The Gun Line MkIII

The word has been sent out…  There will be real beer for the Superbowl…
In this theater, General order Number One is:  NO BOOZE.
For the Superbowl, however, that order has been suspended, and each person will be allowed to beers apiece, under very tightly supervised conditions.
In Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and now, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, there [...]

I posted on the contributions of “Soldiers’ Angels” during Christmas…
Now I have one of my own!!!
You see, I got this box a few days ago, filled with Hickory Farms goodies (elements of which have been added to the “midnight snack locker” at the CHU.
It was totally unexpected…
Thank you, SA “T. P.”
Thank you very much…

Sing it my brother…  Sing it to everybody…

We’re still in a combat zone, against an enemy that uses deception and stealth (because they can’t face us in a stand up fight…) so access by local nationals is strictly controlled.  Most of the folks on this base haven’t met an Iraqi, and certainy haven’t had the chance to sit down and talk with [...]

moar funny pictures

I’m keeping this post on top…
I moved this to its own page, “Operation Colors”, on the sidebar.
A need has been identified…
The funny thing is that I sent a request for help to The Armorer before posting on my own site…  If you need something one, you go to the biggest source you can find…  I [...]

1100
The workday begins…
In the CP, the oncoming shift familiarizes themselves with the happenings of the previous night.  Nothing out of the ordinary, this time…  I dread the day when I wake up in the middle of the night to the din of confused conversation as everybody tries to wrap their mind around a tragic incident, [...]

LSA Balad…
0800
It’s a gentle awakening…  The light through the blinds casts enough light for my brain to register that it isn’t night anymore…  I open my eyes to see Phoenix’s face, the wallpaper on my laptop.  I am warm beneath the covers; warm, dry and safe.  There were times, in this very spot, when war-fighters [...]

Let’s start it off with something cute, before all the idiots start causing trouble!!!
(Image from “I haz a hotdog.com”.)
May 2009 be a year of prosperity and joy!