Hey everyone, I recently returnd from a year long deployment (army) to Afghanistan from Hawaii and will be moving to Alexandria, VA next month. I am looking for some fellow herpers who can point me in the right direction to getting set up again after 4 years. Any advice?
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Returning from Afghanistan, moving to Alexandria, VA. ANy herpers up there?
norsmis
Jun 09, 2005 11:42 AM
Replies (9)
Amanda_Burke
Jun 09, 2005 01:26 PM
I just wanted to say welcome home and thank you for your service!
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Amanda Burke
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chiplatham
Jun 09, 2005 07:59 PM
thanks for serving and glad you made it back!
bobby robbins
Jun 09, 2005 08:35 PM
Thank you for your service to our country & Welcome Home!!!
Bobby
SeanSanders
Jun 09, 2005 09:40 PM
Hello,
Welcome back. There are a few people that are in your area. Ian Gniazdowski and Outback Reptiles are in Alexandria, Va. Brian Sharp is in the area also. There is also Dominion reptiles. There also is the Northern Virginia Reptile show in August, in Manassas and I think they all attend or there will be other herpers there in the area that I don't know that can help you.
norsmis
Jun 09, 2005 11:25 PM
Thanks guys for all your kind words. I fills my heart with pride to know that people appreciate what we do, even though I dont believe I deserve thanks for doing what I love to do. And thanks for the good info also. I will be there in August and will look this show up!
Sergeant First Class Ronald Sims
3d Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Infantry Division (Light)
Dove_3
Jun 10, 2005 12:00 AM
Welcome home!! 
bthacker
Jun 10, 2005 12:37 AM
to find any time at all to go herping over there in the field? Good luck with getting started again, I did after a 9 or so year hiatus from reptiles last July and wish I had never bailed. Take care.
norsmis
Jun 10, 2005 12:47 AM
You didnt have to go far outside out tent (or even leave it) to find saw scaled vipers. They were all over the place. It was too dangerous to get off the beaten track even inside the wire (landmines) to do much herping though. I did see lots of the famous camel spiders also. Some were as big as 6 inches across.
bps516
Jun 10, 2005 07:39 AM
My bro-in-law served 1.5 years in afgan (MI assigned to 10th Mountain). With everything in Iraq the news seems to sometimes forget about you guys over there. Remember that (as you have seen above) you all have not been forgotten and are appriciated greatly. Welcome home and THANK YOU!
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Bryan, Atlanta GA
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