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...
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleRockets 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...
View ArticleTen 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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