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Friday, December 4, 2009

Getting Ready to Go Home

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In a week we will turn in a footlocker, a duffel bag and a rucksack (big backpack) to begin the process of loading them in containers for sh...
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Thanksgiving--168 Hours Later

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Last week we ate Thanksgiving dinner which was opulent by any buffet standards and was free--except to tax payers. But even with shrimp coc...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Who Fights This War? -- All Female MEDEVAC Crew

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“Charlie’s Angels” Fly First Mission as All-Female Crew For the three days before Thanksgiving, one of the on-alert crews for Charlie Compan...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

What Does Socialism Look Like? It Looks Like Us.

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When I listen to the TV or radio news commentary from back home I hear political commentators accusing each other of Socialism. Many of tho...
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Bike Update

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By the time I go to bed, I will have close to 850 miles this month. So I should get to 5000 miles in Iraq and 7000 miles for the year by mi...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Evangelical Icon Fading

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At Chapel today the Chaplain asked the audience "how many people know the name Joni Eareckson?" Three of us raised our hands. I ...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Life Here Seems to be on Hold, but Life Goes on Back Home

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Last month the last of the six Gussman brothers died. My father, George, was the fourth of six sons born to two Jewish emigres from Odessa,...
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