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Archive for October, 2006

How to deploy to Iraq…

Sunday, October 29th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 16 Comments »

Someone sent this to me and I laugh hard at some of the following suggestions to simulate being deployed to Iraq. Hard to believe that I was there this time last year. Hope you enjoy all of these. Semper Fi, Taco P.S. the ...

My Mom and Dad

Monday, October 23rd, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 46 Comments »

Hey guys,Just landed after a 19 hour day, flying from England to Norway to St. Johns. Last night in Mildenhall, I was paged by the clerk as we were checking in with a phone call from the states. ...

Operation Fox and Friends

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 74 Comments »

OPERATION FOX AND FRIENDS Ok guys, here I sit for the sixth day in St Johns New Foundland, stuck on this beautiful island, where everyday is becoming Ground Hog day…I did go see the movie “Man of the Year” and ...

How to Annoy your XO

Monday, October 9th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 74 Comments »

How To Annoy your XO… Back when I was a young officer and member of the JOPA (junior officer protection association), it was us against the field grade. The follow list is a collection of things you can do to annoy ...

The Thin Red Line…

Monday, October 2nd, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 17 Comments »

Sometimes I have to sit back and chuckle at life, and the folks that surround you on a daily basis. Take last week for instance. I flew a KC-130 over to a local B-52 base not too far from my ...