Blanket Mission

The Stanleys were invited to go out on a mission that would involve handing out blankets to the local Bedouins. They were very excited, they had to enjoy the luxury of their favorite blanket for a moment before heading out.
Here they are getting ready to get in the vehicle.
"Wow, it's kind of high up here!"
"Wow, what a cool guy, think he'll let us drive?"
Checking out the goods, "These blankets look comfy!"
"We have the best seat in the vehicle...unless we stop suddenly!"
"Oh wow, these kids are great! We love making new friends!"
"This is our best buddy, SFC A, he likes these kids a lot too, we can see why!"

Until Next Time,

GI Stanley Out!

The Stanleys In Iraq

Well the Stanley's have been going through some intense training and briefings to ensure they are prepared for their time in Iraq. They have been MIA for a while, I thought they might have gone AWOL, but pictures have been found and it seems they have just been enjoying Kev's comfy blanket and pillow that was sent from home.

Iraq Bound

Well finally after a month or so, the Stanley's are headed out. We thought we'd make the most of their trip over there and send them with some goodies for the Soldiers. Hopefully they won't eat all the yummy snacks on their way over.

Stanley Misses Movement

Well on June 10th, when we bid farewell to Kevin, we didn't notice that the Stanleys missed movement. While we were all hustling to get Kevin to the manifest area, we forgot to wake them up. They will now be travling aboard the Priority C-130 and meeting up with Kevin and the rest of the team once they get settled with an address.

The Stanleys will be performing extra duty with the boys while he waits to join his team.

G.I. Stanley prepares to deploy

Well, we had all the Soldiers over for lunch before they all deployed. We thought it would be important for them to meet their new teammates. This is the team the Stanleys will be working with in Iraq.

G.I. Stanley Tours Fort Hood

Introduction!

Hi, I'm G.I. Stanley. This blog originally chronicled my adventures through a 15 month tour to Iraq with my friend Kevin. This project has been rolling around in Nadine's head for a while but it took our Minnesota friends to get us moving. They asked us to be part of their son's Flat Stanley project. We jumped at the opportunity to give our Stanley's a tour of Fort Hood. We chose to create two Stanley, a G.I. Stanley and Boy Scout Stanley as we feel both represent us well.

Upon finishing our tour, we thought his would be a great project to continue as Kevin heads to Iraq. We wondered why kinds of things the Stanley's could see and what adventures they might have.

Upon Kevin's return from Iraq in 2009, G.I. Stanley and the Albrecht Squad enjoyed three years of time together as a family without too many lengthy separations.

Kevin was recently sent to Korea for a one-year unaccompanied tour while his family stayed behind in Missouri.  We are excited to see what types of adventures G.I. Stanley will have in the beautiful country of Korea!

This blog will be where we post pics and adventures (abiding by OPSEC rules of course!).

So that is how this blog came to be! Pictures will be posted soon!