days. My next update should be from the sands of Iraq. Don't worry, I have already been working on my base tan (mostly on the golf course).

Just wanted to update you all on the latest news in your soldier. See you in the sandbox

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warnock