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2005-09-11 China-Japan-Koreas

Another Iraq supporter (Koizumi) wins a historic victory

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Posted by phil_b 2005-09-11 08:20|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That should have read 'Iraq War Suporter'.

Posted by phil_b 2005-09-11 08:27|| 2005-09-11 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Same thing.

Posted by DoDo 2005-09-11 12:02|| 2005-09-11 12:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey Fred & fellow Rb'rs, had to use a thread w/Iraq in it to give you an update. I'm formerly known as "JH" by the way.

Been in country about 4 days. I'm going to be real careful as to what I say because I'm using gov mail right now & I'm not real sure yet about all the restrictions. Our internet cafe on base is down, I can use my personal email there and be a little more explicit - though I will never compromise future ops or troop movements.
That a side, I will give you a good feel for what life is like at a semi-REMF/Pogue base here in camel land, though everywhere is a frontline here.

Anyways, 113 degrees today, hot and windy. Our camp is nicknamed TQ. You all should be able to figure out where that is.

We're 8 hours ahead of EST. Down to brasstacks -The assholes threw IDF (indirect fire, i.e. rockets/mortars) at us twice today but our counter-battery was quick on them. I don't have any BDA's to give you unfortunately. Sounds like distant thunder and you can feel the earth shake a bit.

I was homesick real bad yesterday for the first time in my career, I got a little boy now I didn't have the last time I left home, he's hitting the terrible two's and giving Mrs.BH6 some fits. I miss them both but it's a lot harder having a kid. My wife and I have been through this enough to be solid. Thoughts of mylittle man really tugs on my heart strings though. I'm hoping to get through the initial blues real quick because my devil dogs here need me at 100% full tilt balls out. Which I am on the surface right now as far as they can tell. Just getting my head together on my own time has been harder then I'd thought it would.

My tour will be 7 months, no more. That's good but seems like a long time to April now. I pray it goes by swiftly but safely. I want to thank Trailing Wife for the thoughts about Mrs. BH6 last time. She's gonna need more support in the following months then me. I just need some encouraging words now and then to remind me of the big pic.

Other then that the chow is good but the living conditions suck ass- electricity & Phonecon is half-assed at best. Some Grunt bases have much better living conditions which is good and a reverse of the stereotype of pogue units.

My unit does a lot of convoys, but due to my rank and billet I'm not a normal guy to go on these anymore. Each night convoys find IED's, & the asshole terror-fucks are changing up their tactics but we adapt to them. I hate the islamonuts with an intensity I've not known before. I guess your first IDF experience will do that to ya. I hope we kill as many of them as possible.

Our young Marines are doing great things out there. Handling business like total professionals, don't let anyone bullshit you. I've seen young kids stepping up - and it makes me damn proud. Anyways, that's all for now, I'm rambling a bit and still a little jet lagged. Take care y'all and I'll get back soon. Out.

Posted by Broadhead6 2005-09-11 13:31|| 2005-09-11 13:31|| Front Page Top

#4 BH6 drop me a line plz. Oorah.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-09-11 14:16|| 2005-09-11 14:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Junichiro:

Call me about Naval Aviation. It's about time now.

Love W

Posted by badanov 2005-09-11 14:24|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2005-09-11 14:24|| Front Page Top

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