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Pictures from Tracy in Iraq

We are very proud of John and Tracy for their service in the fight against terrorism.  Enjoy the pictures.
 
 

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Christmas in Iraq…

So Christmas was nice here.  The weather was good.  We had a safety stand down day, so there were NO military convoys on the road that day (except for patrols).  So at noon all the NCOs went and discussed safety topics together for about 2 hours.  Then we had our Combat Patch Ceremony–I already had [...]

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Thanksgiving Message from Johnny

Thanksgiving dinner was ok, but the army will never get stuffing right.  EVER.  The meat is always over cooked and dry, except the turkey which is processed.  Please let grandma know that I got her package, and took it to a Marine captain that runs a MITT team.  They live in Habanea with the Iraqi [...]

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News from Johnny and Tracy

November 10
Hey Dad so I have a minute and I thought I’d write a little more.  I’m at TQ and our living area looks like a  chanty town.  I can’t believe that NCO’s would let their guys live in these conditions.  The room I have is 7x 10 and it was very dirty. 
I’m going to [...]

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Jared and Kell were married on Friday October 10th

We are happy to add another daughter to the McKenzie bunch.  Kell and Jared were married on October 10th in a private cerimony just for them.  We are very happy form them and wish them all the best in their new family parying for God’s blessing upon them. We are looking forward to their visit on the [...]

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