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  • USO in Iraq, model Mayra Veronica says hello to the troops

    Photo caption: Model Mayra Veronica sings during a USO show at Camp Liberty, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2008. Veronica is traveling for the second time with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright on a USO tour. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump. Full photo...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 11-23-2008

  • Farewell to the Mighty MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter and a "well done" to the men who flew her and those that maintained them

    Photo caption: MH-53 Pave Low helicopters prepare to take off for their final combat mission Sept. 27 in Iraq. The MH-53 was retired from the Air Force inventory Sept. 30. It was the largest and most technologically advanced helicopter in the Air Force, with a service record dating back to the Vietnam...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 10-04-2008

  • Iraq update, even the New York Times gets it: "enablers" will be the key for the long run exit strategy

    While I was visiting a friend who owns a company back in Youngstown Ohio, he implored me to tell some folks working with him “tell them what’s really happening in Iraq” and they looked to me for answers. I pulled up my web page here that showed the metrics from a month ago. I walked them through the...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 08-06-2008

  • Much on my mind, much to do

    Now that I am back in "the land of the big PX" as the old saying goes, I am returning to a sense of normalcy, at least for me. In the past few days, have met a few good friends, completed (nearly) all of my out processing from active duty, and now am back home and getting reacquainted with...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 07-13-2008

  • Top 10 reasons I won't miss Iraq

    I'm in the final packing throes and all that entails and I haven't really given this much thought, but here's some reasons why I won't miss this place: 10. The heat 9. The dust 8. the architecture: Most US military bases are a maze of large concrete barriers (designed to keep us from...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 07-07-2008

  • How are we doing in Iraq?

    When I put out word that I had volunteered to deploy to Iraq, I got many well wishers and more than a few "be carefull over there." But I did get one request that was a bit different, a friend of mine named Judson, who I went through Navigator training with and later B-52 training, asked me...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 06-02-2008

  • News articles: Koran shooting and Social Security Number concerns

    In the Stars and Stripes a couple of days ago, there was a cover story about some bonehead soldier over here in Iraq shooting a Koran on the rifle range. Here's the story in the New York Times about a General apologizing for the incident and now comes word that President Bush has apologized to Prime...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 05-20-2008

  • Combat patch issue clouds real issue: Thanks for serving!

    This recent article in the Stars and Stripes newspaper I read here is about a soldier stationed in Iraq wanting to wear the first combat patch he earned, rather than the current unit he's serving with. To a soldier, there is an incredible amount of pride when they wear a patch on the right side of...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 05-15-2008

  • Planes, cranes, and MRAPS

    Recently I was able to do a little traveling and in some ways, it was a gear heads dream come true, it even felt like my own version of mega-movers or any of those big machine TV shows on Discovery or History channel. I had to help move a group of folks from the place I work to a different place and...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 05-08-2008

  • Sat down for carrot cake, got served some humble pie from a Army NCO medic

    For the last couple of days and for a few more, I'm away from my normal place getting some folks moved, all in all, much better than sitting at the computer typing away. Tonight, after a hard day, went to the local dining facility and on the way out decided a bit of carrot cake was in order. I've...
    Posted to EXCALIBUR (Weblog) by Otto on 05-02-2008
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