WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.151 time now for what our viewers tell us 00:02.151 --> 00:04.480 as one of their favorite segment live 00:04.490 --> 00:06.434 from Iraq . We're talking with the 00:06.434 --> 00:08.212 Mountain post soldier stationed 00:08.212 --> 00:10.379 overseas this time . We are talking to 00:10.379 --> 00:12.379 a specialist Tasha Jackson who is a 00:12.379 --> 00:14.490 member of the third http . We have to 00:14.490 --> 00:16.712 find out . She's a graduate as Mitchell 00:16.712 --> 00:16.510 high School in Colorado Springs . Good 00:16.510 --> 00:19.360 morning . Good morning Jackson telling , 00:19.360 --> 00:22.100 how are you all doing were great , so 00:22.110 --> 00:24.110 great to see you . And also it's so 00:24.110 --> 00:26.277 great to see locals over interactive . 00:26.277 --> 00:28.443 We get to talk to , tell us what about 00:28.443 --> 00:30.610 yourself ? You're a graduate from high 00:30.610 --> 00:32.721 school . When did you graduate ? High 00:32.721 --> 00:35.930 graduating year 2000 and 3 , 2003 . So 00:35.930 --> 00:38.440 just a few years out now . So many of 00:38.440 --> 00:41.190 the third HBc T soldiers who go through 00:41.190 --> 00:43.750 fort Carson off to Iraq are not from 00:43.750 --> 00:45.917 colorado springs or the state region . 00:45.917 --> 00:47.972 So what do you do in welcoming those 00:47.972 --> 00:50.028 folks maybe from florida or texas or 00:50.028 --> 00:51.972 even Alaska here to someplace I've 00:51.972 --> 00:54.440 never been before . I tell him hi and 00:54.440 --> 00:56.662 then I asked them what their activities 00:56.662 --> 00:58.829 are and wherever they want to go out . 00:58.940 --> 01:00.829 Well that sounds really cool . So 01:00.829 --> 01:02.996 specifically what do you do with third 01:02.996 --> 01:05.162 HPC to , what are your duties on a day 01:05.162 --> 01:08.340 to day basis ? What my job is , is that 01:08.340 --> 01:10.620 on the 92 Yankee Units five specialist 01:10.620 --> 01:12.564 and I work in the brigade property 01:12.564 --> 01:14.564 office And we tried everything that 01:14.564 --> 01:17.440 comes in and out . Our brigade . Is 01:17.440 --> 01:20.170 this your first time overseas ? Just 01:20.290 --> 01:22.810 minutes . So what do you think ? What 01:22.810 --> 01:24.921 are your first impressions ? A lot of 01:24.921 --> 01:26.921 the soldiers you've been talking to 01:26.921 --> 01:28.866 have been there really a couple of 01:28.866 --> 01:28.320 times a couple three times they kind of 01:28.320 --> 01:30.264 know what to expect . But what are 01:30.264 --> 01:34.050 things like for you is different . 01:34.670 --> 01:38.550 It's not that bad . It's kind of like a 01:38.550 --> 01:40.606 regular duty stations . Just have to 01:40.606 --> 01:42.828 stay alert , stay alive . That's all it 01:42.828 --> 01:45.800 is . Yeah . Well give us a feel of how 01:45.800 --> 01:47.911 hot it is there . I mean we're coming 01:47.911 --> 01:50.078 up on the first week of july here last 01:50.078 --> 01:52.300 week we had a temperature reading about 01:52.300 --> 01:54.244 130 . Is it close to that , do you 01:54.244 --> 01:57.110 think right now it is 120 degrees in 01:57.110 --> 02:00.970 the shade . Oh man . Oh my 02:00.970 --> 02:03.026 goodness . How do you do it ? How do 02:03.026 --> 02:05.137 you deal with that ? Because you also 02:05.137 --> 02:07.137 have the gear . You also have to do 02:07.137 --> 02:06.710 your daily job in his heat . How do you 02:06.710 --> 02:09.700 deal with that ? Stay hydrated ? You 02:09.700 --> 02:12.330 eat healthy , have plenty of sleep . So 02:12.330 --> 02:15.850 it is . Yeah . We know there's a whole 02:15.850 --> 02:17.739 lot of people watching . Probably 02:17.739 --> 02:19.739 former teachers , former classmates 02:19.739 --> 02:21.906 from Mitchell and of course the family 02:21.906 --> 02:24.183 who you want to say hi to this morning ? 02:24.360 --> 02:27.040 I would like to say hi to my parents , 02:27.150 --> 02:29.261 Marsha and Howard jacked it into my . 02:29.430 --> 02:33.130 Just tear gas . Oh great . And 02:33.140 --> 02:35.250 what did Mitchell in your mind that 02:35.250 --> 02:37.417 really prepare you for ? What you have 02:37.417 --> 02:39.639 experienced there where they're sort of 02:39.639 --> 02:41.861 all of these programs at Mitchell or or 02:41.861 --> 02:43.972 was it something you just did on your 02:43.972 --> 02:45.694 own after graduation ? This is 02:45.694 --> 02:47.750 something that I did on my own after 02:47.750 --> 02:49.750 graduation , but some of the skills 02:49.750 --> 02:51.972 that I learned within the classroom and 02:51.972 --> 02:54.028 from all my teachers to help me into 02:54.028 --> 02:56.250 the army , well , we're so proud of you 02:56.250 --> 02:58.306 and it's again , it's so neat to see 02:58.306 --> 03:00.472 locals going so far and doing what you 03:00.472 --> 03:00.230 want to do . We're really proud of you . 03:00.230 --> 03:02.452 Thanks so much for being with us and we 03:02.452 --> 03:04.508 hope you enjoy your fourth of july . 03:04.508 --> 03:04.220 That's coming up in a couple of days . 03:04.750 --> 03:06.580 All right , Thank you .