Ding... Ding... Webb departing!

You would think that after all of the bitching and complaining I did about the mighty ship USS PORT ROYAL that I would be happy to be leaving. However after completing my check out today I was sad in a way. For the last 3 years I have called this place home. I have literally shed blood, sweat, and tears on that ship. The people have become as close to me as family. Through this I believe that life has decided to bitch slap me back into reality. It is not just the fact that I am leaving the people and place that I have come to know so well, it is the reasoning behind my departure that makes this seem so daunting. I am literally leaving a fairly sterile, albeit floating, work environment for the war torn lands of Iraq. Who knows where I will end up or who will be crossing my path? All I know is that this is the start of one helluva bumpy ride! So, with this I have now officially checked off of the USS (never in) PORT ROYAL! On to bigger and better...er..uh.. I mean...hotter and dirtier....hmmm, that's not right either.... oh' well to hell with it... Adios PORT ROYAL! See you in May '08!