Letters Home: From Boot Camp to Baghdad, in a Soldier’s Own Words
“So as this deployment draws to a close, I have to ask myself a few questions. The type you take some time to reflect on after it all comes to a close and hope that when you find answers to them, you will become a better person in the future, whatever ‘better’ may be. So… [Read more…]
This is What You Will Remember: Memories and Lessons From Three Iraq Tours
This is what you will remember when you get back: your cramped foxhole, the stench of your unwashed body, MRE menu item No. 2, Jamaican pork chop. You’ll remember the way the sand of the Kuwaiti desert would drift into your eyes, your ears, everything, giving you reason to clean your weapon twice a day… [Read more…]
January 22, 2010
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