That first Gueniss that I had in Ireland on the way home was amazing esp because the CO bought it. The first Shiner Bock I had when I was checking in to the barracks, yes I was drinking before I even got a room, was great. I haven't got trashed just had a few here and there. It's alright being back in the states. You realize how good of friends ( Read more... )

I went on a rescue mission yesterday, to a small FOB that's called Salsa Jar (not how it's spelled but how it sounds). One of the birds had a starter break so I went to change that. Right after I changed that the FPMU (the fuel pump for the engine more or less) took a dump. So what should have been an hour and half at this placed ended being over ( Read more... )

We've got our date and approximate time we will be leaving this shit hole of a country. I'm pretty stoked I should have beer in not to long. It will be grand.

I moved in to a tent yesterday and who know that my biggest complaint about living in a tent in Iraq is that it's freezing cold in there. No joke the AC's are set to 18 degrees C. And me being the ever so smart guy that I am sent home my sleeping bag about a month ago, and all I have is a poncho liner and a fleece blanket. I ended up having to ( Read more... )

Well, a Gunny back home is trying to get in contact with the monitor about getting me some orders to Fort Worth, he is going to try and have them ready for me by the time I get back from this place of hot winds and endless sands. That would be awesome if I actually do get orders there. Esp if I could have them for November, that would work out ( Read more... )

Well today I signed the old man up to get his concealed hand gun license with me in October. I guess you can call it a father and son event. He was thinking about getting one and about getting a pistol and I pretty much said done sir done I'll get you in the class and take care of all that part you'll just have to show up with me on a Saturday ( Read more... )

Here are a few pics of me with the mustache when I went to the see Joe Nichols play for us


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Well my 4th of July was spent waiting out a dust storm. It' lucked out how we didn't have any work to do because the of the storm. We got some steaks from mainside and grilled them, luckily it was just dust and not sand so they turned out alright. What blows is how we didn't get any beer. We received two beers for the super bowl but for the 4th ( Read more... )

So a few celebrities died who cares? There are much more important things going on right now like North Korea acting crazy as a loon and the coup in south america, the troop build ups in Iraq, if Obama is going to get us mixed in to Iran. HR 45 is has been presented and I bet hardly anyone knows how that is the start of the Obama gun laws that ( Read more... )