what you've all been waiting for

our troops rock!

I thought I would post this video of some AWESOME soldiers. They are working so hard to build up the Iraqi forces. We all need to show support any way we know how. GOOD JOB GUYS... KEEP IT UP!!!

If you need help thinking of things to support the troops & the Iraqi counterparts they work with... contact me! kira2rex@msn.com

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A message from Rex

Today I received three packages full of candy and a bunch of cards from your neighborhood kids. Thank you so much! My team enjoyed the cards from the kids. Once we're done with them, I'll take the cards up to our base morale and welfare center so other soldiers will be able to enjoy them as well. The candy will be put to good use and be given to Iraqi children in our area. Our team does "drive-bys" when we're out on patrols, throwing the candy out from our gunners' hatches. We're trying to get the Iraqi battalion we advise to do the same thing. The kids here love it.


I've attached a few pictures that you may like to share with the kids who made the cards. Even though it happens all the time, it's proven difficult for me to get a video of some of these kids as they're sprinting up to the road, waving, and jumping all around in hopes of getting some candy from us. Once I get something that will work, I'll send a copy your way
Thanks for all the support!
1Lt. Rex Broderick
US ARMY MITT-0331

R.I.P

Chonch
July 15 2000- June 8 2008
This morning after a long struggle with liver disease, chonch was laid to rest. Chonch was an professional snuggler , expert trick-do’er and loved to play with the ball. He was by my side for many moves, deployments and other separations from Rex and He will be missed!

trip to fort campbell

So many of you know, I went to Fort Campbell last week to visit a friend. I had fun & it was good to go back! My friend had heard of this new thing the army is doing, it's called "post-tour". It is a new program the army put together to try & show families & the public what it is the soldiers do & how they train for it. So our day started with a briefing... a what/how/when about the history of Fort campbell. Then we went off & were able to do the helicopter flight simulator. That was fun... i crashed! (Kim is on the left-flying! The red with cracks in the backround means I just crashed!)
kim & some friends from FRG (Family Readiness Group)
After that we had some lunch, then headed off to the mock- urban training center. The place i hear is a pretty good representation of what Iraq is like... if that is true- I really feel for our guys who have to live there, for months & a year!!! After that we got to go to the Engagement skills training Facility. Here we got to use M-16 simulator guns. We got to target practice first- shooting Turkeys (on an interactive screen). After that we got to run through some different training skills. It was really hard to be able to shoot well & then re-load in a timely manner and regain your shooting skills! It really mad me appreciate how awesome our military men & women are. They have to be so trained & prepared. I really just want everyone to know how awesome our men & women are & let Rex as well as all the other soldiers out there know how proud of them I am!! GOOD JOB & STAY SAFE!!!


This is me & kim... guns... we have no idea what we are doing!!!
HA HA HA!!!

Snazy photo

Rex is working on finishing up his memory card & sending it back to me. It may take some time. His internet and phones have not been working reguarly... so he can't communicate much these days. He was able to send me this one photo of him all geared-up!

Please try & get the projects he mentioned before going... time is flying by... let's not slack anymore!