It's been a relatively slow week, which means time passes more slowly. It is possible to be busy here as well as safe, so while I appreciate…
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Last week some time, the 1st Infantry Division commander, a 2-star General, was visiting FOB Bernstein. He (and his entourage of security…
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In this article, General Hickman describes the current situation in his (my) brigade's area of operations here in Iraq. I pretty much agree…
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LTC (ret) Weldon formerly a deputy G1 wrote me today to elaborate on where the problem usually lies for replacements who arrive to find that…
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FYI, clocks in Iraq are falling back an hour tonight (Oct 1st at 0100). I figure this post won't be much help to any soldiers over here who…
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I've been receiving an alarming number of emails recently from IRR-activated soldiers who are just now reaching their units in Iraq, only to…
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I think many people who favor the immediate pullout of our forces from Iraq believe that our presence here is not protecting US citizens…
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Things are going fine here. Getting settled in, have everybody here now that's not on leave. Was out talking to my commander and the other…
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Moved to a new home a few days ago. On the trip here our convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, injuring two of my fellow soldiers. Both will…
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A few weeks ago a new building completed construction at FOB Caldwell. The Hickory Cafe (30th BCT's tagline is “Old Hickory”) provides a…
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