Veteran AF

Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Always, Always Volunteer

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The last bit of advice my Dad gave me when I enlisted in 1972 was "Volunteer. Don't listen to those [other soldiers--expletives de...

Friday, June 12, 2009

Going Home--Day Two

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I am still in Kuwait. In fact, I am still at the Air Force base where we arrived. So after the 6-hour, 200-mile trip yesterday beginning at...

Chaplains: Then and Now

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During my first enlistment, the chaplains I met were mostly from mainline Protestant denominations including the kind of Baptists who go to ...

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Journey Home Begins

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It's getting close to 9pm so the temperature here in Kuwait is just dipping below 100 degrees. It was only 113 today when we arrived at...

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

SUVs are Status Symbols Here

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Most of the thousands of soldiers on Tallil Ali Air Base walk or take buses or ride in the back of 5-ton trucks to get where they are going ...

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Monday, June 8, 2009

KBR is Much More Than What is on the News

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Before I was here in Iraq, my association with the initials KBR was with whatever bad news was reported about insider contract deals and som...

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The Silent Guitar Player on the Bridge

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On the path between my trailer park home and the gym a 20-foot long wooden foot bridge spans a dry, rock-filled stream bed. The long-ti...

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