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by ChrisHiggins from FOX 2

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Update from the Desert
Aug 11, 2008 | 2:08 PM
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Well here we are...  August 11th and the redeployment date is getting closer.  I'm still more than a month away but its a good feeling to see the calendar shrinking.  I have to give a HUGE thank you to all of you who have contributed to the "Flip Flop or Drop" effort headed up by Mark Christopher and Victoria Babu over at KTRS.  Without the support and hard work  of The Big 550 and the gang at "The Mark Christopher Show" (noon-3pm M-F) this could never have happened.  I've heard through the grapevine there may be as many as 5000 pairs of flip flops!  Thats more than 10x as many as I had hoped for.  Lets pray that many of them go un-used because that will mean fewer and fewer are getting wounded.

Big news for me today may turn out to be the highlight of my deployment.  General Patraeus made a brief stop here today and I had the great privelege of being asked to brief him up on weather conditions throughout the region.  It was relatively short, but the public affairs folks did manage to snap a few pictures. It was an awesome experience.

 

Tomorrow, we begin shooting "A Day in the Desert"  A camera crew will be following me along through the course of my day to gather video for a story that will air on Fox 2 sometime in the future detailing what my average day has been like here at my deployed locaiton.  I'm not sure when it will air...but most likely before I return in late September.  I have had many requests to see more about what I do here so you guys should find it interesting.  It should be pointed out that this will be only the second time EVER that cameras have been allowed into this highly classified facility and you'll only see it on Fox 2!

Well, its time to head out for a little relaxation time and a couple of games of dominos with the gang.  Good luck to everyone back in St. Louis and go Cards! 

-Capt Higgins

 

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dschreib
Aug 11, 2008 | 3:13 PM

Waiting for your return home, Capt Higgins. I don't want to rub it in, but it's August 11 and the temps have hovered in the 80s now for a few days and look to stay that way. Have to pinch myself every time I go out the door to make sure I'm not imagining it. The downside, if you want to call it that, is that I'm still mowing grass every 5-6 days. Anyway...I don't want to make you too homesick...stay safe and we'll see you in a few weeks.
WebsterGroves read my blog view my photos
Aug 11, 2008 | 3:21 PM

Great to hear from you, Chris - looking forward to your return!
reb333 view my photos
Aug 11, 2008 | 3:33 PM

Chris- Great news all around. We'll all be glad when you are home again. Thanks so much for touching base with us. We all miss you.
AngelaHutti read my blog view my photos
Aug 11, 2008 | 4:31 PM

Hey Chris! Thanks for the update. We get lots of questions about how you are doing and it's nice to have new information to pass along. Take care and see you soon!
rosie read my blog view my photos
Aug 11, 2008 | 7:11 PM

hurry home chris...wish we would have had a lil more heat this summer, but thats just me,..be safe..and cant wait to tell ya when the snow starts in hermann while your doing the weather again... even though i hate the snow, and would much rather have summer 24/7
madaboutweather read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 9:36 AM

It's great to hear from you Chris! I'm so glad the Flip Flop drive went well. Stay safe, and we can't wait for your return!
Wildredneck read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 11:21 AM

Juat had a birthday & heard youd be home soon im 23 now you come home safe
AngelaHutti read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 1:11 PM

Awesome photo Chris!
snowman99 read my blog
Aug 12, 2008 | 2:13 PM

Well, I was going to post yesterday, but I was uh.., er...gagged from an inappropriate post on another blog, lol. Anyway, great to hear from ya Chris, congratulations on the flip flop donations that's awesome. We are all anxiously awaiting your return to the States and your return to the airwaves in St. Louis!

I'll try not to get banned again..:)
Ms_Vera read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 2:25 PM

Awww! We miss you!!
mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 3:29 PM

Wow Chris..... Your living life..... In a strange way I miss being deployed and in another dimension..... 60 days at sea was the longest stretch...... Weird though because back then we had little communications with the out side world..... With the Internet it dont matter if your are a mile away or half way around the world..... The communication is instant........

You are missing the best August weather I can remember around here.......

See ya when you get back..........
opinionatedlady read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 4:55 PM

Great to see you doing fine and you look great with the tan, even if you have a sunglass line--lol
Be Safe
JillSTL read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 4:56 PM

Awesome photo, Chris!

Can't wait to see the video from your "Day In The Life" too!

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date! ... and it's good to "see" you again! Guess you're gonna have to grow that hair back out when you get home! ;-)

Everyone here at the stations says hi and sends big hugs!


-- Jill --
The Web Chick
imapayne read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 8:37 PM

Great video Chris, Please be careful and hurry home. We have a guy that comes on Chat that talks to us. Nothing important I want to remind you but its great talking to him and seeing he's ok. Just like your updates

Peace and Hugs
PattiJo52 read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 9:55 PM

Glad to see all is well with you Chris. Sure wish we could send you some of this awesome weather we are having. What a relief it would be for all the men and women over there! Dave said the heat over there is treacherous, high temps. and humidity. All of us back home would gladly share! Many of us can't wait for your return, but I am sure your family is more anxious for that wonderfull day. Have a good one and BE SAFE!!
rosie read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 10:32 PM

lol chris has a farmers tan, i mean a soldiers tan
guyatacomputer read my blog view my photos
Aug 12, 2008 | 10:46 PM

Good to hear from you, Chris. Stay safe.

To you and the other soldiers who are there with you - I thank you for your service!!!!
asmerelda read my blog view my photos
Aug 13, 2008 | 7:20 AM

Hello Chris you look awesome!
asmerelda read my blog view my photos
Aug 13, 2008 | 7:20 AM

And we miss you!
mechany144 read my blog view my photos
Aug 13, 2008 | 8:49 AM

Heck with the General. Who's the babe in the flight suit?
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ChrisHiggins

I am the weekend weather guy at Fox 2 and also a weather officer with the US Air Force Reserves. I recently returned back from deployment to the desert of the Middle East where I supported Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.

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