My husband, Cpl Jones (Zach), served in the United States Marine Corps from January 2009 to January 2013. He received orders to deploy in 2010 and spent the majority of 2011 serving in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. During that time, I posted deployment updates weekly/semi-weekly to chronicle our military life and share a glimpse of deployments with the rest of the world.
ORDERS TO 1ST BATTALION, 9TH MARINES (August-September 2010)
Orders
1/9, Here We Come
PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING (February-May 2011)
Fort Pickett, Virginia
Change of Plans
Mojave Viper, California
DEPLOYMENT (May-December 2011)
See You Later
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5/6
Week 7
Week 8/9
Week 10/11/12
Week 13/14
Week 15/16/17/18/19/20
Week 21/22
Week 23/24
Week 25/26/27
Week 28/29
Week 30/31
HOMECOMING
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not?
Deployment Through The Lens of Zach
Praying for you, Zach. Thanks for your service!
ReplyDeletePraying for you during your deployment and all of your travels. Make God keep you safe and bring you back home soon!!!
ReplyDeleteZach, thank you for your service. You have been on the Military People I Know and Love Prayer List and now I will add "deployed" next to your name. BTW, I think this Beth is a keeper....Just sayin...:)
ReplyDeleteZach, a BIG thank you to you and your battalion for your service. God Bless you all and Be Safe. Happy Independence Day! (and I know that Beth is a keeper! ;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Zach! We're thinking of you. Marty & Karen
ReplyDeleteI found your blog while searching for things about 1/9. My husband just transferred from Kings Bay, GA to 1/9 last month. Altho they wouldn't move me with him because I am active duty Navy and still stationed here in Ga. I love your blogs about his deployment and it makes this whole situation much better for me. It's comforting to know that you guys lasted through his entire enlistment being apart. He better know how lucky he is to find someone that will go through that with him. Good luck in your future together. :)
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