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Tag Archives: war vignettes
The New Lieutenant
The following events are true. Everything is as I remember it; I have changed the name of the main subject to save his own embarrassment It was the beginning of April, 2005: We were in the process of conducting a … Continue reading →
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The Ones We Left Behind
I initially drafted this for another Veteran blog as a joint venture that really never panned out; I think that site is now defunct, so I am reclaiming my post because it was a good one, and I’ve missed it. … Continue reading →
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Tagged America, Army, combat, depression, Disgruntled Veteran, Interpreters, iraq, Iraq reconciliation, ISIS, PTSD, Purple Heart, Remembrance Day, sectarian violence, sectarianism, Tal Afar, Tal'Afar, veteran, Veterans Day, war, war vignettes
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Every Form of Contact
It seems like my old buddy H.R. McMaster is back in the news, now as our new National Security Adviser. Here’s hoping my interactions with him now will be different than when I did so in 2005 in Tal’Afar. I … Continue reading →
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Book-Bound in Sweat and Blood, Replayed in the Theaters in Their Heads
I haven’t had time or energy to post much recently as work has been crazy-busy, and we’re putting in a lot of hours. But something recently came to my attention that I could not let rest only in my head, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Army, combat, Disgruntled Veteran, iraq, Kevin Powers, PTSD, Tal'Afar, The Yellow Birds, veteran, war, war poems, War Poetry, War Poetry, war vignettes
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A Special Veterans Day Pages From My Pocket: Post-Deployment Dream List
I’ve neglected to write entries for the “Pages From My Pocket” series for several weeks now. Work has been ridiculously stressful and busy, and by the end of a commute and dinner, I grow weary. And then writing becomes hard. And since … Continue reading →
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Tagged Army, combat, depression, Disgruntled Veteran, iraq, military leadership, neil santorilello, Purple Heart, Remembrance Day, Stryker, Tal'Afar, veteran, Veterans Day, war, war poems, war vignettes
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The Print Shop: Pages From My Pocket
In this week’s edition of Pages From My Pocket: The Print Shop There were a lot of anti-Iraq force (AIF) support networks and facilitation cells in Tal’Afar. I remember that there were a lot of ‘shops’. A lot of businesses … Continue reading →
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It’s In The Courtyard: Pages From My Pocket
In this week’s edition of Pages From My Pocket: Intel Every soldier is a sensor. That aside, there are a number of ways that battlefield intelligence can be collected. The very nature of our Cavalry Squadron was RTSA: reconnaissance, surveillance, … Continue reading →
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Council Me, Please: Pages From My Pocket
In this week’s edition of Pages From My Pocket: Reconciliation This one comes from our time in the Surge. Post-Baghdad the Regiment moved to Ba’qubah in Diyala province. Diyala was where Abu Al Zarqawi had been hiding before the U.S. … Continue reading →
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QRF -This Sux: Pages From My Pocket
In this week’s edition of Pages From My Pocket: QRF Ah – QRF; the Quick Reaction Force. I’ve written a few brief blurbs about being on QRF here and here. But as goes, there are hundreds of other stories about … Continue reading →
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Purple Heart Day — Pacific Paratrooper
August 7th is National Purple Heart Day. It doesn’t seem to be a day on calendars, there isn’t a card for it, and there are no cakes – nor should their be, if you ask me. What today is, to … Continue reading →
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