October 31, 2009
My Dad sent me this one:
The Sack Lunches
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. ‘I’m glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,’ I thought.
Just before take-off, a line [...]
The Sack Lunches
October 31st, 2009
Views on the way
October 30th, 2009
October 30, 2009
Here are some photographs from the convoy mission.
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Troubles we faced
October 28th, 2009
October 28, 2009
The convoy completed its mission successfully, but it did face a few hiccups on the way.
The first mishap was a vehicle for detecting IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devises) broke down, minutes after the convoy began. Many hours later, when a replacemnet vehicle was available the convoy began again.That vehicle was clearly needed. Along the [...]
Sunday Dalliance
October 25th, 2009
October 25, 2009
“Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue Lyrics “
American girls
And American guys
Will always stand up and salute
Will always recognize
When we see Ol’ Glory flying
There’s a lot of men dead
So we can sleep at peace at night
When we lay down our heads
My Daddy served in the Army
Where he lost his right eye
But he flew [...]
Drafting Guys over 60
October 24th, 2009
October 24, 2009
I was sent this from my Kingston Debate group. The old guys above are not over 60, we just look it.
New Direction for any war: Send Service Vets over 60!
I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I’m too old to track down
terrorists. You can’t be older than 42 to join the [...]