31 Dec 2008
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On the Ground in Basrah | |
I arrived at FOB Basrah at 2am this morning! Captain Murray has shown me around, and I've met some of the key players. As Liaison Officer, it'll be my job to coordinate support from our 287th headquarters, and report back what they need here. The British have publicly said they're leaving this Spring, so big changes are afoot. Enroute here, we stopped over at Camp Bucca, which is where Charles was from July 2005-May2006. It was as nice as Tullil, plus they had a decent stage for USO events. We didn't stay long, though, and pushed on in to Basrah. I'll have to post photos and more details another evening, though. You can imagine we're all pretty tired! Happy New Year, and best wishes for a speedy reunion in 2009. |
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Army Deployment , General | |
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28 Dec 2008
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What's up with CHU? | |
CHU: Container, Housing Unit. Pronounced like "chew." It's 1/3 of a mobile home, is what it is. Here's a closer look. |
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Army Deployment , General | |
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28 Dec 2008
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Best Wishes from the IRRegulators | |
The Individual Ready Reserve members of the 287th, us 12 plus many more in the 287th Sustainment Brigade consider ourselves the IRRegulators! We're a lawless bunch, but proud to serve! Click for the larger version. A SPECIAL THANKS to all the Cub Scouts of Pack 145 , The Boy Scouts of Troop 42, and the Employees of Automation Creations, Inc. for their fantastic video messages! VERY UPLIFTING!!! - regards, Henry |
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ACI , Army Deployment , Family , General | |
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27 Dec 2008
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Records Off the Wall | |
So I got me an office, called Records off the Wall. Just leave a message, maybe I'll call... Two wall videos from Iraq. First off, the TreadWall. A very cool item in the Camp Buehring (Kuwait) gym. Next up is the Tallil Hard Rock Cafe (my name for it): What you'll see is Rock Band projected on the T-Walls surrounding our living area. These huge T-walls provide protection in the event of mortars or explosions. But they also make a great projection screen, as these soldiers found out. They built a stage, turned off the parking-lot style light, and let them rock out! |
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25 Dec 2008
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Merry Christmas from Tallil | |
To all my family and friends, Merry Christmas! Santa came 8 hours earlier here than the East coast of the U.S...he brought me a stocking filled with beef jerky, shampoo, socks, stationary, pringles, candy, a cookie, some candy and several toothbrushes! We have several wonderful boxes of "any soldier" type care packages because the mail hasn't caught up with us yet. I only posted the APO address a few days ago, but don't lock that in yet! I'm in Tallil right now, but my job is going to be in another camp, serving as the Liaison Officer to our Sustainment Brigade. I'll post more info once I'm safely there... so let's do a quick review of the hops so far: 1) in-processing for 2 weeks at Ft Jackson, SC. 2) Ordnance refresher for 2.5 weeks at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. 3) Join the Kansas 287th already mobilized at Ft. Lewis, Washington. 6 weeks there. 4) Ft Lewis to Germany to Kuwait, where we stayed at Camp Buehring for 4 days (most units stay 10-14 days). 5) Buehring to Tallil, Iraq. Meet the commander and the support team here, and got my duty orders. Five hops in 12 weeks. And number six is coming! The Internet is super busy tonight, as you can imagine on Christmas. I'll circle back with more photos and hopefully a quick video on living conditions...and an ingenious way some soldiers are rocking out! |
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