why there are all those metal grates outside every building door here. The mud here isn't just ordinary mud...it's SUPER MUD!!!! This stuff sticks to my boots like dog poop, will not wash off, and doesn't dry out for weeks. Is this evidence of Iraqi bio-engineering? Did "Chemical Ali" figure out the formula for replicating the same mud which bogged down both Napoleon's and Hitler's armies outside of Moscow?
By the way, the metal grates don't really work all that well, but it gives the illusion that we've done something prior to tracking thick brown gobs all over the floor...
What began as the journal of an old dude's first combat deployment, has resumed as my "writer's workout sessions."
Baghdad Time/Temp (Just in case I'm ever tempted to complain about the weather here in WA!)
The Leprechaun Has Returned
This is the journal of a 60 year old geezer-warrior who served his tour in Iraq, and came home to resume a "normal" life as an emergency management planner and weekend warrior ...
Although I intended to put away this blog once I exchanged my ACUs and body armor for Hawaiian shirts, cargo pants and fleece vests, I found myself missing the platform to write about the goofy stuff and the good stuff I see on a daily basis.
UPDATE: I returned to Active Duty for 14 months, was unceremoniously booted out upon reaching age 60, and am back planning for disasters and catastrophic incidents. I will now focus on becoming a proficient geezer-golfer, instead of keeping up with the youngsters who so graciously let me back in the family for a while longer. They have reinforced my belief in this generation of warriors!
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- Retired cop, aspiring writer, golfer and seasonal golf course employee, used-to-be emergency management guy , and a Former Army Person from somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.
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