Hillah, Iraq. Again, the matter of time. We ran three missions more or less in succession, and the week flew by. Now we haven’t done any in three days, and those three days seem as more than a week. A new Special Forces group is coming soon, and the new headquarters element is here now. […]

Hillah, Iraq. And at last we have realized Step 6a of Levi’s Six Step Buff and Tan Plan! The pool is finally complete. We still have to hook up the pumps, and we need to build the deck, but the pool itself is ready for water. In fact, we have already begun….liberating….water from the potable water […]

Hillah, Iraq. Now that the believers are on board, we are working hard to finish the pool. I wired up the pumps (a feat that earned me the Ace of the Day award, as they were worried about connecting the power), while the Warrant Officer plumbed them. They are sitting on the edge of the […]

Hillah, Iraq. We really weren’t that excited about this mission. The El Salvadorans, supported by Green Berets (supported, in turn, by your Marines) were evaluating the Iraqi Battalion’s progress to date. The Iraqi Army (IA) battalion was ordered to secure a town known to be sympathetic to the insurgents’ cause, and was home to a […]

Hillah, Iraq. Please raise your right hands, and repeat after me: I, state your name, do hereby swear (or affirm) that I will not stay up till all hours drinking Red Bulls and nonalcoholic vodkas with Green Berets in front of a roaring bonfire. Now with that unsavory business taken care of…. Special Forces bonfires […]