We have just returned from the largest NATO operation in the War on Terror to date with much success. Alpha Company was selected to lead the way on this operation as the main effort for the Battalion, and this is a testament to your paratrooper's competencies and willingness to win. We were tasked to clear a very dangerous area in the Helmond Province, and we did an exemplary job. Our paratroopers cleared over 12 square KM of mudhut compounds and poppy fields finding numerous weapons caches and destroying numerous enemy Taliban fighters attempting to kill us. We did what British Forces could not accomplish in a year. Unfortunately we did receive one casualty, but he will make a full recovery and is currently located at Walter Reed in DC. You should be proud of your husbands and sons; they are proving to be the best and are making a difference here in Afghanistan that will be 
long-lasting. Thank you for your support, and I apologize for not being able to keep in better contact during this mission. It was somewhat ambiguous for us due to the sensitive nature of the information. We are going to have a SATPHONE with us on the next mission so your troopers will be able to make some morale calls. Again thank you for your support ...
Sincerely,
John Pelikan
A CO Commander 
Logen Autry tests Sherman's dog crate before heading out to the airport.
The airline staff were very kind to Sherman, and as you can see he survived the trip just fine!
It's Easter Sunday! Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday; now He offers us all the gift of eternal life and forgiveness of sins.
Said the angel, “He is risen!”Tell it out with joyful voice:
He has burst His three days’ prison;
Let the whole wide earth rejoice:
Death is conquered, we are free, Christ has won the victory.
Come, ye sad and fearful hearted, With glad smile and radiant brow!
Death’s long shadows have departed;
All our woes are over now,
Due to passion that He bore—Sin and pain can vex no more.
Come, with high and holy hymning, Chant our Lord’s triumphant day;
Not one darksome cloud is dimming
Yonder glorious morning ray, Breaking over the purple east:
Brighter far our Easter feast.
He is risen, He is risen!He has opened Heaven’s gate:We are free from sin’s dark prison, Risen to a holier state; And a brighter Easter beamOn our longing eyes shall stream.
To listen to this song: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/i/hisrisen.htm
