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INTRODUCTION
It has been a discouraging year for me. I will try not to dwell on the negatives. Life is hard for all of us.
My name is Kyle De Woif. I'm 27 years old. I'm on year 4 of a Seven and a Half Year Bid for federal felony conviction.
In a former life, I was a a US soldier and an Iraq War veteran.
I should be released in January 2015. I'd like to use my GI Bill to go to collets. I have 5 years of Supervised Release.
I am an avid Music Student. Here in prison I've learned to play the Mandolin, Guitar, Violin, Piano, Cello, and Saxophone.
I am a huge Bookworm. I love books about Politics, History, Religion, and Philosophy.
I am not married and I have no children. My efforts to find my Soulmate have all ended in dismal failure.
I joined the Army when I was 19 and I was discharged when I was 23.
I was a Fire Support Specialist (13-F) and I only stayed in service long enough to become a Specialist (E-4).
I spent 12 months in Samarra, Iraq in 2005 and 15 months in Ramadi, Iraq in 2007-08.
I received an honorable discharge in June 2008.
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I do not support either the Democrats or the Republicans.
Just about all politicians are liars, crooks, and thieves, who love to fleece the public and plot mass murder against other countries.
All the talk you hear about "liberalism" and "conservation" is just a bunch of empty rhetoric intended to deceive you.
I don't buy any of it. If I could vote, I would register as an "Anarchist" and write my own name on the ballot.
I don't want anyone else to rule over me and make decisions for me. I'd prefer to make my own foolish mistakes, rather than let other people make mistakes for me.
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Did you encounter any Australian soldiers on your tours of duty? I live in a garrison city in Australia & it's heartbreaking to see the fall-out from the lives of our return soldiers, those that do get to return. My thoughts are with you, and your loved ones.
The irony never escapes me that members of our armed forces are required to experience and commit such atrocities in the name of our freedoms, yet once back on home soil are expected to automatically fall into line with an incredibly conflicting 'normal'.
Now that you are both a hero who served your country, and a convicted felon, I guess that high level of conflict will continue to travel with you throughout your life. I think you are a perfect example of why we should never shelter bad feelings towards people who take a wrong turn in life. We all have value, both before, during AND after incarceration. You've already been labeled by your country as a 'hero' and a now a 'criminal', who's to say you can't be a hero again? I'm sure this time though, you'll take delight in getting there through making your own legitimate decisions. I wish you all the best on your journey.
Thank you for sharing your story!
Nicki
I got your last letter, and I have a response cooking in my head, and have a mini-book to print out from the web and send to you, but it will take some time to convert it into something where the footnotes are visible.
- Chris
There is no animosity between Australia and New Zealand. We view ourselves as cousins and fought side by side in WW1 and WW2. We are able to travel freely between our countries without the need for visas so I'm a little confused.
As for fighting along side the Americans... I think it's a case of, you'd be stupid to fight against the world's superpower, so we'll go along for the ride. We've always been alais with the US anyway, just as we have with England.
So what is this trouble you speak of with New Zealand. NZ would have to be one of the world's most peaceful countries. & anyway, we're bigger than them (but they're pretty good at beating us in the rugby). I should tell you I'm actually a kiwi, I just grew up in Australia :D