A Historic Blog of My Tour of Duty In Iraq: Back To Work

Monday, December 11, 2006

Back To Work

I've enjoyed the past month off taking my leave. It ended yesterday and today was my first day back to work. I wasn't in the mood to go back to work. I had so much time off that I got used to hanging around the house all day. I was starting to enjoy it. We did go to California for a short vacation and I took the kids to Magic Mountain.

For some reason or another I had to go back to orientation. That's ok because I had to complete some electronic quizzes that were due anyway. Every was happy to see me and I felt like the most popular guy at work today. I'm sure the buzz is going around the hospital that I'm back now. It's ok but for some reason, I wanted to avoid people. I get tired of saying hello to everyone. I don't mind doing it but not all the time. Perhaps I'd hate being a celebrity.

I'm leaving this blog and moving on with my life. I just don't have the time anymore and the purpose of it was just to give everyone a glimpse of a soldier's daily life in Iraq. I'll be focusing on my MySpace website www.myspace.com/mrpetejr. I have a blog there that I'll be updating from time to time.

My laptop crashed a few weeks ago. It was the computer that I took with me to Iraq. Unfortunately I lost all my photos. Luckily, I had backed up most of them but I also had a list of names that I wanted to mention. I had a list of names of the people that would send me letters, stuff for kids, snacks, and other such things. I apologize to all of you that I haven't mentioned by name.

A BIG SHOT OUT GOES TO ALL OF THOSE THAT SUPPORTED ME DURING MY TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ. YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

THANK YOU & GOD BLESS!!!

I'm proud to be home, back in America.

5 Comments:

kbug said...: I'm glad you're home, too, and that you're getting back into your life and enjoying your family. It seems to be inevitable that once a soldier returns home, he stops blogging, and I guess it's no different in your case. It's wonderful and sad at the same time...wonderful that you're home and moving on with your life, sad because I'll miss reading your blog. Thanks for allowing me a glimpse of your life during deployment...and for sharing your joys and pains throughout. I pray God's blessing on you and your family. Take care....a

Oh, Seth finally made it home 2 weeks ago, too. It was so nice to be able to hug his neck once again...... :); 12/11/2006 9:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Glad your home with your wife and kids :) must feel really weird being back at work, kinda like the new guy again. Can't wait to hang out with you guys. Take care and Happy HOlidays! luv Anjelic :); 12/12/2006 8:37 AM
membrain said...: Goodbye Pete. Thanks for everything. Enjoy the rest of your life with your wife and family.

All the best.; 12/14/2006 7:25 AM
Phoenix said...: Did I tell you.. ??

You're TAGGED?!; 2/03/2007 9:25 PM
Smadraji said...: Nice Posting
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Name: SGT. Pete Puebla

Location: Baghdad, Iraq

Born and raised in Phoenix Arizona on August 8th, 1974. I'm married with two young boys, Peter and John. A member of the Arizona National Guard on weekends, Go Guard! And an employee of the Arizona Heart Hospital.

One last thing, if this page doesn't look updated just refresh the page. I'm updating it almost daily.

You know Iâd like to be on the Top 100 of Milblogs.com. Itâs not a hard feat right now since there isnât too much competition. It would get my site more attention and more hits, which would be pretty cool. So, Iâm asking you to go ahead and go over to www.milblogging.com and register. After registering youâll have to sign in, and click on âAdd to Favoritesâ while viewing the milblog on Millblogging.com. You'll be able to find my listing after doing a search for Thunderhorse Roughneck. Remember, just scroll to the bottom of my listed page and click add to favorites. It should be easy for me to make the Top 100 for now. Thanks!

The NCO Creed No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as "The Backbone of the Army". I am proud of the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the Military Service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety. Competence is my watchword. My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind -- accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my soldiers. I will strive to remain tactically and technically proficient. I am aware of my role as a Noncommissioned Officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role. All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment. Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, Noncommissioned Officers, leaders!

If you've ever seen the movie Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino you've might have heard his character, Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade say âHoo-ahâ a lot. Itâs a word we use in the Army all the time. Below is the definition.

Definition of Hoo-ah hooah (hoo-ah) adj., adv., n., v., conj., interj., excla. [Orig. unknown] Slang. 1. Referring to or meaning anything and everything except "no". 2. What to say when at a loss for words. 3. a. Good copy. b. Roger. c. Solid copy. d. Good. e. Great. f. Message received. g. Understood. h. Acknowledged. 4. a. Glad to meet you. b. Welcome. 5. "All right!" 6. a. I don't know the answer, but I'll check on it. b. I haven't the foggiest idea. 7. I am not listening. 8. "That is enough of your drivel; sit down!" 9. Yes. 10. "You've got to be kidding me!" 11. Thank you. 12. Go to the next slide. 13. You've taken the correct action. 14. I don't know what that means, but I'm too embarrassed to ask for clarification. 15. Squared away (He's pretty hoo-ah.) 16. Amen!

A Historic Blog of My Tour of Duty In Iraq

Monday, December 11, 2006

Back To Work

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