Let's talk about...sand
August 29th, 2004Alternate and ultimately rejected title: "Sing a song of sandbags."
Balad welcoming committee
August 25th, 2004We got fireworks and everything.
Where was I?
August 25th, 2004I think I left us stranded sans luggage in Al Udeid. Ah yes...
Finding stuff, chow hall fare, and assorted bits and bobs...
August 25th, 2004I've never felt quite so much like a prisoner as I do here.
Day Eleven begins...Alarm Red!
August 24th, 2004"Alarm Red" sounds so much better than "Take cover! Incoming!"...
Reality Check
August 22nd, 2004There's nothing like a conversation with a soldier to put things in perspective.
The trip was a trip
August 21st, 2004I think I've earned the right to compete in Travel Hell one-up story competitions. I may not win, but I'm at least in the running.
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Off to war...kinda
August 19th, 2004Before deployment, anxiety becomes a fact of life. This isn't discussed much, probably because the majority of deployment victims are male and it simply isn't manly to say you're scared.
Preparing for deployment
August 18th, 2004When my name came up for deployment last May, my only surprise was that I'd not been sent sooner.
