[Fireman]

Thank you agein for all your support, folks. I hope this should clear alot of things up.

1) I felt it was nessesarry(sp) in the fact that several of the things we found(ie: Long range missles w/ serine residue, long range fighter jets that were not on his armiment list, empty drums with unknown chemical residue.) These are some of the items that were just on BIAP.

2) The rockets and mortors that were hitting us almost every night seemed to get closer, and I kept feeling sicker.(physically) I have to get blood drawn because of alot of symptems.(sp) I dont think war is a good thing, anyone that does, is not a good person in my book, but just from what I have seen and felt and heard, I thought is was a sound decision.(not for this long though)

3) As a firefighter, I felt we did a great job, teaching and training the Iraqis to become better firefighters, and tought them proper tecniques in rescue and firefighting. Not to mention the new friends that I have made there, that were greatful that we did come and oust the rageme(sp) .

But all in all, I am proud of what my part in the war was, "to serve and save lives". And like what you have all said, what that woman said and did, is her own problem. She can deal with it. I have friends here and abroud, and online, and down in the Cellar, that support me. Thank you so much for supporting me and my fellow trooops.