Posted August 27, 2008
Amy returned from Iraq the first week in August. She is currently on leave, resting from her journey. Thank you for all of the reader concerns about her condition. --Arkansas Online Editorial Staff Read more...
Posted July 29, 2008
It is hard to believe the 39th Brigade left Arkansas seven months ago for Camp Shelby, Miss. It's even harder to believe this group is halfway through its Iraq tour. But it's true. And there are soldiers preparing right now to relieve the 39th. They showed up here to take a little tour the other day. Read more...
Posted July 23, 2008
I know what you're thinking. There is no way the fish was that big. I thought the same thing...until I saw it. They call him "The Monster". Read more...
Posted July 15, 2008
It doesn't matter what dealt the fatal blow, whether it was a bomb, bullet or heart attack. Death in war leaves buddies devastated, lost, hurt. I've seen the tears shed by those who lost buddies to all of those events and they all roll down cheeks in the same painful way. The loss of a friend is a blow to the gut. Or as one soldier put it, "True heartbreak." Read more...
Posted July 15, 2008
Surprise! You have a roommate.
Imagine waking up to that in the middle of the night. Poor Pam Beeson knows how it feels. And I am ever grateful to her for sharing her home away from home for a week. It's not easy being homeless. But it's even harder to deal with a knock on the door in the middle of the night ... that is never good news. Read more...
Posted July 6, 2008
I never know whom I'm going to run into over here. There are more Arkansans in Iraq than you'd ever guess. And I ran into one in the most unusual place last night. Read more...
Posted July 6, 2008
You see some pretty odd things here on the roads of Iraq. Seriously. You couldn't make some of this stuff up if you tried. Get ready shade-tree mechanics, this one's gonna stump you. Read more...
Posted July 2, 2008
This is the worst dust storm season in recent history. And it's starting to wear on us over here. Dirt doesn't dry like rain. It doesn't roll off umbrellas. It accumulates.
And I've learned you can't hide from it. Read more...
Posted July 2, 2008
Sitting in an armored humvee rumbling down the roads of Iraq may sound cushy. It may sound easy. I mean, you're just sitting there, right? Wrong!
Being alert is a matter of life and death in this neighborhood. And long days on seats with more metal than cushion is the norm.
It turns a world upside down...and offers a whole new perspective Read more...
Posted June 23, 2008
No one likes the supply run to Taqaddum. It's long, hotter than hot and dirtier than dirty.
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