Thanksgiving at Camp Lemonnier, although not quite like home, was still pretty impressive. The spread was incredible, and the food? Well, the food was a lot better than I expected. The officers and senior enlisted served us, and it was entertaining to see them in white paper hats and paper aprons. The contractors who normally run the galley (we're aboard a Navy installation, after all), dressed up as Pilgrims and Native Americans, which added to the atmosphere....read more

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Thanks to all my fellow servicemembers for a job well done. Thanks to our families for your love and support. We love you more than you'll ever know. YOU are the reason. Thanks to our American brothers and sisters for all you've done for us, too. Thanks to the Almighty for the blessings of freedom and liberty. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving. Eat a lot of turkey for me, but don't go too crazy. I'll write after my own upcoming...read more

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Agh, It's been a while since I've written, but, in my defense, I've been on leave for the last four weeks. My wife and I welcomed our first child in late October, and my entire life has been turned upside down...in a good way! I am humbled and thrilled (and a little bit scared) to be a dad, but I can't wait for the adventures and the experiences that await me and my wife. Not to propagandize the issue, but the Army is a great support to parents. Even though...read more

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Hey, I'm Brent. Or Staff Sergeant Mayberry. I'm a soldier in the National Guard, and right now I'm Africa. I'm here with my unit to help implement AFRICOM's three-D strategy: diplomacy, development, and defense. It's a unique mission, I think, heavy on civil affairs missions and training. But that's because Africa is unique. Traditions and cultures are different than those in the West. Not better, not worse, just different....read more

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