The Catalano Family

Well thanks for checking out this website. David's done a great job at linking us all together on the web. At any rate, I'd like to bring you all up to speed on what’s going on with me. Since I graduated from JMU and commissioned in the Army in May of 2004, I gave my beloved dog, Mallard to David and went straight to my training which lasted until the end of January of this year.
Currently I am living in Fayetteville, NC in a nice 3-bedroom apartment (with one roommate). I can't say that I love the state, but it’s certainly nicer than MD. I’ve been here since February of this year. I am assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. More specifically, I am in Bravo Company in the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. That probably means very little to everyone but those of you with a military background. Just know that I enjoy my job very much. I am in charge of a 39-man platoon. I've had the privilege of "deploying" with these men to West Point this past summer in support of the cadet's summer training. Training and working with these men has allowed me to learn them on an intimate level which has been an awesome experience thus far. It will certainly come in handy when we deploy to Iraq this fall. We'll likely leave in September for support of the Referendum of the Constitution in Oct. and the Congressional elections in Dec. As you can imagine we’re getting quite busy here getting trained up for whatever mission we may have. We’re expected to be gone for roughly 4-5 months.

Well that’s about a year’s history in a paragraph. Other than work that’s mostly it. I have had the pleasure of dating a sweet girl named Rebekah Smart since last February. She’s in her senior year at William and Mary getting degrees in Sociology and Anthropology.

Take care my family. I love you all very much. Do not expect to see me THIS Christmas but maybe Easter. Your prayers are ALWAYS welcome. God Bless.