Lt. Col. Geoff Ellerson (center), from Columbus, Ga., National Police Training Team chief for 3rd Brigade, 1st National Police Division, talks to Col. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr. (left), from Prince George’s County, Md., commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Col. Emad, commander of 3/1 NP, March 17 at Patrol Base Assassin, Iraq. The group traveled to the patrol base, occupied by Soldiers of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, to welcome British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander for Multi-National Forces – Iraq.
Col. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., from Prince George’s County, Md., commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, salutes British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, at Patrol Base Assassin March 17. Cooper visited the base to discuss the security, economic and government situation in Jisr Diyala and surrounding areas.
Richard Hawkins, from Arlington, Va., a team leader in 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s Provincial Reconstruction Team, explains the economic situation in the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment’s area of operation to Brig. Gen. Edward Cardon, Multi-National Division – Center’s deputy commander for support, and British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, March 17, at Patrol Base Assassin.
British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, and Capt. Troy Thomas, Litchfield, Minn., commander of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, listen as the 3rd Infantry Division band plays at Patrol Base Assassin March 17.
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!
Lt. Col. Geoff Ellerson (center), from Columbus, Ga., National Police Training Team chief for 3rd Brigade, 1st National Police Division, talks to Col. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr. (left), from Prince George’s County, Md., commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Col. Emad, commander of 3/1 NP, March 17 at Patrol Base Assassin, Iraq. The group traveled to the patrol base, occupied by Soldiers of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, to welcome British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander for Multi-National Forces – Iraq. 
Col. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., from Prince George’s County, Md., commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, salutes British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, at Patrol Base Assassin March 17. Cooper visited the base to discuss the security, economic and government situation in Jisr Diyala and surrounding areas.
Richard Hawkins, from Arlington, Va., a team leader in 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s Provincial Reconstruction Team, explains the economic situation in the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment’s area of operation to Brig. Gen. Edward Cardon, Multi-National Division – Center’s deputy commander for support, and British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, March 17, at Patrol Base Assassin.
British Army Lt. Gen. John Cooper, deputy commander of Multi-National Forces – Iraq, and Capt. Troy Thomas, Litchfield, Minn., commander of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, listen as the 3rd Infantry Division band plays at Patrol Base Assassin March 17.
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