Hello everyone, My name is Justin Hunter and I am the Executive Officer for Company C, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion. I would like begin by saying thank you from the Marines of Charlie Company for sending all of the care packages. We really appreciate the support. The guys were very surprised at the quick response and large volume of packages that came in. It is always great to watch how happy the Marines are as they open the packages that you send. There is nothing better than watching the Marines escape for a few minutes as they tear through the packages and pass out everything you have given us. It is almost like watching a bunch of kids open their gifts on Christmas morning every time we receive a group of packages. Just to tell you a little about our company, we are combat engineers from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina working in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. The country is on the upswing and being an engineer during a time of rebuilding is tough work but also satisfying as we see our labor help the Iraqi's future. We work throughout the province from the farmlands along the Euphrates to inside the middle of the cities. We provide a myriad of services from executing cache sweeps to locate enemy ordinance to building force protection for the infantry. Many of the Marines are on their second deployments, and a handful are on their third and fourth. We were here last year from April to October and there is an vast difference throughout the Al Anbar province. The insurgent activity has reduced drastically and I am amazed at how well Fallujah, Ramadi and Habbinayah and doing. Last year we were attacked on a weekly and sometimes daily basis while this year has been moderately quiet. As the attacks grow fewer in numbers, the local Iraqis are living a more normal daily life and the economy is moving steadily along.