Made it into Kansas City three days ago and ended up with a new Tattoo. I'll get some pictures as soon as I get time. Anyway ( Read more... )

Aaaan the flight has been canceled. So here we sit in Kuwait International for another 24 hours. We will pick it back up at 0830, get our brief again, and by 1630, we shall get another brief followed by 3 more and then by 0147 the following day which would be September 9th, we will be wheels up and on our way to Shannon Ireland, we will stop, ( Read more... )

September 05th ( Read more... )

Well, this is it. Down to my last 25 minutes. In that time, I will be on a Chinook Helicopter heading for Balad, Iraq. A safe zone, where I will turn in my flak vest and kevlar, get a hand receipt for it and then wait a day before I get on a C-130 Airplane and land in Al-Alsemen or something like that, then wait another day before I catch a flight ( Read more... )

Today was pointless. I pretty much sat around all day, and still sitting around waiting to leave. I got my gear washed, I got packed, which I know I will forget something, I always do and now I'm sitting waiting to turn my weapon in, get my instructions and soon I will fly away from this horrid place only to return 20 days later ( Read more... )

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24 hours and I'm on my way out of Iraq.

I just woke up about 30 minutes ago and I had the worse dream. I dreamt I was in jail for not going to college class. I told the lady I just wasn't going and she said " You know the cops will come get you." And I was like " Fuck it man." So I skip school and sure enough the cops come and arrest me ( Read more... )

Well, the last few days have been slightly boring ( Read more... )

So. The Scouts got to the Tac around 0230. we didn't leave until almost after 0300. We had a Fueler truck with a burnt up starter, had to be towed by a HEMMIT wrecker, got that hooked up and ready, then the Medics FLA wouldn't start. So we had to use the scouts truck to tow that too. Anyway ( Read more... )