Zac and Lindsay: Our Life As We Know It

Nightfighter Family,

I hope everyone is hanging in there and getting along well. We continue to plug away every day, getting a little bit better at what we do and a little smarter about time management. We continue to try to work a patrol cycle that allows at least a day between missions for the soldiers... we are getting better but we are not there yet. I have now been able to go out a least once with every company except Golf, they start missions here very shortly. I can tell you we have very well trained, disciplined soldiers in every formation. While each company does things a little different, which is good, there is one trait obvious in every patrol and that is professionalism. Our soldiers are showing respect on the road for the local Iraqis that are just trying to make a living. While at the same time staying vigilant to stop the small percentage of insurgents that are trying to disrupt that. We are asking young soldiers to make a lot of split second judgement calls and they are responding and doing a great job. I have total confidence in every patrol going out, that they are going to be respectful, ethical and vigilant to sort out the good from the bad. That is all I can ask for as commander.

LTC Hadley