Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category
Stealing Valor for a free meal
I experienced something recently that I have to talk about. This post isn’t on my regular schedule, but I’m pissed off about this and need to get it out now, while it’s still fresh. Monday November 12th my wife and I went to a couple of restaurants that were offering free meals to veterans. Despite the […]
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Tags: golden corral, stolen valor, veterans day
Veterans Day and the word “hero”
In 1991 my Marine Reserve unit was mobilized for Desert Storm. Sort of. The paperwork said it was for Desert Storm, but we got our orders the day the war ended. A week later my unit convoyed from Camp Pendleton to the Marine base at 29 Palms, California. The day we arrived, the community was […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, heroism, iraq, veterans day
Election Day 2012 (My anti-rant)
Light is finally visible at the end of the tunnel. This year’s election madness is about to end. The polarization wrought by every major election can now give way to the normal polarization of everyday American life. As of tomorrow, I can quit being pissed off at people about their politics and just be pissed […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, Election, iraq, Obama, Romney
How we’re built
I’m going to depart from my usual war and cop stories to talk a bit about current events. To me, the most important issue in the public eye is the Benghazi consulate attack and our country’s response. If there is one single issue that’s going to drive my vote, this might be it. I’m not […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, army, benghazi, combat, kosovo, libya, police, war
A note on my novel’s release
So it’s official: I’m a published author. This means, of course, my life will be drastically different from now on. Hippies who have tried and failed to write books on world peace during their brief periods of sobriety will gaze upon me with envy. Passing women in the street will have an overwhelming urge to […]
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No joke, there I was. . . in the convoy yard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq, waiting to roll south through Baghdad to Tallil. The evening was nice and cool, and we had no intelligence about Improvised Explosive Devices on our route. Looked like it was going to be a quiet night. This had been a […]
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Tags: convoy, frappucino, humvee, iraq, war
