Brad in Iraq

Brad Stoller is a dear friend of ours, he and his mother introduced me and Brian. He and Brian were in the same Guard Unit in Salem, Oregon. When Brad comes to Ft. Rucker for training it's like having a college kid return home. We have him over, feed him, he does laundry, the boys play video games, and so on. We love Brad.

Here are a few pictures he sent us from Iraq.

This is Brad.


This makes the temperature in Alabama seem mild. You may not be able to read it...."The temp picture was taken about 5 minutes after the picture of me. I've seen the temperature gauges in the aircraft get to 48 C." Yes he said 48 C...that's 118.4 degrees Fahrenheit folks.


The flight line.


"The Duststorm picture was taken from the same spot as the "normal day flight line" and yes the stadium lights are on. That was actually not the worst it has been since I got here. There was one night where you could only see about 2 street lights. It is similar to being in a very dense fog."


"We have been busy with everything except flying, which is a good thing. We have one building (the size of a double wide trailer) that is our coffee shop. It has a projector so we can watch movies and quite a few board games. The people that work behind the counter volunteer and the drinks are by donation. Several of the guys have become very good with make smoothes. I'm building a deck just outside for people to hang out and relax on."


Be safe Brad. See you soon.