MARIETTA: At GI’s side, she was a doll whole timeBy Moni BasuThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSunday, November 23, 2008Consider this: In a land where U.S. soldiers are dying and women r… Read More
Now that I am back from my 15 month adventure, I'm changing the look of the blog. I'll be checking the links and getting some new ones up.Oh... I'll still be posting photos from the deployme… Read More
Francisco Rosales, left, and Jose Gonzales, co-owners of A. Partamian Bakery hold up a customer favorite, lahmajunes, that they make from scratchThe crusty owner of the 60-year-old A. Partam… Read More
I'm still alive and I'm still in Afghanistan. I won't be here for too much longer. The deployment is drawing to an end. I just went down to Helmand Province. I flew down on a British Sea Kin… Read More
Barf is the Dari word for snow... and yes, it's all over the place now. It keeps the flies and dust down, so we got that going for us... which is nice Read More
Did I mention it was dusty here? Because... there's some dust.The Chaplin (aka Mulla Guzook) and I with some Afghan WarriorsWhen you are a company commander in the ANA, you get only the fine… Read More
Afghanistan is almost pretty sometimes, in a dusty sort of desolate kind of way.I just thought that this was a pretty good photo.Mud and goats... if you like mud and goats come to Afghanista… Read More
The Romanians have moved out from the KAF MWR Internet room and out into the fight. One the FOB's I went to recently had a platoon of Romanian Soldiers. Their PL happened to be Armenian too… Read More
I am now out in Zabul Province. I'm here temporarily to check on construction projects in the area. I flew to a remote FOB before getting to my current location. That was an interesting coup… Read More
Ok... I've been flying all over the place lately, and I've been doing most of it in Chinooks. While it's a cool ride, the view isn't all that great, unless you are positioned properly toward… Read More
These are some good cigars!I'd like to thank everyone who has sent me goodies and necessities over the last few months. Anne, my mom, my dad, M&E, The Architecture Group, Tyler and the g… Read More