Archive for October, 2011

Depart

Posted: October 29, 2011 in Military

Leaving for a conventional military deployment has come a long ways since the days of GIs stepping out to a rusty old plane hell bound to fight the Germans. The images of the lonely soldier dragging his olive drab bag down a flight line with a tearful wife holding a newborn baby in his wake [...]

Afghanistan Ho…

Posted: October 19, 2011 in Uncategorized

I’ll be there in a week, stories to follow… In other news if you’re curious about the progress of the school in west Africa, Gisele managed to finish the second building by putting on a roof, building the floor and buying some desks. There is also a new playground underneath a solid metal pavilion for [...]