9-11
Six years ago A 2-108 Infantry was A 1-108 Infantry. In August of 2001, the company went to JRTC in Fort Polk, Louisiana. We spent 2 years getting ready for what was one of the biggest events in recent NYARNG history. We were promised that things would quiet down a little bit upon returning home. Our Company was supposed to transition over to be a anti-tank company in the coming year. On 8 September, we had our Company party at Conesus Lake. A few days later on 11 September 2001, our lives were collectively changed forever. Few were affected as much as the members of the New York Army National Guard. I strolled into work that morning to a ringing phone which turned out to be my mother. She told me to turn on the T.V., which I did about two minutes before the 2nd plane hit. The next phone call was the First Sergeant. Our unit spent two days in the armory waiting to be sent to New York City, but we were sent home. About two weeks later, our call came. Since then, members of A Company have deployed all over the world to secure our country and fight the War on Terror. Here is a list of the deployments we have participated in.
Operation Noble Eagle I and II
John F. Kennedy Airport 2001-2003
LaGuardia Airport 2001-2003
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant 2001-current
Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 2001-current
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant 2001-current
Bridges and Tunnels, New York City 2003
United States Air Force Security Mission 2003-2005
Subway and Train Stations, New York City 2001-2003
Republican National Convention, New York City and Long Island Train Yards 2004
Response to the London Bombings, New York City and Long Island Train Yards, Ferries, Train and Subway Stations 2005
Operation Jump Start, Arizona Border 2006-2007
Members of Company A have also served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Which brings us to our next mission, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan for a 1 year deployment. The Roughnecks roll out at the end of September 2007. Stay tuned on the blog, I will do my best to keep it up to date with photos and comments.
1 comment:
I wanted to actually comment on your deployment. Thought you guys would like this:
SOLDIERS come in all shapes, shades, weights, sizes, and states of sobriety, misery, and confusion. He is sly as a fox, has the nerve of a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of a politician, and the subtlety of Mt. Saint Helen. He is extremely irresistible, totally irrational and completely indestructible.
A SOLDIER is a SOLDIER all his life. He is a magical creature. You can kick him out of your house but not out of your heart. You can take him off your mailing list but not off your mind. They are found everywhere... in love...in battle... in lust... in trouble...in debt...in bars and ... behind them. No one can write so seldom and yet think so much of you. No one else can get so much enjoyment out of a letter or clean clothes or a six pack.
A SOLDIER is a genius with a deck of cards. A millionaire without a cent and brave without a grain of sense. He is the PROTECTOR OF AMERICA, with the latest copy of playboy in his back pocket. When he wants something it's usually 30 days leave, music that hurts the ears, a five dollar bill...or a woman he can count on.
Girls love them, mothers tolerate them, fathers brag about them, the government pays them, the police watch out for them and somehow they all work together. You can beat their bodies but not their minds.
You can tame their hearts but not their souls.
He likes girls, females, women, ladies, and the opposite sex. He dislikes small checks, working weekends, answering letters, missing chow, waking up, maintaining a uniform, and the day before payday.
You may as well give in. He is your long distance lover...he is your steel eyed, warm smiling, blank minded, hyperactive, over reacting, curious, passive, talented, spontaneous, physically fit, good for nothing bundle of worry.....
And will always be there for you regardless of how long its been since you've last talked.
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