Day by Day, Hour by Hour: November 2010

The Mission

For the past 10 months, I've been deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. Since my arrival, people back home have asked me, "What's Iraq like?", "What do you do there?", "Is it scary?", "Are you bored?", etc. By my ninth month here, I finally figured out that the best way to answer these questions was to not answer them at all. Instead, I would show everyone the answers. One picture, taken every hour, to show what I am doing here. If a picture is truly worth a thousand words, then hopefully this blog can explain what is happening in Iraq better than any news article can.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Day 15: Meeting and a Promotion Ceremony

0900: Waiting by the trucks for the start of a mission.

1000: The Federal Police Intel officer that I meet with was still sleeping, so I helped finish up some of his work..

1100: A quick shot of some Blackhawks flying over our position.

1200: Several NCOs helping SPC Patterson study for the NCO Board.

1300: Look at this gaggle of warriors.

1400: The XO doing his thing.

1500: The very last picture taken of SGT Hill before his promotion to SSG!

1600: Bandit Troop, in formation, waiting for the start of the Promotion Ceremony.

1700: Captain White addressing his Troopers.

1730: This sunset was too gorgeous not to capture!

1800: The XO is on the prowl..

1900: Paid a visit to LT Stoddard, look how sparkly clean his gear is! I'm going to have to throw some dirt on it!

2000: Dusty the Cat hopped out at me and was just begging for attention.... Silly Kitten

Day 14: A day late and a dinar short..

0900: And I'm just super excited to be here... at a desk... working.

1000: Quite possibly the best sign in the entire JSS. If you don't quite understand this reference than you have something to search for on YouTube.

1100: MORE PROTEINNNNNNNNNN!

1200: Soldiers hanging around the Bazaar/PX.

1300: SGT Hill and the XO "working".

1400: Coffee = Soldier Fuel...... Dunkin Donuts? Delicious. Starbucks? Delicious!

1500: Bunker and T-Walls.... I can't wait to leave it all.

1600: Oh, apparently we have rules around here...

1700: Juicehead.

1800: Cleanin' my gat, yo.

1900: Halloween exists in Iraq, yet instead of scantily clad women, we get nearly naked men.

2000: AHHH SSG Kerkhoff!

2100: The Widow Maker....

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