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January 30, 2006

Thank you IV

Packages for the Abu Ghraib elementary school children arrived from:

Harold & Peggy Buttrick - Atkinson, NH
David O'Haire - San Francisco, CA
Sharon Oliver - Munsonville, NH
Cathy Russell - Atkinson, NH
Robin Seabury - Mt Pleasant, SC
Martin Warden - Phoenix, AZ (hope I read the name right)

Thank you all.

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January 24, 2006

Dish

Ive purchased a dish and should have it here and running during the first days of February. Then I have a backlog of photos to post.

Also just finished all 7 seasons of Star Trek Voyager. It definately killed a lot of time - almost 3 months.

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January 16, 2006

Still here

Just a quick note to let you all know Im still here and kicking. My provider is still trying to figure out what the problem is, but Ive made arrangements to possibly get my own dish in a couple weeks. One way or the other, I will be able to access with my own computer and update more frequently and get photos up, etc.

Went out again yesterday and the mission was boring and quiet - just like I hoped. Ill post more on it when I can.

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January 11, 2006

Mud

I guess we have entered the rainy season finally. The other night it rained pretty steadily for a few hours. The mud created is simply incredible. The soil here is more accurately described as dust on top of dirt. Even with just a light mist, it sticks to your boots and after taking 4 or 5 steps, you have a few pounds of extra weight on each foot - it even picks up the golf-ball sized gravel we have around to help with that very problem. After more signficant rains, like and inch or two, the clay-consistent mud actually blocks more water from seeping into the ground below and there are lakes everywhere. The other day, we had to inventory some equipment and our storage bin had a 6-inch deep mini-lake right in front of it. It took 2 days for my boots to dry.

I must say that it is fun to drive the humvee through it though :)

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New Year's Eve

My New Year's Eve IED post is down for revision. Check back in a day or two if you haven't read it yet.

Posted by TJ at 11:22 AM

 

January 01, 2006

Thank you III

Packages for the Abu Ghraib elementary school children arrived from:

Ameesh Mojaria - Boston, MA
Chrissy Stengal - Boston, MA
Tim Trampedach - Boston, MA
Adrian Weissman - Boston, MA
Josh Weissman - Boston, MA

Thank you all.

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