USO Show photos
The latest from Robert: We had the USO show today. It was suppose to start at 1200 so we got there about 45 minutes early to stake out a good seat. We were on the side left side of the stage, pretty close to the front. The show was delayed about an hour and a.. read more →
James stole a fridge
The latest from Robert in Iraq: In my office, we have an E-4 named James Thomas. He is a great guy and a good soldier, who has a terrible story. He has been in the Army Reserves for like 10 years. James basically had a slack unit and just went when it suited him. He.. read more →
Ghetto porch email from Rob
Funny email from Robert: I built a porch for the back of my tent yesterday. I am very pleased with it, and myself for building it. Around here, about the only thing you can do for fun is sit outside and look at the dirt. Behind my tent, we have an impressive mound of dirt… read more →
How to know when you have had too much sun and fun
More from Robert in Iraq: The following is a true story. To protect the crazy, names have been omitted. We have a sergeant, a master sergeant in fact, that our unit picked up when we were at Bragg. He was taken from a different unit and plopped into a slot in our unit. He was.. read more →
Why Rob doesn’t like hungry soldiers
More from Robert: Major Raphun, my Command Judge Advocate, gets about 2 care packages a day, full of food. Because of this, our office is littered with food. We damn near have a pantry in the corner. This has become an attractive nuisance. Hungry people from all around seem to come here and want food… read more →
Bad Day: More from Rob in Iraq
It is about 0009 on Sunday and I am having trouble sleeping, so I though I would write an email about my day. Yesterday, for those of you who didn’t know it, was Armed Forces Day. It was suppose to be a holiday of sorts around here. We have not had a day off since.. read more →
Photos from my friend Rob’s trip to Al Nasiriyah
My good friend Rob from college is an Army reserve lawyer stationed in Iraq. We email as often as he can – more now that the hostilities are down. I asked him to take some photos and he did! I put on my full battle rattle, chambered a round in my weapon to go meet.. read more →
Who owns what…
Rob emails me about how they are trying to figure out if anyone can really own commercial real estate in Iraq. This is actually a pretty pathetic meeting we are having. In the JAG Corps, there are a lot of active duty JAG. The problem is that there are very few who bother to come.. read more →
Three emails from Rob today
Rob and I exchanged some emails today Thing are ok. I was eaten alive by bugs yesterday. I went up north and the mosquitoes ate me up. Other than that, I am just trying to stay cool. It was over 110 again here. Damn this country is hot. Now I know why your average 25.. read more →
Update from Rob
From Rob: Hey, we just got the internet back up today. It was 108 again today. You would think, now that I was at a base I would get more mail, but it rarely comes. The postal service here is about 10x worse than the us postal back home. Scary. I wish I had a.. read more →