As of today, my team members and I have worked 114 days consecutively with the exception of one team member who was SIQ (Sick in Quarters) a few days on doctor’s orders due to a respiratory infection. Otherwise, we have each come into the office …
Read MoreSleepless in Iraq
I haven’t slept soundly since I arrived at COB Speicher. No one I have talked to has either. A steady stream of Apache, Blackhawk, and Chinook helicopters make their landing descent over our CHUs. The roar of the engines comes so close the CHU shakes. …
Read MoreA Ship in the Night
Passing emergency messages becomes so routine one can forget the significance of what is being relayed. One message this week woke me from my robotic ways. Even the format of our messages is uniform: “Serviceman’s father (name and phone number) requests notification and presence due …
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