I'm going to be in New Jersey and Pennsylvania from the 14th to the 20th for my wedding ceremony.

The crusader army came under the command, both spiritual and military, of the papal legate Arnaud-Amaury, Abbot of Cîteaux. In the first significant engagement of the war, the town of Béziers was taken on 22 July 1209. Arnaud, the Cistercian abbot-commander, is said to have been asked how to tell Cathar from Catholic. His reply, recorded by a ( Read more... )

All persons, upon entering Military Service and upon reenlistment, are required to take the Oath of Enlistment. At one time, the Oath of Enlistment was the same for all services. Due to changes in both society and the differing Military Branches, the Oath has undergone marked change and has been specifically tailored to each branch of the Military ( Read more... )

I finished writing my security resume today. It's the first resume I've ever written, so anyone with advice on how to improve it should tell me what they think. (I've removed the header, since I don't feel like sharing my contact information with everyone in Peru ( Read more... )

Alex left yesterday. Andrew left today. Josh leaves on Friday. By mid-June, all of Scout Platoon as I have known it will have dispersed into the civilian world. It feels very strange to say goodbye. I'm not close friends with most of these people, but I've spent years of my life with them and shared more experiences with them than I will ever be ( Read more... )

Humm . . . long separations class today. Tricare, GI Bill, cashing bonds, drawing unemployment, etc. I ate Rice King for lunch and it was as unappetizing as I remembered ( Read more... )

Kassi and I decided to LA on the weekend. I got off work early on Friday and left base a little after 2pm. It was my frist trip to LA since I got back from deployment. Deja vu ( Read more... )

Got back from my two weeks of combat leave yesterday. I spent it in Las Vegas with Kassi ( Read more... )

Got back from my two weeks of combat leave yesterday. I spent it in Las Vegas with Kassi ( Read more... )

I'm in Kuwait. Next stop from here is the US. This deployment has been way, way too long. Many things happened and I learned a lot about myself and others. Most of it I would gladly have skipped. Had it gone on much longer, Kassi and I would probably both have gone insane ( Read more... )