Office Supplies can be Dangerous

Well all, sorry for the delay. We have been pretty busy. We are settled (unsettled?) in our new home(s) now at Camp Ramadi. For those of you into geography ar Ramadi is about smack dab in the middle of Iraq in the Southwest corner of the Sunni triangle. The local residents were Sadam's peeps so they aren't especially helpful. We are trying to win their hearts and minds so that they can help us rid their country of insurgents and govern/police themselves. Then we can leave.

There is a lot of history here. Its said that this is the birthplace of mankind. The Garden of Eden may have been in Southern Iraq where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers meet. We are also across the river from Uday Hussein's palace. He's dead now.

We are all split up now to different Companies in the Battallion. Each company does different things in different areas. I can't be specific for operational security (OPSEC) reasons. Most have adjusted well. Some of us got the shit end of the stick with personal space but it could have been worse. I won't see most of the guys as often so I will have to have them email me pictures and text they want put on this site, otherwise you will see way too much of me and Q. We share the day shift duties at the BN TOC, our section is pictured above. Those of you who know "Vinnie" will see him on the map board ( a very nice board by the way). We are going to paint the 29th ID for a background with Vinnie and crossed cannons in the foreground and "WAR ENDERS" surrounding Vinnie. Its a 4' X 4' mapcase. We will probably paint Skull Nations logo on the floor.

The weather is hot, 115 +/-, the food is still good but a step down from Kuwait, and the dust is everywhere. There are Palm trees and farmland near the river and desert beyond that. I have internet access in my room now so I should add posts more frequently now. We are 8 hours ahead of EST.