A Soldier's Journey: Stephen M. McGowan

A Soldier's Journey: Stephen M. McGowan

From Iraq, a fallen American serviceman chronicled his ventures electronically.

In 2004, Army Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan spent some time in Kuwait before being deployed to Iraq. The following are unedited excerpts from his e-mails to family and friends from the last year of his life.

Thank God for Subway
8/08/04

Hey everyone,
Just a quick note. I found an opening at the internet cafe so I jumped on it. I am in Kuwait and doing fine. We got here at 326 am and it was  98 degrees. I have sand in every orifice thanks to the storm that came while we were getting our bags. and I saw my first camel outside of the zoo today. Pretty eventful so far. Oh and my first meal in country was subway if you can believe it. Steak and cheese. Thank God for American commercialism and the free economy.  Take care all and I will contact again as soon as possible. All my love,
Steve

Mortars Every Day
9/10/04