Sorry for all the pictures lately but I can't help it. So these pictures are being posted (all photo credits to SSgt Jimmy Stare) to show people what I have been trying to explain with words. The first HMMWV (more commonly known as a Humvee) is one of the Army ones that they had at the base we were staying. All of the ones they had there looked ( Read more... )

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If you do make the best decision of your life and do go to jimmystare.com.....go to the archives, 2005 entries, and read "be safe". That is the first time I got to hear the actual story as to why Recon wasn't there securing our LZ when we touched down. And why when we did touch down that they expected us to be taking fire.

Everyone that reads this must go to jimmystare.com ( Read more... )

Oh yeah, these are some of the pictures we took in Iraq, but for some reason CNN doesn't like puting these pictures on the news. But then again I guess that could be poisonous water that he is giving the little girl..................I hate California....

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Well last night me and Joe cruised down to San Diego and visited with Jessica who was back in town from Va. Which was great since we hadn't seen her since last July. We had a blast talking with her and we got to talk with her Uncle who is a Missionary in Papau New Guniea (or however you spell that). But he was awesome and actually sat down with us ( Read more... )

Well I just found out that one of the guys I went to MOS school with is in Brook Army Medical Center in San Antone. He was in a Track in Iraq that went over a anti-tank mine and it killed 5 of the Marines that were in there with him. I'm not sure but one of the other guys said that him and a Captain are the only 2 that survived the blast. But now ( Read more... )

And it just keeps raining.........

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Just when you thought things were getting better, someone pulls the pin- sticks the grenade up your ass and says "have nice life ( Read more... )

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