Our chow hall, which is already amazing, came up with an over the top spread for the Fourth of July. For lunch, they grilled chicken out in the courtyard and served an abundance of fresh fruits. Dinner was the highlight, with a side of beef that had been slow cooking for 24 hours. Putting on a feast at holidays has long been a military tradition, but being able to do it out here in the wildwest says a lot about our cooks.
After the day began to cool off the 1SG pulled everyone together to call out some names of people he wanted to draw attention to for their solid 30 days of work in country. A little thanks can go a long way when applied at the right time and place. Since all were gathered around underneath the canopy for this, it was announced that we would be wrestling in the EOD bomb suits for entertainment. After a few duels had demonstrated the fun, I called out my fellow squad leader, SSG Yepez, to wrestle. He is a very muscular and athletic individual so I got a few ooh’s from the crowd gathered around. We went three rounds with each other and managed to toss each other around as well as we could in the constriction of the heavy suits.
As fun and memorable as this day was, do not think that this was a day off for us. We were hopping and popping getting ready to get out of the wire on a mission that came down last minute and did not get called off until just before we were to leave.
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