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From Over There, A Soldier's Request

I'm tired. This is the beginning of week 12 of my second tour in Iraq. Its not any better than the first time. This time, a lot of things have gotten even worse. The last time, you knew the Iraqi...

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I Earned My Purple Heart This Week

      Among other jobs, I am the Battalion Interpreter manager, which means I spend part of my day talking to our Iraqi interpreters, arranging who goes on what missions, who lives in what room, and...

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What Kind Of Day Has It Been?

SoldierBoy here. I've been quiet since summer, but figured you'd appreciate a shot of what's going on here in the Sadbox. Remember us? We're still here.It's been that kind of day. Our patrols were hit...

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Rockets Overhead, Sprinting For The Bunker....Again

It was a quiet winter. Attacks were low, and we'd only been rocketed three times since November. Even the EFP attacks had dropped. We hadn't had a serious casualty in weeks. We were counting down the...

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Ten Years Gone

For most of the last decade, I was Panther 2G, a Staff Sergeant in the US Army. I'm now a military contractor in Afghanistan, doing the same job out of uniform. I'm attached to I co, 3rd BN, 9th...

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