Is the sleeping soldier Jason?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/09/10/damon.iraq.life.soldiers.cnn

The family is split on this one. Some of us don't think it's Jason. Others of us are questioning it. And then there are those of us that think we know it's Jason. Do you suppose it's possible that those of us who think we KNOW it's Jason are those of us who are missing him the most? What do you think?

Guten Tag, mein lieber Vetter! Ganz schön liebe Grüsse aus Hamburg!

Howdy Jas - one could mistake me for shy, huh?!

It's your cous, Shane, writing a blog for the first time. How are ya, mate? Over a month ago I went to the post office to send you a package using the address that your mom had given out but I wasn't sure if it was a U.S. address or an Iraqi address because the postal code and such was so odd - and I guess the german postal worker hadn't seen a lot of mail for U.S. soldiers in Iraq :) because she was clueless as well. I later spoke with Aunt Sandra about it and me writing U.S.A. at the bottom was the correct thing to do. Hope you got it, basically! I'm officially a Hamburger - that's what they call people who live in Hamburg. Just got here 5 days ago. All of my stuff is still in storage, thus quite far from settled, but the new apartment is wunderbar and it will all happen in due time. Hamburg is right on the Elbe river and has a huge harbour - a seagull flew by the apartment window yesterday! Up until this point, though, I've not had time to explore -we've been sitting with our heads buried in binders of music singing 8 hours a day - sometimes altogether, sometimes men and women separate from one another - just a typical workweek of learning 30+ new songs and at the end of the week feeling like you've sung yourself inside out. You know: Intestines like silly string on all the high notes with ah-vowels..but it still sounds nice somehow. Yes - just a typical workweek, indeed. So, I'm going to now try attaching some Fotos of me in some costumes from 'Die Schöne und das Biest' (Beauty/Beast) that make me look extra...what's the word?...well heterosexually macho for sure, that's a given, of course...it IS Disney, after all...and NOBODY looks queer doing DISNEY! I vas eh sving in ze prodooction und zerefore have plehed all zeese pahts inclooding ze beest - ja ja zat is me :) ...And no lie: It was hot in the summer and I was outside at the stage door with the tissue box make-up on in a wig cap and picked up a girl's phone number. Pinnacle of my career. Have a real laugh, J, on my account. It's OK - I can handle it. Love you, buddy. Hang in there. Shaner

Not you on T.V.

Bummer. We heard that it wasn't you on T.V. It was just our wishful thinking. The really bad part is that we heard that you haven't even slept in a cot for quite some time. No one said that serving for the U.S. was going to be easy, but I hate that you are going for so long without sleep and when you do get some rest, it's on the ground. I know how much you've always loved your bed - (you get that from your mom). When you come home - you'll have clean sheets, a soft mattress, and time to sleep!!

I'm trying to help Shane figure out how to post to this. He wants to add some pictures - and maybe you'll get some R&R in Germany and you can visit him. Love you! Take care.
M'Liss

Was that you?

Jason - We thought we saw you on television today!!! We've gone online to look again, (CNN - "A Day in the Life"or something like that)and we think it's you. It's hard to tell without that "Jason Smile" - but we hope it's you because we need to see your face...and also, you were getting some sleep. We think and pray for you daily, and can't wait until you get home.
Love you, M'Liss and the boys