Iraq, Britney Spears & Notre Dame: letter from Kevin
Kevin
photo by Pat O'Toole
From H. Kevin Lidstone
Subject: Hey All
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:47:44 -0600
Well, I thought I'd drop everyone a line and let you know that things are continuing to go well here, or at least better than the life of poor Britney Spears. We do get constant updates about the lives of our troubled starlets thanks to the arrival of publications such as OK, US WEEKLY and PEOPLE, and let me tell you the problems those girls go through make the everyday Iraqis' life look blessed. It's been a busy month and most of our time has been spent either sleeping, on guard or on patrol. The month of August was miserable, but the air temperature has begun to dip below 100 during the day and nights are a chilly 85-90. Our generator finally got replaced so we now have A/C after we spent the past month sans cool air in our rooms. It made for a miserable August, but thankfully it's past us and our new generator works beautifully (we sit around our rooms now in long underwear tops and fleece jackets). Unfortunately, however, my unit will not be included amongst those coming home early under Gen. Petraeus' new plan. We're here for the full 15 mos. regardless. No worries though, we've been resigned to the fact that we won't be home until next spring for a while now and any change would be a great shock, one that I am sure I would not be able to endure. I am deeply depressed by Notre Dame's inability to score a touchdown on offense this season (yes, I have been lucky enough to watch their games...there is no sarcasm intended in that because it is comforting and nice to be able to see college football, the NFL and MLB games live). Well, I hope this fall finds everyone well and I can't wait to see y'all soon. To the guys meeting in Chicago this weekend, have a great bachelor party, Nick I wish I was there, but take care and we'll talk to y'all soon.
Peace,
Kevin
