590TH
FIELD
SERVICE COMPANY
To the folks at Washington
Twp Police Dept,
June 30, 2004
Thanks again for your
kind words and thoughts. Just a little about our
unit - we are a field service company, which means
we set up the showers, laundry, and clothing repair
shops for different camps.
Right now, half of my
platoon members are at different remote locations. I
am their Platoon Leader, which means I'm basically in
charge of all 43 people under me, and I'm just turning
24! It's pretty crazy, but I enjoy it. I just
graduated college a year and a half ago, and came to
Iraq after being at my first duty station for only two
months. We're from Ft. Drum, New York, a lot different
than here. I don't miss the sub-zero weather though!
Life is actually pretty
normal around here. We work regular days: PT in the
morning, work 9-5, then have free time. There aren't
many people around here that I'm "allowed" to be
friends with, so I spend a lot of time on the
internet, which is how I found out about the
AnySoldier.US and other websites. I noticed that some
of my soldiers didn't seem to get much mail
from home, so I wanted to make sure everyone received
something and felt appreciated. I frequently give
certain soldiers their own boxes, but usually we
organize all the goodies and packages and leave them
free to everyone in tl1e company. The snacks are
always the first to go, of course! The big favorite
right now are those freezer pops in the plastic
packages - it doesn't matter if they melt on their way
over here, and they're great on hot days (it's getting
to be 110+ every day now!) But really, we don't need
anything in particular, everyone just enjoys getting
some mail from time to time!
I just got back from a
weeklong visit to one of my sites, and it was like
Christmas when I got back, because there were so many
boxes waiting to be handed out and opened! It was
great. I love to see them all excited like little kids
under the tree! Anyways, I have gone on and on for
long enough now. I just wanted to write you
back personally to thank you and tell you how much the
soldiers appreciate everyone's support from home. Take
care.
Sincerely,
1LT Melissa (Missy) Pratt
590TH FSC
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FOB SPEICHER
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APO, AE 09392
(Left to right) Me, SSG Fann, CPL Rose, SPC Valerio, SSG Brunell, & CPL
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