30 March 2008

Well, I hope this message finds everyone well. I am getting ready to
depart here to Bagram and then a few days later onward back to Fort
Bragg. I expct to be back around the 10th or so. As of right now, I
am tracking approx. the 21st being their departure date from Manas,
Uzbekistan, so about the 22nd. I hear rumors of them not getting
back until around the 25th - 28th. This may be a possibility as I
hear there are only certain days when the planes are flying out of
Manas. I will look into it and have an answer for everyone as soon
as possible. I know many of you already had tickets around a certain
date and I apologize. All the guys should have known beter than to
give out dates because unfortunately things change 20 times before
they come to fruitation in the Army. Things are pretty quiet here
where I am at. There have been some small little skermishes and
incidents in the area the guys are in, but nothing involving them
luckily. Please be flexible with their arrival, unfortunately
nothing is ever set in stone in the Army, dates change quite often
and there is nthing that can be done about that. I will keep
everyone informed on their status as I get information and will pass
that on. I will also be passing along a number to call that will
give updated lfight information after they have flown from Manas.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me and I will
answer them immediately. Hang in there, only a few more weeks to go
before oyur loved ones are back home.

Roosvelt

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me anytime via email at roosvelt.m.porto@us.army.mil or my wife, Crystal Porto @ crystal_porto@yahoo.com any time at all.