While patrolling through a village in Dura'iya, Iraq, U.S. Army Spc. Raquel Martinez, a combat medic with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, keeps an eye out for enemy personnel during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members, Jan. 28.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Heath Potteiger with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, scans for enemy snipers while patrolling through a village during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
As a group of local Iraqi men look on as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Jemison with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, takes a knee and keeps an eye out for enemy personnel while stopped during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
U.S. Army Maj. John Cushing, right, and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Moore, left, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, keep an eye out for enemy personnel while taking a short break during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Jemison, left, with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, takes a knee and keeps an eye out for enemy personnel while stopped during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
A swarn of Concerned Local Citizens members and U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, walk up a road while patrolling through a village looking for weapons caches and enemy personnel during a joint clearing operation in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
Two Concerned Local Citizens take a break during a long day of searching for weapons caches and enemy personnel with U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during a joint operation in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28
U.S. Army Capt. William Clark, center, Alpha Company commander, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks with local leaders and sheiks during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
As a Mom, I can honestly say that sending your child off for a deployment is one of the hardest things I have ever experienced. Although my biological son is not currently deploying with the 3rd ID, my "adopted" son and best friend of my son, is deploying again as well as the children of many of you that I have become friends with during the last deployment. I know the feeling, all too well.
The 3rd ID still holds a very special place in my heart and it is my hopes that I can help make this current deployment a little easier for others by continuing Footprints in the Sand. Hopefully the next twelve months will go by quickly and everyone will return home safely. God Bless our Soldiers and their families!
My Deployment Experience With My Son
Welcome to my journey. I had no idea what it was like to have a son off at war but am finding out that everyday is a challenge. I have created this blog to help keep my family and friends up to date with Chris while in Iraq. Thanks for keeping Chris in your thoughts and prayers! He is proudly serving his country..something he has always had a desire to do. We are very proud of him and miss him very much!
While patrolling through a village in Dura'iya, Iraq, U.S. Army Spc. Raquel Martinez, a combat medic with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, keeps an eye out for enemy personnel during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members, Jan. 28.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Heath Potteiger with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, scans for enemy snipers while patrolling through a village during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
As a group of local Iraqi men look on as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Jemison with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, takes a knee and keeps an eye out for enemy personnel while stopped during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
U.S. Army Maj. John Cushing, right, and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Moore, left, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, keep an eye out for enemy personnel while taking a short break during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Jemison, left, with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, takes a knee and keeps an eye out for enemy personnel while stopped during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
A swarn of Concerned Local Citizens members and U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, walk up a road while patrolling through a village looking for weapons caches and enemy personnel during a joint clearing operation in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28.
Two Concerned Local Citizens take a break during a long day of searching for weapons caches and enemy personnel with U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during a joint operation in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28
U.S. Army Capt. William Clark, center, Alpha Company commander, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks with local leaders and sheiks during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens members in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28. 
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