April 17, 2006

Web Reconnaissance for 04/17/2006

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.

Captain B of One Marine’s View writes EASTER WITHOUT THEIR WARRIORS “Leave was great and now its back to the gridiron. Things have been going fast and Ive pretty much snapped into the routine here in the states now. There hasn’t been any PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) in my experience or really in many other Marines I know. We all experience being shot at and blown up but I guess the combination of getting old and the training we receive you just adapt to it. “OK Im not going to flip out or anything” (said from the Jerry McGuire Movie as you imitate the body spaz)”

Buck Sargent of American Citizen Soldier writes MORE TALES FROM THE FRONT “Failed totalitarian states like Iraq are case studies in field-tested anarchy; societies with very few hard and fast rules and a glaring lack of authority figures to enforce the ones that do exist. In many respects, Mad Max would feel right at home.”

Jen of Jen’s Blog writes Entry for April 17, 2006 “still no pictures yet...this place is really boring! all there is is sand to the left and sand to the right! but i do have to say i ran into a very famous person the other night...Charlie Daniels! got a pic with him and an autograph! went and saw his concert too! it was awesome. the heat was 120 yesterday with it ending in a huge sand storm. i thought the tent was going to fall over! the sand and dust even made it inside the tent. everything got dusty! then there was a huge thunder storm with a down pour of rain!
if anyone reads this and has gotten my mailing address from either myself or mom....send crystal lite to go packs! they are way WAY better than the blah water! assort flavors!
well back to work. i promise to get some more pics together as soon as i can!”

Bandit36 writes Happy Easter “Today was the first day that I've had so far that was really rough emotionally. Nothing particular happened, there was no triggering event really, I just woke up and felt like crap. I sat through my meetings wondering what it was all about, what do I have to look forward to, why am I here, what's the point.”

John Baker writes Ft Bliss reunion at the Famous Pearl in Doha “Originally uploaded by mensik_baker. Here is a photo of a little reunion from our training days at Ft Bliss. The people in the picture next to me are SGT Campos, MSG Newbill, COL Boyd and SSG Galbreth. We are standing in front of the giant Pearl which is a prominent monument to Qatars early source of wealth.”

Justice Soldier writes The REAL Welcome to Iraq “Well, the bad guys finally came over the other day and gave us our “real” welcoming party to Iraq. I was figuring that our baptism onto “Mortaritaville” had gone too easy and it was only a matter of time before things got more interesting. The festivities started early in the morning but got really good when I was eating lunch in the mess hall on that day (can’t say which) and we got attacked.”

Frank Staheli of Serving the People of Iraq writes News from the Definitely Non-Conformist Media “In a previous post I introduced what I hope will become a series on this site: News from the Non-Comformist Media. In this installment I highlight a news source that is the epitome of non-conformity, Rooz online, published by Iranians about Iran.”

John at OPFOR writes Cry Havoc “And let slip the dogs of anti-war...
As the tempo of Iranian chest-thumping and thuggish threats increases, so increases the volume of liberals who oppose military action against the theocracy.
It's not so much that the anti-war left is opposing a current military campaign, they are screaming mad over reports that the Pentagon may be planning for the eventuality of a military campaign.”

American Soldier writes Slow Adjustment “Adjusting has been interesting for me. I am still very ‘on edge’ when I get in crowded areas. I typically avoid a crowded room altogether. Being in a vehicle is still the same. I am constantly scanning, no because I want to but my mind is still sort of geared for that routine.”

Blackfive writes A Letter to the Muslim World “Submariners are an eloquent bunch. I'd jokingly say it's because of all that free time to study under the sea, but that would not be fair.
Subsunk, a Blackfive author and retired submariner - a man who spent a lot of time in the cold depths defending this nation, posted this comment that deserves a post on it's own. Please read this one:”

Jack Army writes Preparing to prepare “Well, enjoying this nice 4-day Easter Weekend, I'm reminded of upcoming activities by the huge rucksack and duffle bag waiting patiently in my living room. Not completely packed, but mostly so, both wait for Tuesday's travel to the National Training Center in California.”

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