http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:15 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:15 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-eagerton/in-the-beginning/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-eagerton/'>David Eagerton</a><br /> We are gearing up for deployment. I spent Christmas with my mother and fellow soldiers. The feelings were a bit somber as we all know it is our last Christmas before deployment. We are ready. We are excited to get over there and do what we&#39;ve trained to do. I will update more as we go along. Hopefully someone out there will find this blog useful in their decision making process. I will try to be honest and open with my time spent...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-eagerton/in-the-beginning/">read more</a> Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:40:00 GMT David Eagerton http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/david-eagerton/in-the-beginning/