The weblogs of Beth, Christian, and the cat: updated daily, weekly, or occasionally.
Tuesday, 06 December 2005
Beth: A little closer to home
Update: Matt's address has changed. The correct address is below.
On Friday, my friend since high school, Matt Hertz, will ship out to begin his military service in Iraq. He will spend a couple of weeks in Kuwait before heading to his final destination of Taji, Iraq, where his assignment will last for 12-14 months. Matt is a First Lieutenant in the United States Army - Aviation, HHC 3/4 AVN 4th Infantry Division.
I'd like to share Matt's address with all of you, in case anyone would be inclined to write him or send along news from the States. Matt also indicated that many soldiers in his unit are single, ages 18-22, and would also appreciate mail, even if it's from strangers. You would be welcome to send mail like that to Matt, and he can pass it out to his fellow soldiers.
1LT Matthew Hertz
HQ/3-4 AVN REGT, CAB, 4ID
Unit #50012
APO AE 09378-0012
Prayers would be much appreciated, both for Matt and for his wife Melissa, who will be staying behind at their residence in Texas and finishing up massage school. I personally can't imagine how hard the next year will be for both of them, and admire the strength that they both have. Up until now, the war in Iraq has just been something in the papers and on TV for me - but Matt's service brings it much closer to home. Regardless of how I feel about the war itself, I am proud of Matt and the sacrifices that he is about to make to serve this country. And I thought he deserved this form of public appreciation.
Feeds and archives
To be automatically notified of new posts to our weblogs, click the feed icon 
in your browser's address bar.
You can view previous weblog entries by author (Beth, Christian, the cat) or by month:
2007: June, May, Apr, Mar, Feb, Jan.
2006: Dec, Nov, Oct, Sep, Aug, Jul, Jun, May, Apr, Mar, Feb, Jan.
2005: Dec, Nov, Oct, Sep, Aug, Jul, Jun, May, Apr, Mar, Feb, Jan.
2004: Dec, Nov, Oct, Sep, Aug, Jul, Jun, May.