This is the blog I posted while in Iraq. Reading it 18 months later, I remembered things I left out so I have added some post scripts for more detail.
- Outward bound
- One way ticket to Baghdad
- Thanks Neighbors!
- Ft. Bliss
- Ft. Bliss
- Ft. Bliss
- Ft. Bliss and hasta la vista, baby!
- One Looong Plane Ride
- Who is your Baghdaddy?
- The Hood
- Mosul Bound
- Scalped in Mosul
- Camp Freedom
- Camp Freedom
- Just me and the Gurkas
- The Lonely Guy
- Lots of coming and going
- Seems like old times!
- Lets talk about Iraqi plumbing
- Saddam's Home Town
- 1000+
- Training and Ops
- But I'll still be using ketchup
- A "Yellow Stickie"
- Dust, bugs and heat, oh my!
- The Bird
- Battles with Baghdad
- Building a Gun Truck
- SF and Stinger
- The Neighborhood
- Camp Freedom
- More Camp Freedom
- SOAR
- But what if I don't feel well . . .
- What a well-dressed PSO wears
- On the road to Irbil
- IED (improvised explosive device) results
- Fruitloops attack
- My team in the news
- On the road to Dohuk
- I got a groin injury . . .
- Woof, woof!
- Tanks, trucks and the team
- . . . and before breakfast, of all the nerve!
- Ramadan in Mosul
- Out of action
- If you're coming to Iraq . . .
- Out of action - NOT!
- Dust Storm
- Going to the Mall
- Mail delivery is the pits
- Afternoon delight . . .
- Movements in Mosul
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Leftovers - its the little things that count
- Home on the range
- Road trip
- Life goes on
- Secrets in my room
- Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
- Starbucks "Grande" and a muffin - civilization at last!
- Mosul follow-up
- Merry Christmas from London
- Christmas in Dublin/Mosul
- Happy Hogmanay!
- Bon Voyage HB!
- Time to get back to work
- Midnight at the office
- Thanks to the gang at home!
- Takin' names and kickin' butt
- Our Clients - The United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Voting in Mosul
- The state of Mosul
- IED City
- A bad day for Mudville
- Just another rainy day in Mosul
- Oh, the weather outside is frightful
- Thriller, thriller night
- Ride along thru an IED/SAF attack
- Movin'
- Today's schedule
- Horror of horrors
- Would you shoot?
- Our new office
- Travels with Keith
- The neighborhood in Arbil
- Mowing the lawn
- Team photo
- The weather outside is NOT frightful
- Cowards, yellow bellies, turncoats
- The fleet
- Goin' to the market
- Moving day for USACE
- Keepin' track
- Our new car
- Hell froze over
- Danger, Will Robinson . . .
- New digs (more)
- Up and at 'em
- Hmmm, I'm not upset at all
- Tm2 takes a hit
- Wild kingdom
- Are you ready?
- The ants are very busy
- Temperature is rising
- Daily chores
- Thanks for being there
- I'm just not a blogger . . .
- Suicide bugs
- Happy 4th of July!
- Hang in there London
- Some like it hot
- A couple of funny guys from Tikrit
- Just winding down
- On the way
- On the road again
- So much for schedules
- Good thing I didn't have to be somewhere
- Baghdad at last
- Yumpin' thru Frankfort
- Home again, home again, jiga-di-do