Selected writings of Pfc. Daniel J. Agami, 25, who was driving a Bradley fighting vehicle on June 21, 2007, when it hit an IED.

E-mail messages:



MOM ABBA,


I CANT BELIEVE IT ACTUALLY AIRD ON TV. THATS UNREAL. I ALSO SAW THE PAGE THAT IM ON THE FRONT OF IN THE SPADER WEBSIGHT. SGT. YBAY PRINTED IT OUT FOR ME. I TOLD YOU I WOULD GET ON THE NEWS! I WAS VERY NERVOUSE, I DONT KNOW WHY BUT WHEN I SEE A CAMMERA I STALL. ANYWAYS I WILLL TRY TO CALL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY ROUGH BETWEEN ALL TYHE MOVING FROM FOBB TO FOBB. AND I DONT HAVE INTERNET IN MY NEW ROOM YET. I LOVE YOU GUYS.


DANIEL


OH GUESS WHAT?


IM GETTING AN AWARD!!!!!


I CANT TELL YOU WHY YET BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT I DID AN AMAZING THING THAT STILL AMAZES ME AND EVERYONE ELSE. YAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Daniel's eulogy for his friend Ryan Hill:



mom this is the speach i read.


When I first met Ryan it was when I over heard him say a mother joke to someone, I couldn't resist from laughing and that's when I knew right off the bat him and I were going to be good friends. Anytime someone is that quick witted I knew I met my match. Not only was he a guy who can make anyone laugh but he was one of the most squared away soldier the army has to offer. Hill always made it a point to help or square someone away even though it sometimes wasn't in the most discrete way. If you were wrong he would make sure you knew it. Any time he was asked to do a detail no matter how big or how small it may be his response was "roger" no questions asked.


I trusted him with all my life especially out in sector. He was quick on the gun and always ready for anything that was thrown his way. Even though he caught a lot of slack for being a little over weight he never failed a pt test, fell out of a 6 to 7 mile run and he was; as he would like to put it "a road marching fool." Everyday he would come with me to the gym to better himself physically and mentally so when he got back to the rear he can live up to the army standard.

Our platoon is not the only family Hill had. He has a wonderful mother and sister that he would drop anything in the world for and so would they. He would call them on a daily base just to say hi. I think he spent more money on phone cards than anything else all year. I know that he was the one who wore the pants in his family. He would take care of his mother as best as he could while being thousands of miles away. Anytime she would have a domestic problem he was on the ball and making sure it was resolved to the best of his ability.


Hill is one of the wittiest and funniest men I have ever met. He knew how to push peoples buttons, but it was always out of good fun, I often joined in. It got so bad that him and I started a war between each other and our stupid mother jokes. I know it went to far when it ended up on Myspace and his mother found out about it then called him screaming telling him to stop this stupid war. I thought I won but I guess I was wrong he didn't let it stop there, he had to get me back. About a month later I left the barracks for about 3 hours to pick up a friend from the airport. I couldn't wait for her to meet hill and I told her all about him. When I came back I went to my room and my mattress was missing and all my close were being worn by other people. I couldn't figure it out so I knew right off the bat who to go to, Hill. I saw him walking down the hall wearing five of my winter jackets. He sold half my wardrobe right off his back to people in our company and my mattress was in someone else's room. So then I had to go around and buy all my stuff back. (now I think he one).


I know that right now he is in a better place. A place where he watching over us with sgt. Seizmore, sgt. Mock, spc. Mcginess, and pfc. Newguard, making sure we are all safe and we get home to our family's without a scratch or any harm . Hill would want us all to be as careful as possible, don't lose hope and keep our moral high. If we lose our bearings now then more tragedy will happen. Hill always thought we had the best company in the battalion so lets show hill and the other brave soldiers we have lost that we will continue our mission until mission complete. I love you hill and you will always be in my heart forever.


Thank you



COMMANDER MOM, I CANT WAIT TO COME HOME AND WHEN I DO DONT WORRY ILL HAVE ALLOT TO SAY TO THE Congregation. DONT WORRY ABOUT MY MENTAL STAGE EITHER, WE ALL Receive Counseling AND HELP FROM DOCTORS WHEN Something LIKE THIS HAPPENS. I AM A STRONG INDIVIDUAL PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND IF THERE IS ONE THING THE ARMY TEACHES YOU, IT IS HOW TO DEAL WITH DEATH. EVERYDAY THAT PASSES IT GETS EASIER AND EASIER. I MISS YOU GUYS VERY MUCH AND I LOVE YOU!


DANIEL




mom,


The article you wrote was awesome. I haven't been able to use the computers or phones in the past two weeks because im not on my regular base. i was convoyed up to northern Iraq to learn a new weapon system. it soooooooo cool and im having a great time. i will be going back to fobb loyalty in the next few days, so don't worry i will call you guys when i get back. I will also see about me making it home for ilans wedding but you might have to choose if i should come home on Passover or the wedding, i know its in year from now and we might not be back from iraq yet, but well see. i love you guys and miss you very much.


Daniel