Final post before wheels up

I thought I was nervous before and now that I'm less than 12 hours from leaving the family behind I've got more jitters than ever. Scared. Nervous. Excited. Anxious. Yeah, I'm all those right now.

Training is over. Now it's time to put all the skills from basic, AIT, and the last 3 years I've spent training here to use. My feeling is if I can provide the medical treatment to help bring one soldier who, god forbid, is injured in combat home to his or her family then the sacrifice me and my family have made, months spent in the field, god-awful early formations, and every thing else I've endured so far will have been worth it.

A big thanks to all my family, my wife, my kids, and everyone back in the states who have loved me, supported me, and offered their prayers. Please continue to pray for not only me, but everyone in my unit and the families they will leave behind.

This is possibly my final post before leaving Germany. Next post should be in Afghanistan. So, until next time... more proud than ever to be an American Soldier.