Troop Weblog

New Jersey Reunion

They say it’s a small world, and it’s an even smaller Army.
They are, of course, correct

The big project for the past week has been the promotion of our Chief of Staff, Colonel William J. Troy, to Brigadier General. As you can imagine this promotion is very significant. General Troy is a great man and very well respected by his superior officers, peers and subordinates alike. As a result a lot of folks flew in from across Iraq to be here for his promotion, 18 General Officer came. One of them was Brigadier General Mundt the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Infantry Division. His aide is none other than Captain Ted Wenner.

Ted is from Blairstown, New Jersey and we know each other from grade school and middle school. His mother teaches at Blair Academy where my dad went to high school and swims everyday. I got a letter from my dad on Wednesday telling me that he ran into Ted’s mom at the Blair Graduation Ceremony. Two days later and I’m having dinner with Ted in Baghdad!

Just like they say, “It’s a small Army.”