Iraq

Sorry for not posting in so long, I'm sure all the faithful readers have been heartbroken each time they checked this page and found no new updates. We're all settled here in Iraq, establishing our daily routines and whatnot. Our living conditions aren't bad at all, but the area of Iraq we're in is pretty impoverished, so we get to play games like don't hit the donkey with the Stryker and don't step in the sewage ditch in the middle of someone's yard. Can't really talk much about what we're doing here, but nothing exciting has happened yet. Eventually I promise that pictures will appear, but I need to be more familiar with the area we're patrolling before I can walk around taking pictures. Iraqis do some weird stuff, so there should be some pretty interesting stories too. Right now the main thing I learned about Iraq is don't live near a mosque, especially not one that has a huge loudspeaker on it- muslim calls to prayer are not a great alarm clock.

I'm Here

Yep, we're actually in a Middle-Eastern country right now, but we still have to move a couple more times before we settle in. Not much of note going on over here, just alot of sand and the occasional bout of sun. The camp we're in now is like the US made out of tents; one of the biggest buildings is a Starbucks. Maybe for some people the situation here is less than desirable, but it's great for infantrymen- air conditioning, cots, 3 (or 4) meals a day, ample time to hit the gym, and lots of sleeping. Plus you get to take showers everyday, though some of our stinkier brethren neglect this option. Just imagine a nice resort at the beach without the ocean but with lots of guns. It looks like the internet has infected every corner of the globe, so I should be able to update as updates happen.

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
-Thomas Jefferson