Leaving this paradise

Hey everyone,

     I have started my journey back to the states. I have left Mahmuydhiya and I am currently at striker waiting on a flight out of this paradise. Over all it was a good tour, our company didnt loose any soldiers which is a good thing. Had a few close calls this deployment, but just didnt loose anyone. I am looking forward to getting home and seeing my son and friends and family. I have alot of things planned and a few trips planned as well. So i will see everyone in ab 2 weeks or so. I love you all and miss you all very much.

 

 

Merry Christmas

Hey everyone,

    I have posted anything in a while and just wanted to wish yall a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope you are enjoying the holidays. We dont have too much longer over here and then we will be heading home. This has been a very long year for me and am very excited to get back home and spend time with my family and friends. I love you all and miss you all very much. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

Ready to get back to MMD

Hey everyone,
I have posted anything in a lil while so here is a quick update on whats going on here in Iraq. Nothing much is going on here lol. Just the same ol same ol. I am currently at FOB Falcon in the hospital. I am ok, I had an abcess on my left tricep from a pimple. I had it lanced and drained at MMD but when i went back the next day to get it repacked, my arm was swollen ab to twice the size it was suppose to be. By the way i was really liking how big my arm was but i wish it was muscle instead of it being swollen. But anyways they made the decision to send me to falcon on the 19th. Once i got to falcon the relanced it and got most of the infection out. Then over the matter of the next 7 or 8 days my arm was repacked every 12 hours and was on a constant IV drip and antibodics. I am now off the IV and now on pill form antibiotics and ready to head back to MMD to back into the swing of things. I hope everyone has had a great week and hope the weekend is even better. I love you all and miss you all very much.

Getting ready to head back to Iraq

Hey everyone,
I havent posted anything in a while, but just a little update. I was able to get 15 days of leave and it started on the 18th of july and ends 03 Aug. I have had a blast on my leave. Thank you to all my friends (Cheek, Eddie P., Mary and JD, Greg) for a great time. I really enjoyed it. While I was home on leave I was able to spent alot of time with my son Chase and hanging out with friends and just relaxing. I got a new tattoo that is awesome. If anyone is looking to get some ink done and you are in the Southern Pines, NC area, I recommend going to Gas Chambers Inc and talk to steve. He did an outstanding job on mine. I only have a few days left of leave and then its back to iraq for me. I am looking forward to getting back and getting back in the swing of things over there. I hope everyone has had a great weekend and hope that you all are doing well. I love you all and miss you all very much.

Petey

Chillen in Iraq

Hey everyone, Its been a little while since i have posted on my blog. Well I am at FOB Falcon now and have been here since ab the 28th of May. My platoon got attached to Delta company 1/252 for ab 30 days. We are pretty much doing the same missions as before in MMD, just in a different sector. So far Falcon isnt too bad, our living arrangements are alot nicer up here. We live in barracks here and currently have my own room. Compared to living in a tent with 3 other E-6s at MMD. It is getting hotter here as we start to get into the summer months. The temp is spiking at over 130 degrees at the hottest part of the day and getting down to ab 90-100 at night. So not much cooler in the evenings. Since being here at Falcon and doing missions here I have gotten to experience a little bit of the culture here and actually meeting some of the local children aswell. They are just like kids in the states, they play and have fun, but are just less fortunate here. Some of them are soo poor that they dont even have shoes or sandels. Well I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend and hope yall have a good week. I miss yall very much and love yall bunches. GOD BLESS!!!

Update

As you all may now I am at Mahmidhiya (MMD) conducting combat operations and am loving life right now. I am safe and doing well. Although I am now currently at camp striker going through some classes that I need to get some vehicles that my unit needs for combat ops. I have no idea how long I will be up here but I already miss life on MMD already. I arrived here last night and will start classes tomorrow. It has been pretty busy here the past 2 weeks or so. Once again I am loving it here, this is truely what I enjoy doing. I truely believe that this is my calling from GOD for what he wants me to do and work for him while I am here. The only bad thing about being over here is that I have missed my sons birthday which was the 23rd. I was able to call him and talk to him briefly. While I was talking to him he asked me if I wanted to go to chuckie cheeses with him for his bday. That probably was the hardest thing I have had to deal with since Ive been over here. I hate I had to miss is his birthday. This is the 2nd one in a row so Im gonna have alot of catching up to do when Im home. lol I love you all and miss you all very much. Hope to see yall when I get back. Stay safe and GOD BLESS!!!

Kyle

Update

Hey everyone,
I have some recent updates. I have left camp stryker and am now at my home for the next 9 months. I am finally at Mahmadyiah. The living conditions here are much better then when I was in Kuwait and at camp stryker. I now have a 8 x 8 cubical that I can call home. Im loving it here, we have everything we need, but unfortunately I havent gotten internet on my computer as there is noway to get cash here on the FOB (Forward Operating Base). So i have to wait until finance comes down so I can get cash. Thats the only thing that stinks. lol Chow is good and everything else is great. I just got back from my first mission and I really enjoyed it. I hope everyone is doing well. I love yall and miss yall bunches.

Kyle

P.S I have change 3 to my address

SSG Peterson, Kyle D
B co 1/120th CAB 2nd Plt
FOB Mahmadyiah
same apo ae