D-Day plus One
I guess what they say is true. There is no such thing as a flawless convoy and sure enough, one hour into our bumpy ride, one of the 7-ton trucks broke down. This meant that we would have to sit and wait further until whatever it was got fixed. Mechanical problems are nothing new, and amid the usual storm of cursing that...
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I guess what they say is true. There is no such thing as a flawless convoy and sure enough, one hour into our bumpy ride, one of the 7-ton trucks broke down. This meant that we would have to sit and wait further until whatever it was got fixed. Mechanical problems are nothing new, and amid the usual storm of cursing that...
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pinup:
Oh no! You should write a book when you get out of this. I feel like I'm right there...
Sweet dog.
Hope everything's good.
Sweet dog.
Hope everything's good.
pinup:
I freakin LOVE you! For real.
Who's Mine Is It Anyways? I laughed out loud for like 5 minutes. Drew Carey, what a pussy. Sorry to hear he cancelled. You know if I was famous I'd be all over the entertaining the troops gig.
I didn't mean write a book like... literally like that. Just saying you've got a way with words, and I am always drawn into your stories of adventure when it comes to saving the world. Can't wait for the next installment!
Or my letter!
Take care of yourself.
Who's Mine Is It Anyways? I laughed out loud for like 5 minutes. Drew Carey, what a pussy. Sorry to hear he cancelled. You know if I was famous I'd be all over the entertaining the troops gig.
I didn't mean write a book like... literally like that. Just saying you've got a way with words, and I am always drawn into your stories of adventure when it comes to saving the world. Can't wait for the next installment!
Or my letter!
Take care of yourself.
D-Day
The convoy that we were to be inserted with was by far the largest i had ever ridden in and i remembered feeling slightly uneasy about this as we all loaded packs and mortars onto the back of our truck. When there are alot of moving parts involved, there are an infinite number of possibilities that can go wrong. And naturally, right before we...
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The convoy that we were to be inserted with was by far the largest i had ever ridden in and i remembered feeling slightly uneasy about this as we all loaded packs and mortars onto the back of our truck. When there are alot of moving parts involved, there are an infinite number of possibilities that can go wrong. And naturally, right before we...
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D-Day minus One.
It all started when the order came down. We were to be leaving our normal area of operations (A.O.) and heading out towards Jalaalabad. The details were somewhat vaugue, which told me one thing; it was important and so important they couldnt risk even the most minor detail being leaked. All we knew was that we were going out and the general...
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It all started when the order came down. We were to be leaving our normal area of operations (A.O.) and heading out towards Jalaalabad. The details were somewhat vaugue, which told me one thing; it was important and so important they couldnt risk even the most minor detail being leaked. All we knew was that we were going out and the general...
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pinup:
Agh!
Anyway.
I'm glad you're back.
Anyway.
I'm glad you're back.
pinup:
P.S. I like your new "hair".
life is starting to suck right about now. in addition to the laptop crashing for the umpteenth time, i now find myself in jalalalalalalabad, more than likely ill be gone for a few weeks, and i cant say much more than that. so if you dont hear from me for a while, chances are im alright, im just temporarily cut off from modern technology and...
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pinup:
Aaagghh!! Nooo!!! I'm gonna miss your journal updates every few days!!! Aw man, dang. Awww. Nooo. Stay saaaaaaaaaafe.
its been pretty quiet around here lately, which is always a good thing. im trying to enjoy it while it lasts, because i can feel it coming, were about to shift gears and go full throttle again. the afghani national elections are to be held in september and we will no doubt have our hands full. ive been doing a small amount of research on...
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Man Chad, you are such a nice guy, for real. I was bummed when my roommate asked for the computer last night, even if you were on the phone and we weren't talking for a few minutes. Good ol' Chad, fighting for Disney World! That's what I like to hear! What a lucky freakin wife man.. give her a high five for me, she totally scored when she met you.
Dang I really meant all of that and I reread it and it sounds so cheesy... hahaha.
Cool, you got my package!!! I'm just as excited as you are! Ha! Next time you'll get Mickey Mouse and some Hustler!!!
Stay safe over there, Chad. Always thinkin 'bout ya.
Dang I really meant all of that and I reread it and it sounds so cheesy... hahaha.
Cool, you got my package!!! I'm just as excited as you are! Ha! Next time you'll get Mickey Mouse and some Hustler!!!
Stay safe over there, Chad. Always thinkin 'bout ya.
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_sakura:
I really enjoyed that journal, so much so that I had to skip back and read the last few as well. (The dawgie is gawjus! How's he doing?) I've never really heard an Americans view on being over there, like pinup said; it's really interesting to read first hand. Good luck!
pinup:
Oh my gosh! Japanese kareoke!!!! Just the thought of that makes me want to go slit my wrists!!!! Thanks for the warning, if I ever go to Japan... 
have i mentioned how much i hate this country before? before, i just hated the sun....the way it taunted me by rising at 4am and exposing its blistering heat until 8pm. but each day i am starting to hate more and more about it . i hate the roads, if thats what you want to call them....these unpaved, narrow, dangerous roads. if the roadside bombs...
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sarahhassars:
Apple in her mouth, yeah. Reeeeeeal messed up.
pinup:
Watch your mail!!
urban_reject:
grrr....the pictures got cut off. 
pinup:
Ooh-rahwhatkindoffandoyouneed? 
You crack me up. Glad ol' Drew made it! Too bad he didn't bring along Ryan Stiles, in highschool I totally used to have some weirded out crush on that guy just cause he would make me laugh til I cried everytime he opened his mouth on Who's Line.
Nice butt!!
Have a good day Chad.