JANUARY 2008 – IRAQI JOURNAL SUMMARY
JANUARY 2008 JANUARY 1 – I am sitting in the kitchen of my house in my favorite chair that faces the backyard of my house. As I am sitting here…
DECEMBER 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
DECEMBER 2007 DECEMBER 1 – It’s December 1st! I never thought it would get here! I have about 21 days until I walk in the door of my Charlotte home to…
NOVEMBER 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
NOVEMBER 2007 NOVEMBER 1 –It’s November!!!! We are just under 60 days to go! We found out that we all will be home for Christmas! This piece of news is…
OCTOBER 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
OCTOBER 2007 OCTOBER 1 – I arrived last night in Baghdad at about 4:30 a.m. yesterday. I slept most of the day away to be only awakened by the knock…
SEPTEMBER 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
SEPTEMBER 2007 SEPTEMBER 8 – One of my dearest friends, who also is a student from one of my fitness classes, hosted a going-away party for me at her home.…
AUGUST 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
AUGUST 2007 AUGUST 2 – I am learning an interesting fact about the Iraqis that we work with. Their commitment level is not equal to that of the American soldier.…
JULY 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
JULY 2007 JULY 1 – Today the weather is about 113 degrees today! We are not doing many house-clearing missions these days. Even though it’s dangerous I kind of miss…
JUNE 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
Dec 2006 JUNE 1 – It’s June!! I have about two months before I can start planning my leave back home to the States. This is a 14-day break that…
MAY 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
MAY 2007 MAY 1 – It’s May!!! I guess that I can’t complain the time is moving right along. I saw on CNN news about the shootings at Virginia Tech…
MARCH 2007 – IRAQI JOURNAL
MARCH 2007 MARCH 1 – Today I learned something. We went out again on a mission into Baghdad. We stopped at a police station so that my chief could talk…