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Login/Join to ParticipateHOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Mods, feel free to take this down if you like, but I just got this E-mail from Ray and asked him if I might share it with the Board:
Written by: RaymundPhule
>> Well I am so very sorry for the delay in my writing, but things have been
>> busy.
>>
>> From the last time I said good-bye to just about everyone except my parents
>> it took me almost a week to get to Iraq! No biggie, just glad I kept the car
>> for Mom to pick upThank you so much Mom for doing that.
>>
>> All is well. If you had to serve 7 months or so in Iraq this is the place to
>> do it. Needless to say your tax dollars are not going to waste out here. I
>> am actually quite happy.
>>
>> Yesterday a little before 7 am we got our (my units) first Iraqi wake up
>> call. About 7 122mm rockets were fired into base along with an attack on our
>> front gate. The rockets are suspected of being fired out of a town 20 miles
>> away. They didn't hit near me but something that big... you hear and feel a few
>> miles away! I was at work at the time and just stuck my head out the door long
>> enough to watch a few hit the ground pretty far away and I shrugged and went
>> back to what I was doing.
>>
>> Anyhow...
>>
>> This is my site, something that I will constantly update... well as often as
>> I can... feel free to poke around
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Thanks for the update, Mike!
Cheers!
Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
What's he doing there Mike?
"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
well, seeing as how raymund is a marine or some such thing, I imagine he is dodging suicide bombers for a living.
somehow I suspect raymund is having the time of his life doing that too.
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
ZORT!
3,045 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
would he mind if you posted all the updates? it could be very interesting seeing his perspective as a US soldier.
"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Well, regardless of your (in the generall collective that is HOP), or anyones opinion on our fellow spinner, he is still someone who needs our support(?) right now.
I cerainly dont want him getting all dead up, regardless of previous stuff.
Im thinking of you Raymond.
Stay safe.
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
word up jonnny
may god protect you mr phule
cole. x
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i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
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Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
oh lordy, Iraq.
I will send love to Ray every day..cause I know it cant be a place for a soul to be happy.
All our support Ray.. be safe my friend
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,009 posts
Location: Bristol, UK
I'm not being dismissive, but Ray's an armoury guy. He's unlikely to be out on the streets patrolling.
He was always keen on having the chance to get out somewhere and fight for what he believed in. Hopefully he'll learn some important life lessons. Good luck to him.
940 posts
Seconding the request to please keep posting his updates, if possible. I'm very curious to see how it goes. And sending best wishes his way!
E pluribus unum, baby.
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
I'll keep posting 'em.
-L
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
In fact...
Written by: Raymund Phule
Hey Mike,
Since you asked if I would mind if you posted my e-mail on HoP I decided to take a peek into what was said. I havn't been on those boards for quite some time and I am supprised to see some of the same old faces.
To answer a few of the posts, no I am most definatly not dodging scuicide bombers, luckily for me I am not in a hot spot. Though I must correct Dom, it is not because of my job that I am not put out on the streets patroling, but because of my unit and location, both I am not going to discuss openly. No offence to anyone but they just don't need to know.
I am however quite happy and have actually learned a thing or two about this part of the world. Iraq is not my enimy, nor has it ever been. The people of Iraq, at least the ones I have met and spoken to, are both kind and of some of the highest caliber of people I have ever met. I do not know any well, and am speeking on face value alone, but none seem to have the arrogance us "Westerners" seem to think we don't have. They are not evil nor even a little bit bad.
Well, my time is almost up (we have a limited time on the internet and I have used it to write to the populous of HoP), so I must bid a fond farewell and a very big thank you for the king thoughts, especially from Valura, our last words were not of friendship and I thank her and apologise to her for all that was said.
Know that I am happy and proud to serve my country, I hope that we can rebuild Iraq to a higher level than when we first came here a decade or so ago.
Farewell,
S.B.
Cpl. USMC
My response was:
"Hey, S.
Regardless, do watch out for those suicide bombers. We want you back in one piece and moving under your own power, rather than draped under a flag, OK?"
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Well I'm glad that somebody over there thinks what they're doing is worth while. Because the emails I've been getting from family members and ex-students over there have been quite depressing.
I assume, like all things, everyone has a different experience of what's going on in Iraq and it's nice to hear differing perspectives.
Stay safe. And the purple heart is overrated.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
ray ray, come back in one piece one day!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom
stay safe, pls,
i have a best mate, and a sister going over there next month, and i dont want either to go, best mate for a 2nd turn, and sister for a 1st
pls be safe,
and think of one of my life motos, the only heros i ever saw are dead ones!
Step (el-nombrie)
Intrepid Penguin
5,635 posts
Location: Australia
Stay safe Ray oxxo
Currently on the right side up of the world.
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
I have to say that I agree with NYC, and with my friends hubby prepping to head up 150 infantry marines to go over to join the fight in Jan. it is not getting much better.
Ray, no matter what you do job wise, be careful, be safe and come home soon.
Love, hugs and happy thoughts,
Pele
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
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playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom
Wow didn't realise Ray was doing that when he left. I certainly wouldn't/couldn't do it, I don't have it in me so props Ray.
So will HoP one day let Ray back in? I hope so, even tho I didn't agree with lots of what he said he had strong well formed opinions most would be honoured to have formed!
Let's relight this forum 
Stream Entrant
2,829 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Hi Ray
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Written by:
a very big thank you for the king thoughts, especially from Valura, our last words were not of friendship and I thank her and apologise to her for all that was said.
thats all good ray... to be honest I cant remember what the whole thing was about.
TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Stay safe Ray.
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I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
1,032 posts
Location: Stillwater,OK/Wichita Falls,TX
Be safe Ray
My bro's unit is preparring to ship out soon to go to Iraq. My 2nd bros gf is fixing to graduate out of marine boot camp at Camp Lagoune(sp).
Sending my prayers to you
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