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Blackanthem Military News
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Feb 3, 2012 - 5:53:02 PM |
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Blackanthem Military News
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| Orlando, Fla., native Eric Wilber, a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist with the 549th Quartermaster Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, folds clothes April 1. Wilber is part of the SLCR team at Patrol Base Murray, and his twin brother Edwin, who is also a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist with the 549th Quartermaster Co., 68th CSSB, is based at Iskandariyah. "Just to know that he's going through the same stuff that I'm going through and can relate, it helps," said Eric. |
PATROL BASE MURRAY, Iraq - In a combat environment, thoughts of family and friends back home can help keep Soldiers motivated to continue their mission.
For one Soldier, his motivation has been by his side for most of his military career.
Pfcs. Eric and Edwin Wilber, both shower, laundry, and clothing repair specialists with the 549th Quartermaster Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, are not only brothers, but twins, who serve together.
The Orlando, Fla., natives enlisted in the Army more than a year ago. After they completed basic training and advanced individual training, they were stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., in the same unit, same company and same platoon.
Shortly after their arrival to Fort Carson, their unit, the 549th Quartermaster Co., deployed to Camp Liberty, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"It helps to have family out here. Just to know that he's going through the same stuff that I'm going through and can relate, it helps me out," said Eric.
During the course of their deployment, Eric and Edwin were separated and sent to support shower, laundry and clothing repair missions in different areas that did not have shower or laundry facilities.
The 68th CSSB has SLCR teams in eight different locations in Iraq that service thousands of Soldiers in the Multi-National Division - Baghdad and Multi-National Division - Central area of operations.
While Eric was sent to support the SLCR mission at Patrol Base Murray, Edwin was sent to Iskandariyah.
"It was a really emotional time in my life. I had never been separated from my brother. I always had him with me," Eric said.
Although the separation was a bit hard at first, Eric has grown to see a bright side to the situation.
"Honestly, I think it's better because it helped me grow as an individual," said Eric. "I can finally be identified as a person and not just as a twin."
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| Orlando, Fla., native Edwin Wilber, a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist with the 549th Quartermaster Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, folds clothes April 1. Edwin is part of the SLCR team at Iskandariyah, and his twin brother Eric, who is also a shower, laundry and clothing repair specialist with the 549th Quartermaster Co., 68th CSSB, is based at Patrol Base Murray. |
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| Orlando, Fla., native Edwin Wilber and his wife Spc. Charly Wilber, both shower, laundry and clothing repair specialists with the 549th Quartermaster Company, 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, work at the SLCR site at Iskandariyah, Iraq. There are SLCR teams at eight different locations in Iraq servicing thousands of Multi-National Division - Baghdad and Multi-National Division - Central Soldiers a week. Edwin has a twin brother who works at the SLCR site at Patrol Base Murray, which is south of Baghdad. |
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