KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) is a private contractor over here that must be making a ton of money. They are in charge of the laundry, the food, trucking service, etc. Everything the military no longer does themselves, they contract out. Anyway, they do the laundry here with a 2 or 3 day turnover rate. [...]
I have to throw two more dates out there that Mrs. Costello and my nephew Tim brought up. They are good. The first one, I don’t remember what I was doing exactly, think I know where I was at though; the second one, crystal clear.
March 30,1981 – I know I am at school (or that might have [...]
June 26, 2009 (0550 Baghdad time), running on a tread mill in Iraq. Insignificant by all accounts, but now distinctly etched in my recall. The place I was when I heard about Michael Jackson. Abbreviated my run and moved up to the bicycles in the front row by the TV’s. And now of course, that scene will be imprinted in my [...]
My second profession! (careful)
Where’s Waldo? (can anyone spot him?)
A different angle!
A week from today, there will be a major shift of control from the cities in Iraq. Iraqi forces will take the lead on security. One thing to keep in mind about this, if you haven’t followed it real close, is, they have been working together for some time in preparation for June [...]
One thing I discovered thanks to Wuchy, was Camp Victory has a driving range. For golf that is. Check out the link. http://www.blackanthem.com/News/sports/Driving-Range-Helps-Soldiers-Relax_printer.shtml
Professional golfer Tom Watson tees off during the dedication ceremonies of the Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Lankford Memorial Driving Range on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 25. Lankford, who passed away after suffering [...]
(To whomever it may apply)
***My spotter has done it again. The picture lies!
What is the highest
temperature ever
recorded in Iraq?
The response to this question is simple and complicated. I like many other people have seen thermometers displaying absurdly high readings right here in Iraq. The problem is that the measuring system used is grossly inacurate. Most thermometers are Bimetallic strips, [...]
Sunrise over Lost Lake on Camp Victory Iraq (we run our 3 miles around Lost Lake each morning, not this early though)
http://www.thejump.net/id/asp.htm
Jim has provided a link to what may have been the real duck culprit! All the carp lovers can now rest a little bit easier.
Another species of asp (Aspius vorax) are found in abundance [...]
