I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Here’s a new perspective on Christmas for you. I’d bet money that the majority of you don’t appreciate whatever you found under your tree as much as the soldier Iraq who got 30 minutes on the phone with his family. Freedom isn’t free. Aloha
We went to the Christmas Eve service at Santa Cruz Bible last night. The service was really good. We even had some outstanding, traditional, a capella numbers from the choir. They did a great job. Through most of the service I couldn’t help but think about the fact that there are some 200,000 military service … Read more
This is an excellent article on military action in Fallujah. Tough reading if you really think about what it is saying. B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines fought hard and did well. Dexter Filkins documents the experience of B company in a fair and unbaise manner. In this Op-Ed piece, “Postcards from Iraq,” Mr. Friedman … Read more
Do you wonder how it could be that a United States Marine would shoot and kill a wounded, unarmed man in a Mosque in Fallujah? Well, maybe this will help. The following is a quote from this article in the San Jose Mercury News. I strongly recommend that you read the article. Lance Corporal Ailes … Read more
I had a long email conversation with a gentleman from Des Moines, Iowa who is getting ready to go over to Kuwait. A reservist like me, he was looking for information about take he should take, what is useful, what is necessary, what is useless. As a result of that conversation I decided to create … Read more
It seems hard to believe I’ve already been home almost two months. The first two months in Kuwait seemed like two life times. These past two months seem like two weeks. Interesting, our perception of time. Another Japanese has been taken hostage in Iraq. This time a backpacker in Iraq as a tourist. I have … Read more
I’m home. I’ve been home for about a week. It took about a week to de-mob. I left San Diego on the afternoon of the 15th. I had some business to take care of in the Los Angeles area so I stopped and stayed with friends there. Had breakfast with Charles Knief on Friday morning … Read more
Sept 7 & 8 – Day 184 & 185 It’s been a long day. A good day but a long day. Today started at 2300C last night. As I explained, I was the only one in my tent last night. It was wonderful. I hooked up speakers to my computer and listened to music as … Read more
Sept 6 – Day 183 Pretty much everyone has left for San Diego but me. There are four of us from my unit who are still here at Camp Spearhead. The unit is spread over three flights the last of which will leave tomorrow. It’s exciting to be going home. Tonight I will be the … Read more
Day 183 —————————- Although I am still writing entries to this blog I cannot publish them just now. Entries written between 30 Aug and 13 Sept will be posted on 13 Sept. —————————- We had some country & western singer put on a USO show last night. I walked over and listened for a little … Read more