Mudville, Iraq
More from Robert: And in the ‘be careful what you wish for’ category, we finally got rain. Lots of rain. Now all of the dust I use to complain about has turned to mud. About 6 inches of mud, regardless of where you walk. Our volleyball tournament has been postpone until further notice (doesn’t matter.. read more →
Rob’s photo in the news….
From an Army publication Army Reserve Captain Robert Rideout, Judge Advocate General, Tallil Air Base, Iraq, spends time playing with orphaned Iraqi children during a care package delivery to a local orphanage. (Photo by Senior Airman Karolina Gmyrek) read more →
Rob’s trip to Babylon (long with photos)
More from Robert, WARNING: Some of this is a bit rough. Understand this is from an active duty officer writing about what he sees. 18 September 2003-2130 We brought the computer, so I thought I would write down what happened each day. I always think “Man so many cool things have happened today”; I just.. read more →
Rob sends photos from Ziggurat of Ur
The latest from Robert in Iraq: Some of you may not know that my base is in the dead center of one of the most important archeological sites in the middle east. Within our wire, we have the Ziggurat of Ur. Ur is known in the Bible as Ur of the Chaldees. Ur is known.. read more →
Rob gets a break and heads to Qatar for R&R
The following are a few pictures from Qatar. Some of you might remember T.J. from his appearance in Rocky IV. David and T.J. read more →
Rob answers a ton of questions
Latest from Robert in Iraq: One of Stacy’s friends [Stacy is Rob’s wife] sent me a bunch of questions about the place. I thought you might find the answers interesting. How do you spend your off time? Do you have games or go to camel races or something? And what do you eat over there?.. read more →
Rob’s latest trip to Arifjan, Kuwait
More from Robert in Iraq: I just back from Arifjan. That place is something else. I was suppose to fly last Monday, but my paperwork got all screwed up. I ended up flying on a C-130 at 0210 Tuesday morning. It was actually a good flight. The flight landed at Kuwaiti International and all the.. read more →
Rob sends more photos
Photos from Robert in Iraq tent row at sunset tent row in a sandstorm Chaplain’s office JAG office where Rob works Saadam picture outside the building 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 →