Well, guys, it's good to be back home. Operation Hurricane Rita was a success!!!!!!!!

Here is a quick run down: Activated on the 20th, left San Antonio fro Houston on the 23rd. Arrived at the Houston Astrodome on the night the Hurricane hit the shores. Next day, rolled out to Baoumont, Texas. stayed there for a few hours and that night, each team headed out to respective towns. Stayed outside the Jasper High School till this past Saturday. De-mobalized on Sunday. Took the rest of the week off to relax.

Several units where activated. Teams of 50 soldiers and 10 vehicles where made up. I think there where 8 teams. My team was sent to Jasper, Texas to distribute FOOD, WATER, and ICE. Just let me tell you, the convoy from San Antonio to Houston on IH10 was a sight to see. The news helicopters followed us for a few minutes.

Lost a little weight and gained a little muscle. I even got a STATE SARGEANT MAJOR COIN out of it.

One of our guys even got a one day R&R pass. They came a got him in a Black Hawk and he stayed at the Hilton for the night in Houston. He deserved it, didn't stop working the whole time we where there.

Well, good to be home!

PorkChop, got the package and will be working on it soon.

SopMod6, whats the status????

Vodnik, will be ready for some more stuff!!!!

Hi Pete:

Glad you are home and I am sure the people in Jasper and the rest of east Texas are appreciative of your and the other members of your unit's efforts. We probably passed your convoy on the 23rd as we evacuated Houston at 2 oclock that afternoon and made quick progress to San Antonio where we had a nice weekend visit with family. You are correct when you say the convoy was an impressive sight to see as we passed it going west on I-10. As it turned out, the hurricane was a non-event in Houston and we could have just stayed home as we did not get any rain or lose power.

Keith

Ciao Pete,
God Bless you and everyone that was in that Herculean effort. You all deserve a medal and a pay raise.
Glad you're home safe.

Thanks for helping our fellow countrymen. Glad to hear all went well.
Welcome back!

Welcome home and Thankyou!

Welcome back Pete. Glad you made it ok. Thanks for your service.

Chuck

Nice to see you back, Pete.

Bob

Good to see you back Pete.

Good to see you back at Armorama. Welcome home

Thanks a lot for all the help Epi and kbm! I can't tell you how much everyone from my town is thankful. I live about 30 minutes from Jasper. We have linemen and electritions all the way from Maine. Like I said thanks a lot, and God Bless everyone thats helped

Welcome back! You did a great job over there!

Paul

Thanks guys for your welcome backs!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keith,
That was scary going into Houston that night. We rolled into town around 8:30 and it was a ghost town. Friday night at 8:30, SCARY!!!!!!!!!!! But the few people we did see where hionking and glad to see us, ESPECIALLY THIS REAL NICE YOUNG GIRL!!!!!! SHE SHOWED HER APPRICIATION BY FLASHING THE CONVOY AS IT PASSED HER APARTMENT WHILE WE WHERE GOING INTO THE GATE AT THE ASTRODOME!!!!!!

Thanks again guys!!!!!!!!

Nice having you back, Pete. And as it is often asked for on this site: DO YOU HAVE PICTURES???? (LoL)

Cheers
Erik

I have a few pictures. The one that got the day pass and a ride on the Black Hawk took most of the pictures for us. With all the pictures he took and the ones he took threw out the year, we are going to put together a yearbook for my unit.

As soon as he downlodas them all from his camera and send them to me, I post what I can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...I ment pictures of the nice girl, Pete... :-) :-) :-) :-)

Erik