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Reintegration Program: May I Take a Picture of Your Chest?

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Helping our troops return home. Thursday, April 22, 2010. May I Take a Picture of Your Chest? I don't believe I've ever asked a woman that before, but today it felt strangely appropriate. Considering the fact that she was carrying an assault rifle, a pistol, and enough ammunition to shoot me and several dozen of my closest friends, I did pause before I asked. I call her "G.B.". It stands for Gun Bunny. As we talked about children, jobs, and future plans, the tough facade she's been wearing opened up just...

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Reintegration Program: Afghan Proverbs

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Helping our troops return home. Friday, May 7, 2010. I risked life and limb again today by walking to the nearby base through the mob of children. I saw all the same boys as yesterday, but the one in the back of the crowd in this picture walked with me for a few minutes along the way. He spoke the best English of them all, and as we walked, of course he wanted me to buy a few bracelets made of beads and tied together with string. They're not bad looking little bracelets, but I don't typically wear them!

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Reintegration Program: June 2007

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Helping our troops return home. Monday, June 25, 2007. Where the heck have I been? Fixing things around the house. Moving halfway across the country. Coordinating technical and design support to produce a better site. Writing letters to deployed troops. one at a time. I'm now in my new place, computers are set up, and you'll be hearing and seeing a lot more from me. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Where in the World? View my complete profile. Where the heck have I been? Free Hugs for Vets.

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Reintegration Program: Who's Got the Gator?

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Helping our troops return home. Monday, May 3, 2010. Who's Got the Gator? Do you have the Gator? Do you know when I can get a turn with the Gator? No, we don't have a new pet crocodile that we're sharing. Most of the time, we use our Leather Personnel Carriers (our boots) to get around the base, carrying heavy bags and such. On special occasions though, we can commandeer the use of "The Gator." It's a small All Terrain Vehicle made by John Deere that has a pickup style bed. Gator gets er done! Did You Mi...

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Reintegration Program: The End is Near!

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Helping our troops return home. Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The End is Near! It's much like a race. In the Army, a couple of times a year, you are required to take the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) or PT test. Nobody really enjoys the PT test, but it's just another thing in a long list of things that must be done if you're going to be in the Army. The same thing goes for the sit ups Fail to come up, and the event is "terminated.". Is given, like jackrabbits they rocket across the line and around the curve.

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Reintegration Program: A Daring Adventure

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Helping our troops return home. Sunday, May 2, 2010. 8220;Life is either a daring adventure. Or nothing” said Helen Keller, an American writer who was struck blind and deaf by disease at the age of nineteen months. This, or a similar phrase, “Every day is a grand adventure,” has been my motto ever since college. If I were to call you on the phone, you could bet that I’d ask “What’s new and exciting? We most likely would never heard of Helen Keller if she were not stricken with disease. The cares of t...

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Reintegration Program: March 2007

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Helping our troops return home. Tuesday, March 27, 2007. VA Unable To Keep Up. Most of the folks at the VA really do try hard to serve our troops. Unfortunately, they often don't have the people or resources to meet all of the needs of the veterans. An Associated Press article. In the Marine Corps Times had some alarming statistics, and some warnings about the long term effects of PTSD or trauma. Unfortunately, though the demand is great, the entiresystem is unable to cope:. It's a tough situation, but t...

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Reintegration Program: April 2010

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Helping our troops return home. Friday, April 30, 2010. Ubiquitous as Hueys were and Blackhawks are in the military, sometimes the mission requires a helicopter that can carry more weight or just fly higher. That's where the CH-47 Chinook comes into play. Of course we have other types of helicopters, but I haven't seen them as often. The Afghan government and some private companies fly old Soviet made "Hip" helicopters to transport people and equipment. In any case, I'm glad that we have the technology t...

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Reintegration Program: May 2010

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Helping our troops return home. Sunday, May 9, 2010. I'd like to take a few minutes to say "Thank You" to all of the ladies in my life. Motherhood is a state of mind. The gifts of nurturing and caring for children and others are evident when watching the women that I've spent much of my life around. When I was a young child, my dad was off working much of the time, so my mother and grandmothers took care of me. My aunts and great aunts doted on me whenever they saw me while growing up. It's hard to belie...