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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Tankers vs. Non-Tankers: the never-ending discussion among armor crewmen

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    So much of the Army is competition, especially the combat arms parts of the Army where men are confined together in small armored...
Monday, March 26, 2018

Blackhawk Helicopter at Sunset, Ali Air Base, Iraq, December 2009

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Today I was looking at photos from my tour in Iraq in 2009-10.  Near the end of the tour, the days were shorter and winter sun shone on the...
Thursday, March 15, 2018

Every Week in Cold War West Germany, Gas Mask Drills

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Every week during my three years in Cold War West Germany,  the Tankers of 1-70th Armor had a MOPP drill. Gene Pierce, Abel Lopez and...
Friday, March 9, 2018

Chaplain on Every Convoy, Every Remote Fire Base

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Chaplain Timothy S. Valentine  During the first few months of my deployment Camp Adder, Iraq, in 2009, my favorite chaplain, and the f...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Seeing Paris in a New Way from Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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The top of the Eiffel tower and Mont-Valerien seen from Saint-Germain-en-Laye  Today I saw Paris in a new way, a...
Saturday, March 3, 2018

Green Beans Coffee in Newark, Terminal B

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At Camp Adder, Iraq, my favorite place was Green Beans Coffee.  Today I am in Newark Liberty Airport and saw a Green Beans coffee for the ...
Monday, February 19, 2018

My First Military Haircut, February 1, 1972

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The night before my Basic Training haircut. When I arrived at Lackland Air Force Base on February 1, 1972, among the first order of bu...