Here you go Hank..... =)

Nightfighter Family,

Greetings from Iraq, I wanted to take a few minutes and give you an update on the happenings here. First an update on the access to the website from over here…it appears we are going to lose the battle to have it unblocked on our DOD computers. I will continue to send reports back through CPT Breitenbucher until I get another method over here, I will probably use a computer from one of the staff officer’s rooms to get on the website, I do not have internet in my room. I still want to hear from you if you have concerns or issues, just send them directly to my email at: gerald.hadley@us.arm­y.mil , I check this email several times a day and will get back to you very quickly.

Things are going very well here, we continue to have our share of excitement on the road and have been performing very well especially in terms of locating explosive devices before they locate us. The Task Force is getting quite a good reputation as a disciplined, professional organization that knows what it is doing on the road. I have heard from numerous outside leaders that have went on one of our convoys, they always come back impressed and said they feel very secure travelling with our soldiers. I know the favorite part of my week is the 2 or 3 times I go out on the road with our soldiers, they never cease to impress me with their attitudes and attention to detail. We continue to present combat infantry badges and combat action badges to numerous soldiers that have been involved in enemy engagements on the road. At the rate we are going I would predict that over 50% of soldiers will earn these badges while they are here, that number would be a lot higher except many already have them from earlier deployments. This past week the new Commanding General for the logistical mission over here came and spent two days with us. His name is BG Lally he commands the 3rd Expeditionary Support Command, I think he was extremely impressed with what he saw. He received our command brief, attended one of our Battle Update Briefs and then went to Team D where SSG Thoman conducted a mission brief. I think the time he spent at battalion was good for an overview and to give him confidence that we were tracking on our mission, but the icing on the cake was the outstanding brief conducted by SSG Thoman and the participation by the Team Delta soldiers. I know that this mission is only successful because of the soldiers that strap on their equipment every night and go outside the wire. BG Lally saw the quality of soldiers that this task force is blessed with and I think he left feeling confident in our ability to conduct whatever mission he tasks us with.
I have given up on getting this website back on my computer in my office, but I am committed to sending you updates. I will make every effort to update you at least twice a week, I am going to aim for Mondays and Fridays. As I said feel free to email me with questions or concerns.

Proud to Serve

LTC Jerry Hadley
Nightfighter 6
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Zac is doing great, (as good as expected) He is very tired, but still manages to make me laugh, and visa versa! =)