Email received from 1LT Tim Sechrist:
----- Original Message -----
From: <timothy.sechrist@us.army.mil>
To: <skatchkins@higherground4x4.com>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 4:19 AM
Subject: Hello from the desert (the other one)
Dear Skatchkins....if thats your real name
Your parents must have done alot of drugs. Just kidding, but no really
drugs are bad. Thanks so much for the package. You guys rock. I tried
getting on your website blog, but the internet sucks out here and it kept
kicking me off your page. We have been pretty busy out here now that we
took over completely from the National Guard unit that we replaced, and on
top of that there is another unit coming out here that is going to be
attatched to us. The kicker is that they didn't bring a single mechanic
with them and they just expect us to keep their trucks running for them.
Another National Guard unit don't you know. Sorry if I sound a little bias,
but I am a full time soldier and really just don't like working with the
Nasty Guard. It is not my fault I swear, it is actually an 82nd-ism that is
forged deep into paratroopers that makes us believe we are better than
average soldiers. I mean, come on, how else are you going to talk people
into jumping out of military planes with military parachutes? You have to
make them think there is something about them that makes them better than
the rest of the Army. The movies and snacks went over great. One thing I
am quickly learning about deployment is you are either really busy or really
not busy. Well, thanks again for your support. I am working on getting
your sticker on a truck. Since we are an airborne unit if you can't load it
in a plane and drop it out of a C-17 we don't have it. This puts a little
damper on your request for the picture of the tank. We do have some really
sweet gun trucks and ASV's that I will try to send. Thanks again
1LT Sechrist
"Sleep safe tonight....the 82nd Airborne is watching over you"
Response:
Sorry I'm just writing, we had a big Jeep fest-like trip this past weekend
: )
Real name is Michael, Skatch is just a wierd nickname.
That's funny about the National Guard stuff. It's not your fault you're
better that everybody else right, lol. Silly part-timers (I'm one to talk,
right?)
Well you sound pretty bad-ace to us, and we appreciate every second of it.
Keep the stories coming.
Still can't wait to see what falls out of a plane with our name on it,
whatever it may be. : )
Thanks again for you looking out for us, we pray that God is looking out for
you.
Thank you all,
Michael