well, i got to go check out D.C. today.... it was pretty cool, though i wish i had known better than to check it out on a weekend...... i just wanted to see the WWII, Korea, and Vietnam memorials, and the Museum of the American Indians.... jeez, though..... i could barely take two steps without someone trying to hand me a flyer or get me...
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still at walter reed..... this place ain't bad at all, though. i'm an outpatienat, which means i get to stay in a hotel and go to my appointments on my own. they have had me take a lot of tests, though..... some of them don't make much sense. i keep expecting a steographer to jump on her chair and yell, "SNAKES!" when there's no snake,...
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welll, i'm back in the states now, at Walter Reed Medical Center in DC. before long i should be going home. having a busted melon sucks ASS!
punishme:
fast healing dude. sorry about your melon.
well, I've finally had something actually HAPPEN! now i wish i didn't.... I've found the scariest words in the english language: "I have some bad news for you..... you fractured your skull." i'm sure there are scarier, actually, but these are the scariest i've heard!
it started last friday, with a simple mission in Iraq, an IO patrol and to be followed by a presence...
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uptight:
Wish a speedy recovery - does this mean you get a purple heart?
well, things have been pretty quiet around here for the last few days. we went on an urban patrol a few nights ago, which went really smoothly..... we didn't get any contact. the next few days were pretty uneventful then today i went on a trip to a different camp to go to the PX and around the same time 4 car bombs were set...
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darwinsjoke:
keep your head down and your powder dry dude.
phoebus:
Hey,
I'm holding the SG Military Group for the time being (while levezletoi is gone). I went ahead and approved you--sorry about the delay/confusion.
Keep your head low, by the way.
I'm holding the SG Military Group for the time being (while levezletoi is gone). I went ahead and approved you--sorry about the delay/confusion.
Keep your head low, by the way.
wow, i just walked outside in my PT uniform and it was kind of chilly! you know how long it's been since i felt "kind of chilly?" being from Washington, it felt damn good to be kind of chilly again. now if i can just get a mountain around here somewhere......
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jholtsnider:
Yeah, SG Military's owner has gone gray - we're not sure whether or not he'll be back. If he's not, we'll be voting in a new moderator to accept new joins.
Arabic isn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Hopefully I still that way next spring in the 2nd semester...
Arabic isn't as bad as I thought it'd be. Hopefully I still that way next spring in the 2nd semester...
jholtsnider:
I know what you mean...
For example,
ما is "what?" (maa)
ماء is "water" (maa')
Everyone I know has said it's hard, but I've had some Turkish, so that helps. Of course, we're moving right along - we just finished our first textbook and the class started at the end of August!
For example,
ما is "what?" (maa)
ماء is "water" (maa')
Everyone I know has said it's hard, but I've had some Turkish, so that helps. Of course, we're moving right along - we just finished our first textbook and the class started at the end of August!
well, i wanted to post a bunch of pictures here tonight, but they're all WAY more than 100 kb..... dammit!
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uptight:
They just laugh at you for having me as a friend!
well.... i'm in Baghdad. it may sound exciting, but it isn't. the only thing i will miss about this country when i go home is the cigarette prices. at $4 a carton, i can't afford NOT to smoke!
Just fucking with you.
It sounds like you're recovering at Walter Reed, but I see that you're from WA. Have you looked into the chance of rehab at an installation closer to home such as Madigan? Maybe you don't really want to go home anyway, D.C. would be an awesome place to be right now.