Readeagle21 Deployed to Alaska

[ditchdoc666]

Hey guys,my son left this morning for a year combat duty at Fort Greely Alaska,This is is 4th tour away,(two in Iraq,one in Afganastan and now Alaska,he will have internet soon and will be checking the forum and hopefully posting his fishing and hunting pics in Alaska,Keep him in your prayers and send him a hello every now and then I know he would like that,Will be gone for a year maybe more and will be going up there if it gets warm,I hate the cold,Thanks to all emoAngel emoUSA emoUSA emoUSA

 

[TAzGa]

Alaska is a lot better than Irag or Afghanistan emoSmile

Wish him well... and as always, a big thanks for what he's doing for us all.

cheers!

TAz

 

[ditchdoc666]

Thats what I told him,

 

[Fat Albert]

<font face="comic sans ms,sand" color="#ff0066">Hey, DDoc there is some terrific fishing up there....hope he takes a rod/reel with him.......glad for him and the family on this tour......he will just have to stay warm.......FA</font>

 

[Guest]

GREAT FISHING GREAT HUNTING !!!</p>

After those combat zone tours he DESERVES a tour like Alaska. I hope he has a memorable time there.</p>

Thank goodness we still have young men & women like your son.</p>

emoUSA </p>

 

[JackG]

Wait a minute, there was no fishing around Ft. Greely in 1970 when I was at the Arctic test site in 1970. Hunting was great though. I still remember the caribou BBQ. It only got down to -70 before the wind chill taking it down to -100+. It got to 90 1 day in June or July though. Everyone had to wear sun screen as you burned fast in that air. Fairbanks was the only close town and my son was stationed there (Ft. Richardson?) for 3 years in the 1990's. The first snow was end of August. Thanksgiving we went ice skating as it warmed to -29. Watch out for dry rot as ski's, tennis racquets, etc. all shattered on use.

 

[Guest]

"NO FISHING AROUND FORT GREELY" ? </p>

I would love to go Grayling fishing and I don't know anyone personally that has. But his son will be able to do that at least on 'some' days. And from what I see via a Google search he will also be close to Arctic Char, Salmon, and Rainbows... and not stocked Rainbows either I'm betting.</p>

Good luck & good fishing to your son - just have him take a buddy or two and have good GPS/COMMUNICATION devices.</p>

I will watch for his FISHING REPORTS ! </p>

 

[ditchdoc666]

Readeagle 21 called me last night at 11:30 and just landed in Fairbanks Airport and still had to take the long drive to the base,said all went well and has to be on the sniper range mon morning to qualify at 0700 ,cant wait to hear his hunting tales from up there,Thanks guys for all your well wishes,he will be getting his internet soon and will be posting,I'm very proud of him and for what he does for us back home, emoUSA emoUSA emoUSA