I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie Day 75 On Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners It saddens me that American military personnel are acting in this manner. I was hoping that we would be above this kind of behaviour. Coalition forces ought to handle themselves in a manner that sets the example for the world to follow. Coalition forces ought to treat prisoners … Read more
Day 74 Back in camp, standing watch, dealing with all that comes with being “in the rear”. Today we attended General Military Training (GMT). Topics covered; Sexual Harrassment, the grievance process, Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Combat Stress and Suicide. Fascinating stuff. No, really. Camp seems the same as when I left but it seems … Read more
Day 73 Survivor: The Professional Edition 20 some military personnel are put on some remote station with no amenities, a very vaguely stated mission and a minimal equipment load out. There’s no prize money for the successful team. It’s all part of days work. Failure simply isn’t considered. My participation in Survivor: TPE was one … Read more
I’ve got a lot of catching up to do but I’m back in Camp Spearhead. Give me a day or two to catch up with my email and get a blog entry to cover the last three weeks together. Daily entries should resume as early as tomorrow. Aloha
Day 51 Somehow I apparently did not make a post for yesterday. Not sure how that happened. Also be aware that I will be away for a while. I would suggest check once a week for the next month or so. All of my friends from 3rd ACR are beginning their trip home tomorrow. I … Read more
Day 49 This kind of stuff is the mission of my detachment. From what I’ve read of the news reports it sounds like the forces in place in Basra were successful in defending the port. I see that oil was flowing again from the port facilities hours after the attack. The news reports state that … Read more
This is the second entry for day 48. I did one yesterday and thought I had posted it. I guess maybe I was pretty tired when I was trying to get it done. In any case, it didn’t get posted so here’s my second attempt. _________________ Day 48 I had the day watch today. It … Read more
Day 47 The midwatch wasn’t too bad last night. Around 0500 I had real trouble staying awake. I finally got to bed around 0800. Slept until 1030. It’s now 1925 and I’m still feeling pretty good. On Sunday I’m going out to shoot crew served weapons from boats. Should be an exciting and interesting experience. … Read more
Day 46 This morning was quite interesting. I spent thirty minutes or so iChatting with my beautiful wife and was wrapping things up when this guy comes charging into the tent along with about eight others and tells me that I’m in his place. Buckets of attitude and aggression. Good morning to you too. The … Read more
Day 45 I moved into a tent today. So far there are only two of us in here but more will be coming to be sure. There is suppose to be eleven of us in here. It’s not bad. Wireless Internet in my tent. Enough space for me, my stuff and a little room to … Read more