A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
t.f.boggs (In Iraq) writes Advice for Soldiers “Who am I to give advice to soldiers? I have only been in the military for four years and am a reservist. I don’t know army regulations, how to fill out paper work, or exactly how to be a model non-commissioned officer. I guess I am learning but I am on the slow track to success.”
Sgt Allen of Contact Right…Taking Fire! writes Can You Believe It? “The doctor (retinal specialist) said "I guess we don't need to start the board process now do we?" That's right folks, my vision is now 20/400 the Army only requires a 20/800 to stay in. So God willing and the creek don't rise, I will be able to stay in the service. He also added that, "You are almost out of the woods" so until I am released I'll keep using the eye drops and being a good patient especially now that they said I can start working out again.
Thank you for all of your prayers. This dog is still in the fight. Just call me Lucky :P”
Midnight in Iraq (In Iraq) writes Assault Rifle Flare “In the quest to continuously better our weaponry, the M16 has gone through some significant changes. The adoption of the smaller, more versatile M4 carbine as our fighting rifle it has significantly broadened the options available to the rifleman. The quad-rail system from Knight’s Armament that replaces the handguards of the M4 has added the most versatility of all, giving you endless attachment options within compact package…”
Sgt Dock of Sgt Dock’s Holiday (In Iraq) writes In the Desert. “Everything that I have read about on other blogs kind of prepared me for this. It was kind of like researching for a big project. The air isn't too bad once you get used to the lack of moisture. The mini-sandstorms that have passed through have been similiar to the strong rainstorms back home. When you are driving and you see that huge wall of rain ahead... replace the rain with sand.”
Jen of Jen’s Blog (in Iraq) writes Entry for April 09, 2006 “…time sure flies when your having fun! well...you know what i mean! thought it would be time to update you all again. i am waiting for a special friend to im me and well i guess they are busy...so i will update you all here! it got really really hot out today i think maybe the 90's. went to a really fun range and put bullets down range, had to clean the weapon but it was good one on one with it!”
Subsunk writing at Blackfive posts The Message I Understand, The Oath I Swore “Subsunk here. A couple of folks have brought this to my attention. Some things in our country seem confused right now. How politics plays out in our national defense has always irritated me a bit, but I recognized there was not much I could do about it.”
Omar at Iraq The Model writes The reason why they chose 'Buratha'. “A new massacre has struck Baghdad when three suicide bombers attacked the Buratha mosque in Baghdad this afternoon. "More than 70 people were killed and more than 150 were injured" a doctor from Baghdad's medical city told me in a phone call.
A closer look at the targeted mosque makes me think that the ramifications of this massacre can possibly be much worse than the immediate death and pain this terror attack brought, the Buratha mosque is not an ordinary mosque, it has a special religious value for Shia Iraqis as it's thought to be one of the places where Imam Ali stayed and prayed.”
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