I hope everybody has a happy thanksgiving, although it won't be one for me. You see 21 years ago today I was preparing to get married tommorrow. Now 21 yrs. and four children later, as soon as I get back to North Carolina and sign the papers I will be divorced.

Its the hardest thing I have ever learned to live with.My brother Burt Brooks just dieing, this week hurts,

my brother and best friend Kevin Bryan

left a year and two days ago ,with his reactivated National Guard unit, shipping out to Iraq, its been almost six months since I have receieved an e-mail from him . Kevin is 50 yrs. old. In his last e-mail he stated how he hated being over there.

He said it was 104 degrees,camels are ugly as he.l.l , towel heads stink like s.h.i.t. He said his unit ,The Mighty Bradley Boys, was headed to a place called Camp War Horse,

he said it was a real hot zone with extreme fighting. Kevin if you are still alive, Your in brother Jerrys prayers

. I wish I was running this war,it would be over! I would put an end to it quickly. You see inside of me there is good and bad ,happy and sad, and quite often mad. My prayers go out to anyone, that has any misfortunes in their life, I feel for you. "HAPPY THANKSGIVING"
"WHITFIELD"


I'd rather live my life believeing there is God and die to find out their isn't . Than to live my life as if their wasn't God and die to find out there is ! WHITFIELD