1 month misery

If the scowl on my face is indicative of my level of misery it fails to truly give the appropriate level of my duress. I have been in the sun all day, and I have been getting eatin alive by unknown bugs every night for the last 3. They itch and are all over my back. I'm only hoping that the culprits aren't laying eggs under my skin because I am not ready for that type of responsibility. Hard work continues on the development of a new piece of infrastructure. We spent the day doing construction work and hammering together floor boards. Riley decided to take the nail gun and shoot a spike into his hand. He looks over and holds his hand up with a 3" nail sticking out the top of it. We laughed our asses off. He'll be alright after a few days. My deepest sympathy to the Todd family as he was lost to our platoon 2 days ago. It's still a very hard pill to swallow being that it happened so close to us going home. Blencowe, by the grace of God escaped unscathed even though he was right next to the explosion. Drews took a chunk of frag throug his shoulder that left a hole you could see air through. Last word, he got out of surgery and will be alright. Needless to say, once again we find ourselves frustrated and angry. Blencowe has since gone back to KAF to get his hearing checked and for a couple of days to relax. This was his second IED incident in the last week, of which, one of our sister platoons lost another one of their guys to a bi-latteral amputation to both of his legs. Rediger seems to be doing okay as he too was on scene of the latest strike. The boys all performed professionally and profficiently in their drills and got the casualties out of there in good time. The inf. guys speak extremely highly of the responsiveness of our guys.
The mercury level is spiking around the mid 20's in the evening and upwards in the 40's during the day. The terps say its going to get about 20 degrees hotter before we get out of here.
I am doing my best to maintain a positive outlook out here, but often find myself in a miserable state. I'm not sure as to why I'm so pissed but have a pretty good idea, the IED state around these parts.
Maddin and Bergeron are down the road right now, augmenting another platton for 2 weeks, which leaves Dorner, Riley, Red, Hawk, Blencowe( currently in KAF) and yours truly holding down our end. A month left, and a busy one at that. Theres a shopping list of tasks upcoming, none to savory. The replacements will be a sight for sore and weathered eyes.
Anyway, gotta be wuick once again as we gotta get back. Love you all, and Todd buddy, we will remember ya pal...........out