WEBVTT 00:00.140 --> 00:02.029 and we had to Baghdad where we're 00:02.029 --> 00:04.196 joined by warrant officer , one Ronald 00:04.196 --> 00:06.140 Marie who's with the first cavalry 00:06.140 --> 00:08.251 division and it's from Mansoura ? How 00:08.251 --> 00:11.010 are you , sir ? I'm doing fine thank 00:11.010 --> 00:13.810 you . Uh tell us how long have you been 00:13.810 --> 00:16.460 in in Iraq ? And obviously you're pro 00:16.460 --> 00:18.516 Mansoura . So how long have you been 00:18.516 --> 00:22.310 gone from home ? Uh part of Fort Hood ? 00:22.320 --> 00:26.280 Uh 10 October 2006 . I've been 00:26.280 --> 00:28.400 in theater approximately 2.5 . Almost 00:28.400 --> 00:32.310 three months now . Chief 00:32.310 --> 00:34.630 Maria , we hear so much in the news 00:34.630 --> 00:36.686 about what's happening in Iraq and a 00:36.686 --> 00:38.686 lot of it is portrayed negatively , 00:38.686 --> 00:40.908 obviously a lot of violence that's been 00:40.908 --> 00:42.963 happening over there . But as you're 00:42.963 --> 00:45.186 there and you're actually seeing things 00:45.186 --> 00:47.352 that are happening , just kind of give 00:47.352 --> 00:46.980 us your feelings on what things are 00:46.980 --> 00:50.810 happening in Iraq right now . Well , 00:50.810 --> 00:52.977 there's a lot of good work going on in 00:52.977 --> 00:55.143 Iraq right now . Uh we're just here to 00:55.143 --> 00:57.254 help this country recover from all of 00:57.254 --> 00:58.977 this , all the destruction and 00:58.977 --> 01:01.088 hopefully recover and become a strong 01:01.088 --> 01:04.690 positive asset to the Middle East . How 01:04.690 --> 01:06.746 do you think the soldiers in general 01:06.746 --> 01:08.746 themselves right now ? They look at 01:08.746 --> 01:10.746 this as being a lost cause . And as 01:10.746 --> 01:12.968 they see the response from here at home 01:12.968 --> 01:15.190 where it seems like support for the war 01:15.190 --> 01:14.910 is diminishing . Is that discouraging 01:14.920 --> 01:18.560 to you over there ? Uh No , it's not . 01:18.570 --> 01:20.570 Uh basically we work really closely 01:20.570 --> 01:22.792 together all the soldiers here sticking 01:22.792 --> 01:24.848 together . Uh we just continue to do 01:24.848 --> 01:27.020 our mission . We try not to uh let 01:27.020 --> 01:30.160 anything just Burns from all that ? 01:30.840 --> 01:32.896 What is your feeling though ? I mean 01:32.896 --> 01:34.896 how do you see this ? Is the end of 01:34.896 --> 01:36.951 this situation ? Is there a possible 01:36.951 --> 01:39.173 solution to all the violence that we're 01:39.173 --> 01:41.940 seeing ? I think the measures in place 01:41.940 --> 01:43.830 now are going to help . 01:46.870 --> 01:48.926 And I know President Bush is talking 01:48.926 --> 01:51.148 about sending more troops and uh do you 01:51.148 --> 01:53.314 think that will be a good move for the 01:53.314 --> 01:56.450 country ? Uh Anything that's gonna help 01:56.450 --> 01:59.950 the violence stops is a good move . Mhm . 02:00.340 --> 02:02.410 Well let's talk a little bit about 02:02.410 --> 02:04.500 being from Mansoura and your family 02:04.500 --> 02:06.611 back home . By anything you'd like to 02:06.611 --> 02:09.780 say to them ? Yeah . So I'd like to 02:09.780 --> 02:12.060 tell my mom and my dad , jerome and 02:12.060 --> 02:14.300 Margaret Murray . Hello called George . 02:14.310 --> 02:16.690 All my family and friends and Mansour 02:16.690 --> 02:19.100 Louisiana . Hello and my kids in baton 02:19.100 --> 02:21.100 rouge and I also have kids in texas 02:21.100 --> 02:23.267 tell them all alone and that I'm doing 02:23.267 --> 02:25.378 fine and morale is good and healthy . 02:25.740 --> 02:29.530 Everything is going well . All right , 02:29.540 --> 02:32.080 Chief Warrant Officer one Ronald Murray 02:32.090 --> 02:34.970 from Mansoura joining us from Baghdad . 02:34.990 --> 02:37.101 Stay safe . And we'll look forward to 02:37.101 --> 02:39.430 seeing you get home soon . Sure thing . 02:39.440 --> 02:39.860 Cool .