Inside a CHU. Two soldiers per Contained Housing Unit.
The Post Office
The PX
The CHUler Park
The old Iraq Army structures are put to use. Sand bags over windows to protect from blasts.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Camp Echo
One of the soldiers here who looked at my blog suggested I post some pictures of Camp Echo since that was something his wife asked for recently. I felt like that was a good idea but two problems surface. 1. There is nothing really photogenic about the scenery on a military FOB (forward operating base). They all look the same. 2. There is the intel/security aspect, meaning anyone in the world, even the bad guys could possibly see my blog, so I try to avoid something that could be used against us. Basically anything that could be used to construct a layout/map.
Inside a CHU. Two soldiers per Contained Housing Unit.
The Post Office
The PX
The CHUler Park
The old Iraq Army structures are put to use. Sand bags over windows to protect from blasts.
Inside a CHU. Two soldiers per Contained Housing Unit.
The Post Office
The PX
The CHUler Park
The old Iraq Army structures are put to use. Sand bags over windows to protect from blasts.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Vengence is Sleeping
Had a day off. Watched Seven Pounds this morning and it put me in a funk. So I took some video and put it to music: Vengence is Sleeping by Neko Case on her new CD Middle Cyclone. I like the mood her voice creates. I tried a couple tracks on the CD and this song fit the visuals best.
Five US Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bombing
By HAMID AHMED, Assoacited Press Writer Hamid Ahmed, Assoacited Press Writer
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden truck into a sandbagged wall surrounding a police headquarters in northern Iraq on Friday, killing five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen in the single deadliest attack against U.S. forces in more than a year, the U.S. military and Iraqi police said.
A sixth American soldier and 17 Iraqi policemen were wounded in the blast that took place near the national police headquarters in southwestern Mosul — Iraq's third-largest city and al-Qaida's last urban stronghold.
Suicide bombings — a hallmark of al-Qaida's attack style — continue to threaten the city, which U.S. troops must leave by June 30 under an agreement with the Iraqis. The approaching deadline has raised fears about what will happen after American soldiers depart.
Lt. Col. Michael Stuart, chief of U.S. operations in Tikrit, an Iraqi city north of Baghdad, said the target was the Iraqi national police complex in Mosul and not the U.S. patrol. He said the American patrol just happened to be on the same street when the attack occurred.
"It was just bad timing," Stuart told The Associated Press.
Friday's blast was the deadliest single bombing attack in more than a year. The U.S. military said that the last time five U.S. soldiers were killed in an attack was when a suicide bomber targeted an American patrol in Baghdad on March 10, 2008.
A suicide car bomb struck a U.S. patrol in Mosul on Feb. 9, killing four American soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter. Four U.S. soldiers were also killed Jan. 26 when two helicopters collided over the northern city of Kirkuk.
Friday's suicide bomber, who was driving a truck filled with grain, made a sharp turn as he approached the police complex, then rammed his truck through an iron barrier, hitting a sandbagged wall beyond it and detonating his vehicle near the station's main building, Iraqi police said.
The blast shook the entire complex and badly damaged nearby buildings, witnesses and police said.
A policeman, who identified himself as Abu Mohammed, said he saw the truck driving behind two U.S. Humvees on the street leading to the police headquarters. The Humvees entered the complex, came to a stop, and within seconds, the truck turned and rammed the iron barrier, he said.
Iraqi police opened fire, but the truck kept moving until it reached the sandbagged wall where it detonated — just a few feet away from the Humvees, he said.
"The blast was very powerful and the situation was chaotic," he said.
The U.S. military said two people were detained in connection with the attack, which is under investigation. The names of those killed were being withheld pending notification of families.
Although U.S. combat troops have to leave of Iraqi cities by the end of June under the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement that went into effect this year, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, told The Times of London this week that the American troops may have to stay in Mosul and another northern city, Baqouba, after the deadline because insurgents remain active there.
Mosul, about 225 miles (360 kilometers) north of Baghdad, had been relatively quiet in recent weeks compared to the Iraqi capital, where attacks killed at least 53 people this week.
American casualties have fallen to their lowest levels of the war since thousands of Sunnis abandoned the insurgency and U.S. and Iraqi forces routed Shiite militias in Baghdad and Basra last spring.
However, fighting continues in Mosul and elsewhere in northern Iraq — a conflict that U.S. officials say is driven in part by ethnic rivalries between Sunni Arabs and Kurds. Many Sunni extremists are believed to have fled north after being driven from longtime strongholds in Baghdad and central Iraq.
In a separate attack on Friday, a U.S. patrol of Striker vehicles was targeted by a roadside bomb, but no one was hurt in the blast near Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, said spokesman Maj. Dave Shoupe. Taji police said eight Iraqi laborers paving a road by the site of the blast were detained for questioning.
Meanwhile, Iraqi police in the southern city of Basra said Friday they arrested 65 people in overnight raids after an attack on a U.S. convoy in the area and the kidnapping of two guards working for a local Iraqi security firm the previous day.
The arrested included 20 people who were already on a wanted list and 45 others, mostly militiamen, said the city's police spokesman Col. Karim al-Zeidi.
The U.S. military said the American convoy was hit by a roadside bomb near Basra on Thursday, but there were no casualties. Separately, al-Zeidi said two guards working for an Iraqi security firm were abducted late Thursday from their car, which was left by on the side of the road near Basra along with the guards' weapons.
Their identities and the company they worked for were not immediately known.
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Associated Press Writers Chelsea J. Carter and Sameer N. Yacoub contributed to this report
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden truck into a sandbagged wall surrounding a police headquarters in northern Iraq on Friday, killing five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen in the single deadliest attack against U.S. forces in more than a year, the U.S. military and Iraqi police said.
A sixth American soldier and 17 Iraqi policemen were wounded in the blast that took place near the national police headquarters in southwestern Mosul — Iraq's third-largest city and al-Qaida's last urban stronghold.
Suicide bombings — a hallmark of al-Qaida's attack style — continue to threaten the city, which U.S. troops must leave by June 30 under an agreement with the Iraqis. The approaching deadline has raised fears about what will happen after American soldiers depart.
Lt. Col. Michael Stuart, chief of U.S. operations in Tikrit, an Iraqi city north of Baghdad, said the target was the Iraqi national police complex in Mosul and not the U.S. patrol. He said the American patrol just happened to be on the same street when the attack occurred.
"It was just bad timing," Stuart told The Associated Press.
Friday's blast was the deadliest single bombing attack in more than a year. The U.S. military said that the last time five U.S. soldiers were killed in an attack was when a suicide bomber targeted an American patrol in Baghdad on March 10, 2008.
A suicide car bomb struck a U.S. patrol in Mosul on Feb. 9, killing four American soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter. Four U.S. soldiers were also killed Jan. 26 when two helicopters collided over the northern city of Kirkuk.
Friday's suicide bomber, who was driving a truck filled with grain, made a sharp turn as he approached the police complex, then rammed his truck through an iron barrier, hitting a sandbagged wall beyond it and detonating his vehicle near the station's main building, Iraqi police said.
The blast shook the entire complex and badly damaged nearby buildings, witnesses and police said.
A policeman, who identified himself as Abu Mohammed, said he saw the truck driving behind two U.S. Humvees on the street leading to the police headquarters. The Humvees entered the complex, came to a stop, and within seconds, the truck turned and rammed the iron barrier, he said.
Iraqi police opened fire, but the truck kept moving until it reached the sandbagged wall where it detonated — just a few feet away from the Humvees, he said.
"The blast was very powerful and the situation was chaotic," he said.
The U.S. military said two people were detained in connection with the attack, which is under investigation. The names of those killed were being withheld pending notification of families.
Although U.S. combat troops have to leave of Iraqi cities by the end of June under the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement that went into effect this year, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, told The Times of London this week that the American troops may have to stay in Mosul and another northern city, Baqouba, after the deadline because insurgents remain active there.
Mosul, about 225 miles (360 kilometers) north of Baghdad, had been relatively quiet in recent weeks compared to the Iraqi capital, where attacks killed at least 53 people this week.
American casualties have fallen to their lowest levels of the war since thousands of Sunnis abandoned the insurgency and U.S. and Iraqi forces routed Shiite militias in Baghdad and Basra last spring.
However, fighting continues in Mosul and elsewhere in northern Iraq — a conflict that U.S. officials say is driven in part by ethnic rivalries between Sunni Arabs and Kurds. Many Sunni extremists are believed to have fled north after being driven from longtime strongholds in Baghdad and central Iraq.
In a separate attack on Friday, a U.S. patrol of Striker vehicles was targeted by a roadside bomb, but no one was hurt in the blast near Taji, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Baghdad, said spokesman Maj. Dave Shoupe. Taji police said eight Iraqi laborers paving a road by the site of the blast were detained for questioning.
Meanwhile, Iraqi police in the southern city of Basra said Friday they arrested 65 people in overnight raids after an attack on a U.S. convoy in the area and the kidnapping of two guards working for a local Iraqi security firm the previous day.
The arrested included 20 people who were already on a wanted list and 45 others, mostly militiamen, said the city's police spokesman Col. Karim al-Zeidi.
The U.S. military said the American convoy was hit by a roadside bomb near Basra on Thursday, but there were no casualties. Separately, al-Zeidi said two guards working for an Iraqi security firm were abducted late Thursday from their car, which was left by on the side of the road near Basra along with the guards' weapons.
Their identities and the company they worked for were not immediately known.
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Associated Press Writers Chelsea J. Carter and Sameer N. Yacoub contributed to this report
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Clash in Iraq: Stay or Go Now?
Stay or Go, by The Clash came on my ipod and thought of how the lyrics fit the US situation in Iraq, so I was gonna write a little something after posting the lyrics and some pictures. Once again I've drifted into "Op-Ed" territory which I really don't want to do, but as long as it's interesting and not incendiary it will keep me going, as well as my slowly growing number of blog readers. As much as I support our new president, sometimes I fear he may have too much food on his plate. Time will tell. Hope is good, change can be too, but it's only the start.
Darling you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
If you say that you are mine
Ill be here til the end of time
So you got to let know
Should I stay or should I go?
Always tease tease tease
You're happy when I'm on my knees
One day is fine, next is black
So if you want me off your back
Well come on and let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know
This indecision's bugging me
If you don't want me, set me free
Exactly whom I'm supposed to be
Don't you know which clothes even fit me?
Come on and let me know
Should I cool it or should I blow?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
Here in Diwaniya, and in Baghdad, I've spoken with Iraqis who speak english and listened to conversations with locals through an interpreter. I've taken a couple opportunities to conduct my own short interview with IPs and interpreters themselves. There is a huge concern about us ending our occupation now. "Milan" who's uncle was killed by the government under Saddam feels 5 more years are needed at least. It's as if the first phase of the handover is now a success, but we're only one third of the way to complete Iraqi independence. I have asked Milan and IPs if their fear of new violence is because of tribal frictions, or outside terrorism returning to their country. The answer is always both. As well, Iran is apparently waiting on a near branch for the nest to go unattended. I've coupled things I've heard officially and items in the news that seem to confirm the Iranian government is courting Iraq's leaders both on the surface, and in the underground clandestine organizations that carry out the violence.
The other side of the coin is the fact that we came here without full justification, we have killed and been killed, destroyed and reconstructed, embargoed and then imported goods. Helped set up a new government and elections, and now as the government's interior solidifies it seems like the right time to go. The undeniable truth is that we can't stay forever and Iraq will have to defend and strengthen itself independently at some point.
Before I deployed, I strongly felt that the war was completely wrong and that America should leave as soon as possible. Since I've been here America has elected President Obama who promises to withdraw troops responsibly and at this point it seems to me that that's what he plans to do. I've come to know people here and while I develop a real hope and concern for their future I become more confused and unclear about how I feel. I don't want to see full scale war come back to life in the wake of our departure.
It would be the ultimate irony of dark karma to see Iran rise up in Iraq when the fear of that very thing which led the USA to suppling arms to Saddam in the '80s. The very same weapons we originally came here to rid the region of, only to eventually destabilize the border enough to cause an opening for Iran.
There is no easy or obvious solution. For now I just do what I'm told as a soldier, and what I need to as a medic, and wait to see what happens next. One notion is the you break it you buy it concept. Since we did come here and stir up the pot it's our duty to stay till the soup cools. So for now, lets all pray for gazpacho.
Darling you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
If you say that you are mine
Ill be here til the end of time
So you got to let know
Should I stay or should I go?
Always tease tease tease
You're happy when I'm on my knees
One day is fine, next is black
So if you want me off your back
Well come on and let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know
This indecision's bugging me
If you don't want me, set me free
Exactly whom I'm supposed to be
Don't you know which clothes even fit me?
Come on and let me know
Should I cool it or should I blow?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So you gotta let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
Here in Diwaniya, and in Baghdad, I've spoken with Iraqis who speak english and listened to conversations with locals through an interpreter. I've taken a couple opportunities to conduct my own short interview with IPs and interpreters themselves. There is a huge concern about us ending our occupation now. "Milan" who's uncle was killed by the government under Saddam feels 5 more years are needed at least. It's as if the first phase of the handover is now a success, but we're only one third of the way to complete Iraqi independence. I have asked Milan and IPs if their fear of new violence is because of tribal frictions, or outside terrorism returning to their country. The answer is always both. As well, Iran is apparently waiting on a near branch for the nest to go unattended. I've coupled things I've heard officially and items in the news that seem to confirm the Iranian government is courting Iraq's leaders both on the surface, and in the underground clandestine organizations that carry out the violence.
The other side of the coin is the fact that we came here without full justification, we have killed and been killed, destroyed and reconstructed, embargoed and then imported goods. Helped set up a new government and elections, and now as the government's interior solidifies it seems like the right time to go. The undeniable truth is that we can't stay forever and Iraq will have to defend and strengthen itself independently at some point.
Before I deployed, I strongly felt that the war was completely wrong and that America should leave as soon as possible. Since I've been here America has elected President Obama who promises to withdraw troops responsibly and at this point it seems to me that that's what he plans to do. I've come to know people here and while I develop a real hope and concern for their future I become more confused and unclear about how I feel. I don't want to see full scale war come back to life in the wake of our departure.
It would be the ultimate irony of dark karma to see Iran rise up in Iraq when the fear of that very thing which led the USA to suppling arms to Saddam in the '80s. The very same weapons we originally came here to rid the region of, only to eventually destabilize the border enough to cause an opening for Iran.
There is no easy or obvious solution. For now I just do what I'm told as a soldier, and what I need to as a medic, and wait to see what happens next. One notion is the you break it you buy it concept. Since we did come here and stir up the pot it's our duty to stay till the soup cools. So for now, lets all pray for gazpacho.
Barbie In Iraq
The children of Iraq have certainly become one of the main subjects for my photos. Besides the fact that kids are just naturally photogenic, they are within an age range that overlaps American presence so their comfortable curiosity with us combines with my mixed visions of the uncertain future for them. But Barbie. Barbie?
The Barbie Bag is clearly a big hit here. My goal has been to get a shot of a girl wearing a hijab, looking back over her shoulder, and with Barbie visible on the bag. For this blog entry I Googled "Arab Barbie" just to see what's out there.
Barbie in black is sure enough for sale and a big pan-Arab hit. The question now is how will Barbie deal with being her father's wedding barter for two white camels, and instead of Ken, Ahmed who is very traditional, won't let her out of the house, and expects at least two sons within the first six babies. Not to worry, Barbie won't have to give birth to all six. After all, she's Ahmed's third wife. So cooking and cleaning are already covered as well.
Barbie, with her larger than life bosoms, long skinny legs, and strait blond hair became a target for feminist groups in the sixties. The unrealistic symbol of a woman for American girls to idolize later became materialistic icon, and well really...who doesn't already know this? Why am I explaining Barbie?
I guess the thought of Barbie waltzing into our theater of operations so soon, before our troops have even had a chance to redeploy, well, it's just wrong. As well I think it gives credibility to the naysayers who fear the absurdities of western cultures which so often go hand in hand with democracy and freedom. But Barbie's not all bad right? Not all girls hold a Barbie in their hands, brush her hair, and think bad thoughts about themselves. Barbie is more an element and a symbol of something larger. Something that over time turns into, Jon-Benet Ramsey, Britney Spears, or Paris Hilton. I guess it may depend on how one views such examples.
Seems it's a matter of taking both the bad with the good and the lesser of two evils at the same time, which ever way you look at it. When it comes down to it, I really don't have any opinion about an Arab Barbie, rather I enjoy wondering where the world is going and try to keep a neutral eye peeled so I can spot harbingers, make good conversation, and write a blog.
The Barbie Bag is clearly a big hit here. My goal has been to get a shot of a girl wearing a hijab, looking back over her shoulder, and with Barbie visible on the bag. For this blog entry I Googled "Arab Barbie" just to see what's out there.
Barbie in black is sure enough for sale and a big pan-Arab hit. The question now is how will Barbie deal with being her father's wedding barter for two white camels, and instead of Ken, Ahmed who is very traditional, won't let her out of the house, and expects at least two sons within the first six babies. Not to worry, Barbie won't have to give birth to all six. After all, she's Ahmed's third wife. So cooking and cleaning are already covered as well.
Barbie, with her larger than life bosoms, long skinny legs, and strait blond hair became a target for feminist groups in the sixties. The unrealistic symbol of a woman for American girls to idolize later became materialistic icon, and well really...who doesn't already know this? Why am I explaining Barbie?
I guess the thought of Barbie waltzing into our theater of operations so soon, before our troops have even had a chance to redeploy, well, it's just wrong. As well I think it gives credibility to the naysayers who fear the absurdities of western cultures which so often go hand in hand with democracy and freedom. But Barbie's not all bad right? Not all girls hold a Barbie in their hands, brush her hair, and think bad thoughts about themselves. Barbie is more an element and a symbol of something larger. Something that over time turns into, Jon-Benet Ramsey, Britney Spears, or Paris Hilton. I guess it may depend on how one views such examples.
Seems it's a matter of taking both the bad with the good and the lesser of two evils at the same time, which ever way you look at it. When it comes down to it, I really don't have any opinion about an Arab Barbie, rather I enjoy wondering where the world is going and try to keep a neutral eye peeled so I can spot harbingers, make good conversation, and write a blog.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Only In Iraq
Not to say so much that, "this can only be seen in Iraq" as "I have only seen in Iraq." Although unlikely in North America, such similar sights must occur in other countries of the world.
I saw a little boy ask her to ask us for something. I don't know what. The answer was no.
View of the local Iraqi Army Headquarters from the gates to Camp Echo.
Like a Marian statue, waiting for a taxi.
A challenge to race, but no takers.
Shortly after the shot of the woman this donkey came trotting by with no hesitation or looking around. Seemed to know where he was headed.
This little one was wandering around near the street visibly in a good mood all by herself.
Crossed wires, residential power, KBR style.
I have seen small children as passengers on bikes many times. Usually smaller than this fellow and on the handlebars or under an arm like a bag of groceries. This is the only picture I have so far.
The little wanderer was rounded up by some older kids and brought to another girl, maybe five, who came out and seemed to fancy herself as grown up. A cute scenario that could have ended otherwise.
I saw a little boy ask her to ask us for something. I don't know what. The answer was no.
View of the local Iraqi Army Headquarters from the gates to Camp Echo.
Like a Marian statue, waiting for a taxi.
A challenge to race, but no takers.
Shortly after the shot of the woman this donkey came trotting by with no hesitation or looking around. Seemed to know where he was headed.
This little one was wandering around near the street visibly in a good mood all by herself.
Crossed wires, residential power, KBR style.
I have seen small children as passengers on bikes many times. Usually smaller than this fellow and on the handlebars or under an arm like a bag of groceries. This is the only picture I have so far.
The little wanderer was rounded up by some older kids and brought to another girl, maybe five, who came out and seemed to fancy herself as grown up. A cute scenario that could have ended otherwise.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Drive-By Media
Back in the city of Diwaniya today. Done for now with the long trips out to the furthest reaches of our AO (area of operation). It was overcast this morning and on the verge of raining. I was unusually sleepy for having had a good night's sleep and was dozing off during the ride into town. Later on the weather began to break and I came out of my fog. I didn't feel like taking any pictures at first, overcome with a laziness, volunteering to stay with the trucks rather than go into the first station we stopped at. But with the first half-conscious shot out the window of a mother and daughter walking along the curbscape I was inspired, sat up, and started seeing people and things to shoot everywhere. I am the drive-by media.
The phrase "Drive-by Media" is used by Rush Limbaugh and other conservative radio talk show hosts. It's used in reference to news media outlets that package and deliver over-simplified news without digging deeper into the story for the truth, and typically have a bias. Ironic that Rush, although often as entertaining as he is irritating, is the king of shallow half-truth political news. The drive-by phrase itself is rather drive-by in itself, a short-cut sound-bite. The culprits per Rush and his peers, is the liberal media, but all the mainstream media is corporate controlled and at least manipulated by marketing to one degree or another. So, as I literally drive by taking pictures and blogging my opinions and observations on the Internet it occurs to me that I am now perhaps partly a member of this notable group identified by Rush.
Sometimes I think about what a perfect position I'm in to be able to take pictures. I'm always a passenger (so not actually driving) and on stand-by till an emergency medical situation arises. I can get out or stay in and move independently compared to the other fixed duty positions in the squad. Iraq is still a mess, but it's a far better place for people and their children, just trying to live normal lives, than what it was under Saddam, and under Bush. I don't want to get too "Op-Ed" With my blog. I want to retain an observational tone. But a little steam letting here and there can help to avoid a boil over, and that's the same medicinal good that writing has always done for me.
There has only been one emergency situation while on mission so far, a boy who was hit by a car some number of weeks ago. I get a knot in my stomach when I imagine the recent years gone by, the sacrifices made, and how lucky my unit and I are to be here during this far more peaceful period. To be a line medic deployed here before, in '04 to '07, at the height of the violence directed toward Americans, would no doubt have been a fully exhausting experience, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Although away from loved ones, luxuries taken for granted, and stop-lossed, I bite my tongue whenever I feel any sort of complaint near my lips.
The phrase "Drive-by Media" is used by Rush Limbaugh and other conservative radio talk show hosts. It's used in reference to news media outlets that package and deliver over-simplified news without digging deeper into the story for the truth, and typically have a bias. Ironic that Rush, although often as entertaining as he is irritating, is the king of shallow half-truth political news. The drive-by phrase itself is rather drive-by in itself, a short-cut sound-bite. The culprits per Rush and his peers, is the liberal media, but all the mainstream media is corporate controlled and at least manipulated by marketing to one degree or another. So, as I literally drive by taking pictures and blogging my opinions and observations on the Internet it occurs to me that I am now perhaps partly a member of this notable group identified by Rush.
Sometimes I think about what a perfect position I'm in to be able to take pictures. I'm always a passenger (so not actually driving) and on stand-by till an emergency medical situation arises. I can get out or stay in and move independently compared to the other fixed duty positions in the squad. Iraq is still a mess, but it's a far better place for people and their children, just trying to live normal lives, than what it was under Saddam, and under Bush. I don't want to get too "Op-Ed" With my blog. I want to retain an observational tone. But a little steam letting here and there can help to avoid a boil over, and that's the same medicinal good that writing has always done for me.
There has only been one emergency situation while on mission so far, a boy who was hit by a car some number of weeks ago. I get a knot in my stomach when I imagine the recent years gone by, the sacrifices made, and how lucky my unit and I are to be here during this far more peaceful period. To be a line medic deployed here before, in '04 to '07, at the height of the violence directed toward Americans, would no doubt have been a fully exhausting experience, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Although away from loved ones, luxuries taken for granted, and stop-lossed, I bite my tongue whenever I feel any sort of complaint near my lips.
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