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Yes, it's true. During our 15-month tour as a morale boost we could send one soldier per month on "Eagle Rest" to Al Udeid. You spent 4 days, including transit time. You could go to a shopping mall and see a real movie. I never went myself, as we saved it for the soldiers. People seemed to enjoy it, though. Lots of A/C and they got to wear civvies for two days.
FWIW, I was at Fort Drum for 3 years. Great post. Hidden gem.
"Short R&R from Iraq?"
Hmm....ya'll either lived up to the US Army credo of "let's treat our folks worse than the Navy enlisted" or you had a seriously wicked sense of humor.
"R&R" at "The Deid..." well...it's true that there were no mortars or rockets at "The Deid" like Iraq at times...
But...
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
Yes, it's true. During our 15-month tour as a morale boost we could send one soldier per month on "Eagle Rest" to Al Udeid. You spent 4 days, including transit time. You could go to a shopping mall and see a real movie. I never went myself, as we saved it for the soldiers. People seemed to enjoy it, though. Lots of A/C and they got to wear civvies for two days.
FWIW, I was at Fort Drum for 3 years. Great post. Hidden gem.