Buffiniraq

Last night my guys had a "Farewell Doc" pizza party for me in our conference room. It was really nice as they gave me a neat "prayer rug" as going away gift. Then afterwards, they all took time to take a pic with me which I'll always remember. The time is getting short now and I've turned all my projects over to Joaquin and cleaned my Desktop of all project folders and placed them all on his. My miscellaneous things have been boxed and mailed home and all that's left are my uniforms and a few personal clothes to wear home. The rest of the time here I will monitor the email traffic and advise my Iraqi engineers with last minute tips on learning and teaching on line so they can carry on after I'm gone. It's been a memorable, blessed experience and I couldn't have done it without the support of my bride, family and friends whom I always knew were there for me. If this be my last blog from Iraq then so be it because it is done as best I could with the time alotted me. It's time now for another group of engineers to carry on the re building of Iraq with what I call "the first 10 Iraqi Corps of Engineers". May the good Lord be with them and their families...