Heavy heart, many thanks

Army Specialist Cory M. Poast is stationed in Mosul, Iraq, about 6,189 miles from home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Cory is with the 84th Engineer Battalion/523rd Engineering Company. He's injured his ankle a couple of times while working with a unit of heavy equipment operators.


My ankle is doing better, and I am finally walking without a limp. Hopefully no long term damage has occurred.

I will be returning to my family soon! I would like to thank everyone that supports us troops. Thank you for sacrificing your time. Thank you for caring. Thank you for your willingness to reach out. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for making me smile. Thank you for making me cry. Thank you for the donations. Thank you for the prayers........ (I heard them, way over here) Thank you for warming my heart. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for your support. Thank you for worrying. Thank you for your recognition. Thank you for understanding. Thank you for all you do for the troops! It's people like you that keep us going! All of you! We love you very much! We will continue to help keep our country safe and free! When I think of all the support I've gotten, I start to get a heavy heart, and tear up. I then wipe that tear up, put it in my fist, and hold it close to my heart.
- SPC.CORY POAST

Last big mission cut short

Cory Poast, a member of an engineering unit that operates heavy equipment near Mosul, wrote this last week:
packing for a 3 week mission out in the sheeeot.........should be the toughest one yet.......however...........i'm happy to say.......this is the LAST big mission !!!!!!........of the deployment!!!!.....that means we are close!!!!!!!

It has been said that nothing goes as planned in the military. So it was for Cory, who wrote this update.
I AM BACK FROM THE ... MISSION WITH ANOTHER SPRAINED ANKLE






















Photo - Cory on the mend earlier this summer with his first ankle sprain.

"I will survive. We will survive..."

Army Specialist Cory Poast is stationed in Mosul, Iraq, about 6,189 miles from home in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He made a very moving video for his wife and daughters.

I'm Cory Poast, and I'm stationed here in Mosul, Iraq with the 523rd Engineering Company, 84th Engineering Battalion. We operate heavy equipment.
I put a few pictures together of my experiences in Iraq for my wife Michelle.
I miss her very much - and can't wait to get home and be with her.
I will be done with my tour in November of 2009.
Thank you all for your support of the troops!!

"How do you make a soldier cry?.......You thank him"- CMP, 2009