AP Reports Disgruntled Troops Complain To Rumsfeld. I don't think they're complaining - they're asking legitimate questions to someone in a…
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Saw Tikrit today, including a few palaces from a distance. Apart from Baghdad it's the biggest city I've been in over here. Its rush hour…
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One thing that has bugged me ever since I first saw it is the use of the flag patch on Army uniforms. I'm not against having the patch…
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Our Thanksgiving dinner here was actually pretty good. The task force chain of command served dinner for…
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A few days ago I got a very nice care package from the Microsoft XBox team, sent to me and my platoon here in Iraq. I posted some pictures…
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A few days ago, a very large, insured box arrived for me. It was from the XBox team at Microsoft, who got my address from some friends of…
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Here's the low down on money, phones, and Internet here at FOB Bernstein (Caldwell is not much different except you can go to finance any…
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Here's some advice for those bringing laptops, gleaned from other soldiers here: 1) Bring extra batteries -- they're worth the $100 they…
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As I said in my last post, I recently went back to FOB Caldwell for a quick trip. The trip there and back was uneventful, gladly. Not having…
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Earlier this week, for a few nights in a row, it was thanksgiving dinner time at FOB Bernstein. They had turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed…
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