As suggested by Matt Smith (Wisconsin heavyweight and multiple-time member of the US lightweight rowing team, including the bow seat of the 2004 Olympic light 4-), who is stationed in Iraq with the 1st Tank - 2nd BDE / 9th DIV IA MiTT, a reminder today for all those rowers in the US to "remember all the men and women of the Armed Services stationed all over the world, especially those that are rowers currently serving in the flat hot desert of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan that are unable to take some good strokes on the water today."
Matt also sent "congrats to the crews at NCAAs and good luck to all the Men and Light Women competing this coming weekend at the IRAs. The racing reports give a nice memory of home for a couple minutes."
Matt
CPT Matthew Smith
1st Tank - 2nd BDE / 9th DIV IA MiTT
IRAQ