tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31576146725830145382024-02-19T10:23:17.405-05:00Sentinel MediaSecurity Operations Consultant
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-57716842373982208982015-06-19T16:34:00.002-04:002015-06-19T16:34:56.285-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Readers
Digest version, I’m a cop again, in East Greenwich and I’m working for a
company called Spartan International Consulting Group, See logo on the
right……………………………………........</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">èèèèèè</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m teaching the Active Shooter concept, (among other things), it fits as I work in a
school, yes, true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s
backtrack a bit, not too far though, only spring of 2010;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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becoming acclimated to Rhode Island life. I was fortunate enough to not have
been involved in any “TIC” and came back without any extra holes and with all
my digits. Still though, when you spend a year in a “war zone”, I guess you
can’t help but have a couple “<i>issues</i>”.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-82948594726099821122015-06-17T21:49:00.000-04:002015-06-17T21:49:09.891-04:00I'm Back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hello again,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I know it’s
been a while since my last post and actually, it’s been longer that, because although
I posted in 2012, it was about something that happened in 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A few things
have happened since then, so let me catch you up. Also, now that I’m back on,
the subject matter has changed and I will be inviting new people to drop by, so
after we get all current, I’ll have some explaining to do, (as far as why I’m
doing this again).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We had started doing a movie night, couple times a week, (helped make the time go faster). We tried to locate the appropriate movie for the holiday and came up with Die Hard (#1). You know, holiday theme………..”come out to the coast, have a few laughs”. Good flick. <br />
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So, after being assigned the logistics guy for a while, I was asked if I wanted to go back to the range, but working the TTP side, (tactical training program). Of course I said yes and was again teamed up with Jason. Our job was to take the class that had, the week before, just qualified and teach them movement and turning while shooting. No easy feat considering the week before, most of them just learned how to shoot. Now they had four days to learn how to shoot on the move. Got to play around a little too. all in all, not a bad place to work, with the view and the opportunity to be around guns, which is always fun.<br />
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We decided we wanted to have a bar-b-q, so we bought a couple of goats on the local economy and picked two of our guys to do the job. They were given a quick lesson a larger than normal kukri’s and it was decided that one goat would be prepared the Nepalese way and the other would be cooked over an open fire. Jason, our resident Gurkha General, would go first. True to form for an honorary Gurkha, he did it in one stroke. Telly O went a little later and felt the pressure of going second, what if he didn’t get it in one hit? It went well and he got it in one swipe like Jason. A few guys took care of the bar-b-q while the Gurkha’s prepared the other one. Then it was dinner, beers, (non alcohol) and cigars by the fire. It was a good time. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZCBjMOQCRKIpTeErMrquS6y1qJhcoiyaLMCbGAMIrHIYu7gCiOQurNCQ3WJfkpqOoAV2YzewCmZunVmnuUFCGlvJwGZduvQ2zlB2b0kpZR4GmH7G3Nppw9slu6IiRqk9lrUgto6oRBc/s1600/IMG_1964.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469299424233139506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZCBjMOQCRKIpTeErMrquS6y1qJhcoiyaLMCbGAMIrHIYu7gCiOQurNCQ3WJfkpqOoAV2YzewCmZunVmnuUFCGlvJwGZduvQ2zlB2b0kpZR4GmH7G3Nppw9slu6IiRqk9lrUgto6oRBc/s320/IMG_1964.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
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(which was October 21, 2009)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-44850851480678733442010-03-21T12:39:00.008-04:002010-05-02T21:50:27.145-04:00CTC Cigar Club<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2oz-jiLz390-U80-hOdHYhgaRDC8MRPxSTyavyj1edmcNKb-giPbbQIQWyFaNzqn4ARRKAETl9BpjiYVqbUD-BxfsYlmUvGNMKk3PHh0gPa5BUfQk58cwaiNWCWuIUhnKvj66kmY810/s1600-h/P1000303.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451129604814701346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2oz-jiLz390-U80-hOdHYhgaRDC8MRPxSTyavyj1edmcNKb-giPbbQIQWyFaNzqn4ARRKAETl9BpjiYVqbUD-BxfsYlmUvGNMKk3PHh0gPa5BUfQk58cwaiNWCWuIUhnKvj66kmY810/s320/P1000303.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoievzXI1wl6wrdn_Jf100NWCfl4EiIudfxs2awgjQ5zJYlvDto-pReDlS_hctqfPJvwgD8so2yZK1lx1o78clMXVq2e5rWWVKJygHVm1p9U2h0lyn-FlM-5GXQ6WADRlMZb4jv9_ZLuk/s1600-h/IMG_1996.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451129587844942578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoievzXI1wl6wrdn_Jf100NWCfl4EiIudfxs2awgjQ5zJYlvDto-pReDlS_hctqfPJvwgD8so2yZK1lx1o78clMXVq2e5rWWVKJygHVm1p9U2h0lyn-FlM-5GXQ6WADRlMZb4jv9_ZLuk/s320/IMG_1996.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIJAGpSouqTDPhoyniK1gLDcU6vq8IsjmgrYRr7Ho0VluZpoKzsX7MFXuYnsEJuJ-hGKOWoqnt74ye__XZHGTPxuJGS_c9SnmlVyopxTbeq8NRbMsjnn_9zprxgi1gXo3Nl3Zz6Etqd8/s1600-h/IMG_1998.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451129594676001490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIJAGpSouqTDPhoyniK1gLDcU6vq8IsjmgrYRr7Ho0VluZpoKzsX7MFXuYnsEJuJ-hGKOWoqnt74ye__XZHGTPxuJGS_c9SnmlVyopxTbeq8NRbMsjnn_9zprxgi1gXo3Nl3Zz6Etqd8/s320/IMG_1998.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So life here is good at CTC. Turns out, quite a few guys enjoy a cigar now and then, so the CTC Cigar Club was formed. We tried to make it like a real club, (for something to do). We had a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and a Sgt at Arms (me). We had members and prospects, dues and club activities. Sending flowers to members families, raising money for a local LA’s sick mother, ect... Every four conex’s, (living quarters) has a deck. So outside of our rooms, we made a club. In the fall, the wind was pretty strong and could get cold in the evening, so we had a wall built to keep the breeze from coming in. We decorated it and added an outdoor light and power outlet for a IPod docking station and every evening we had a little crowd enjoying some fine smokes, tunes and good conversation. Occasionally, it was packed with up 14 guys. When winter arrived, the wall kept the cold in and made the club a walk in freezer. After that we started building fires in a homemade fire pit. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451130639571176482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfAA26mS92DG9Qso8wTZ3y5-vnLgVT08WyqZ9x4nIT75D6hv6X1JeoCu6oqfSdpo-kHH-3WppCWCpeW7T8LP6RiQvyBzMsmbun8fUE-2O6fF74h2DZaBbraaBKmbGao5pk6mYUi-o2-I/s320/P1000302.jpg" /></div></div><br /><br /><div>I guess being married to an artist, you can't help but pick up some tips. We had some Adirondack chairs made. I took some maps that I had acquired and applied them to one of the chairs using a process called de<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2JVjDwc6ssEXdttLp64RhfTr2MRC9bSE1yknwRUMthtgUTN7SwC1LeczppIJlD713aglvhkRBG4VLetJ19ro5Li0E_tcdV5t6tAlHrOGAgQyAs3xie-V7UroC_ewwm3C93gNYCqrHXc/s1600-h/IMG_2000.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451134981847320386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2JVjDwc6ssEXdttLp64RhfTr2MRC9bSE1yknwRUMthtgUTN7SwC1LeczppIJlD713aglvhkRBG4VLetJ19ro5Li0E_tcdV5t6tAlHrOGAgQyAs3xie-V7UroC_ewwm3C93gNYCqrHXc/s320/IMG_2000.JPG" /></a>coupage. It took a while, but I liked the results.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nEFgCgZrW_PANalewOqMhAnJmOsE-6A4OOXxzTBo6De8EzsZQjJGUVk1So35siL60SiXCAaaYqsHLVnbw89Zd6bce2byDKWPfnO9wW0KwXn86AODxFLINZwWBXE8WtzDEMTY6quJVPA/s1600-h/IMG_1999.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451134971268891154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nEFgCgZrW_PANalewOqMhAnJmOsE-6A4OOXxzTBo6De8EzsZQjJGUVk1So35siL60SiXCAaaYqsHLVnbw89Zd6bce2byDKWPfnO9wW0KwXn86AODxFLINZwWBXE8WtzDEMTY6quJVPA/s320/IMG_1999.JPG" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-9848384739101286472009-10-21T20:42:00.003-04:002009-10-21T21:50:07.330-04:00Call me a contractor, a mercenary, a war profiteer or call me an action figure. Weird.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eOJS5JBam_EcCkzQBFppIl0Ww35xbT42tDA4Oua6HIWK5RfD7OLCPz4doLDJo3CpiyHcNTMOlDJyZhRpLX0Jzr5PvzsnP89_l_WKzMle0wPWf6OfIFxwJqdrf4JwRE6ejZ3_wHO5zT4/s1600-h/SSO-SS-S028A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395219135373750242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eOJS5JBam_EcCkzQBFppIl0Ww35xbT42tDA4Oua6HIWK5RfD7OLCPz4doLDJo3CpiyHcNTMOlDJyZhRpLX0Jzr5PvzsnP89_l_WKzMle0wPWf6OfIFxwJqdrf4JwRE6ejZ3_wHO5zT4/s320/SSO-SS-S028A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_E1HAy54eLU_3wZiTZ_tbPRlTYJshZew-504GZ0QwVu0X89XaIqTnLUhQjGi3gk03UV3ZcItCdAcqoTFX904gfI4KDDRYexJ-ZCpSV73zvi2vSdF0n11cFfuDqHWKJ9m_PtMLfdaWlo/s1600-h/SDC10158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395218839539734066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_E1HAy54eLU_3wZiTZ_tbPRlTYJshZew-504GZ0QwVu0X89XaIqTnLUhQjGi3gk03UV3ZcItCdAcqoTFX904gfI4KDDRYexJ-ZCpSV73zvi2vSdF0n11cFfuDqHWKJ9m_PtMLfdaWlo/s320/SDC10158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-71882962374724015062009-10-14T17:56:00.002-04:002009-10-14T18:04:41.216-04:00The National Anthem...by Jerry Vale<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzMWsZrxpM_Wt3qLpDB_xsLjJb-NgXKlxgc_iaRg9qHC_kLvaRUftdx-WiaM0pRAAQ42vo36hwsK2MXULTbiA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello all,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Steve asked me to upload this here for him. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It is a beautiful, patriotic <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">slide show</span> set to my dad singing The National Anthem. A friend of my parent's put it together and it makes me smile.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For those of you that don't know my dad...he is the <strong>biggest</strong> baseball fanatic and I think his favorite professional accomplishment is probably having his recording of The National Anthem inducted into The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">It's really cool...we actually got to go see it hanging in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">museum</span>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Enjoy!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-28724002606240765672009-10-09T20:51:00.004-04:002009-10-09T22:13:33.611-04:00Afghan Fashion TVWe don’t get a whole bunch of channels here in the “Stan”. AFN, (armed forces network), which bring us sports, a couple movie channels, including HBO, which, over here, has commercials and is censored. CNN, BBC and Fox, which I have grown to really enjoy, a Polish music video station (quirky) and the Fashion TV Channel. Now, I had never seen FTV before and the first time was when I first got here and went to the gym one early morning. There were five of us, five guys on treadmills, all watching the catwalk. It was pretty funny.<br />So, in honor of fashion, I bring you….<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Fall Line, Afghanistan 2009</strong></span><br /><br />In the first shot Steve is sporting the Blackhawk Warrior Wear Desert Ops Boots, Vertx Tactical Pants, Wilderness Tactical belt, Vertx Action Polo, the Suunto Advisor and two handmade parachute cord wrist bands Stevieb.<br /><br />The next shot features Steve in the Vertx pants, but with the Ultra Club, Cool and Dry Polo, adorned with the logo of and made famous by WPD SWAT. He’s also carrying the Bushmaster M-4 with the Eotech Holographic sights and the Inforce 6V LED light system,(from Inova) using their MIL-STD-1913 mount.<br /><br />In the last shot, (from an earlier post), Steve’s stylin in the traditional Afghan pakul, perahan tuban and the dastmal. (read as hat, man-jams and blanket). He’s also sporting an AKMS , borrowed from the local Taliban.<br /><br />Enjoy<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKymYddNaM03KPqRdXq5vhnm1hx2F8y3voNk1p0Kc21yfAFL6kpep-tkF4_Su906cel2EBn6-_Nwo2HcOVG4xt9Z0IQoh_u73AmQvXUEmZ53Kd9Goyjy7bDYsL51NjpodELYLBhpOV08/s1600-h/IMG_1270.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390767978418537602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKymYddNaM03KPqRdXq5vhnm1hx2F8y3voNk1p0Kc21yfAFL6kpep-tkF4_Su906cel2EBn6-_Nwo2HcOVG4xt9Z0IQoh_u73AmQvXUEmZ53Kd9Goyjy7bDYsL51NjpodELYLBhpOV08/s320/IMG_1270.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390768198305637090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMgR21T74WAa2PB5wOrk3OyIeNKHToR6q7u_RopTFTH_Fi-8BuQfs20zeXZzCMXTBHHUONdo1VgiNPqnKLAFP6cbrSOQsz2OZHa9bbrVIoIQnqP-6txOlVeeLtgtXGg-jwlyzL-W8PCQ/s320/IMG_1319.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArhNlYJ81YUo2jjvr9TaQHWakiizk-jMfehtoEFtk-wA5-KXC_ZnfTUktZpBhfDS4aojNmJBtTsShEOgTmbD6mSlU2XjO1kAQ8N9AbaXhw6q5t4VADfLF2-4LZzdrYGIFepN8msveQ4w/s1600-h/P1020698.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390768517419904466" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArhNlYJ81YUo2jjvr9TaQHWakiizk-jMfehtoEFtk-wA5-KXC_ZnfTUktZpBhfDS4aojNmJBtTsShEOgTmbD6mSlU2XjO1kAQ8N9AbaXhw6q5t4VADfLF2-4LZzdrYGIFepN8msveQ4w/s320/P1020698.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-18774663503857499592009-10-03T20:44:00.005-04:002009-10-03T21:51:56.509-04:00DasaraLast weekend our Nepalese Gurkhas celebrated Dasara, the Indian holiday of the triumph of good over evil. Starting on Friday, we were witness to an animal sacrifice. This is done by means of taking the Gurkha knife (Kukri), and with one stroke, well, you get the picture. Now, it’s said to be bad luck not to do it with one stroke. Not sure if the dude on Friday was new, but it took two to complete the sacrifice. An audible groan could be heard by those present.<br />Saturday the ceremony was repeated, but none on Sunday. On the last day, Monday, the holiday culminated with a ceremony of putting crushed flowers on the forehead, during which prayers of long life and happiness are spoken by the leader. They let us participate, which was an honor. Then thr<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOienM_G7i-sFTfZ-zQ9S03T7xFmRHdqnD3VgxazwZtKM6XMQKqCvlzjy_nPimZ6Fnw1ofZ3wHiw8G69LAKdex9uVF8AAG6XDis-i-yeqHbNIHICbtJnoZZ_3a5ViNbgfBq-agLejPOUI/s1600-h/IMG_1339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388542637107874610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOienM_G7i-sFTfZ-zQ9S03T7xFmRHdqnD3VgxazwZtKM6XMQKqCvlzjy_nPimZ6Fnw1ofZ3wHiw8G69LAKdex9uVF8AAG6XDis-i-yeqHbNIHICbtJnoZZ_3a5ViNbgfBq-agLejPOUI/s320/IMG_1339.JPG" border="0" /></a>ee goats were lined up and three strokes later they were preparing kabobs. <br /><br />Video available upon request when I get home. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsvShQprmsjgfEotO5jZqOMabKBtDGTX8UwruL3z_ihRsrRPjynurpGd4_l74qKlpDGsP9MZ1K2t1m5l3EYNdW0D_zOCdaEchQdPRtr0YG67QlMI3Z5KDwgTLQMxqEI3yTboe9bWhBVc/s1600-h/IMG_1330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388542449437821074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsvShQprmsjgfEotO5jZqOMabKBtDGTX8UwruL3z_ihRsrRPjynurpGd4_l74qKlpDGsP9MZ1K2t1m5l3EYNdW0D_zOCdaEchQdPRtr0YG67QlMI3Z5KDwgTLQMxqEI3yTboe9bWhBVc/s320/IMG_1330.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61SFJGTVwgopk4H2CvVVP13_QW-YBOt2FwjfOk-Rd1ctL5t2CapdulMvFlKnvyR_jW3HwKKXKeQFflxOBuLKjkzNDKth8ESrkvycwvyB6bFwhSEQ4YBmzO6lMV0tCxmnp0_V4fJlj4U8/s1600-h/IMG_1350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388540274486716018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZDPD856oH5JpnQ_vCc_ljqWEkLLJUg6NxZJRGi0QXeyhk6uAeIt4bdHSD4YNa0-NleWENe4At-cr73GQ164MaietEUJyhJqm6RYabZ7sX-PNT9m18WMxbk57BbOpnv5LfpbF5MLHrNQ/s320/IMG_1297.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388541403265457314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61SFJGTVwgopk4H2CvVVP13_QW-YBOt2FwjfOk-Rd1ctL5t2CapdulMvFlKnvyR_jW3HwKKXKeQFflxOBuLKjkzNDKth8ESrkvycwvyB6bFwhSEQ4YBmzO6lMV0tCxmnp0_V4fJlj4U8/s320/IMG_1350.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-11034285356540510462009-09-21T21:16:00.004-04:002009-09-21T21:53:13.413-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_b6u7y9fVjYzyPMVw0ahGstY9Xuqpk8T-pDWMlskhMoI61c9W1BlZ1hyphenhyphenkaw-eAuR6Qy3V-bJbBbUJ1jGcciAOAkX9_ZC7p8eb5vwHR-Jcoc2eUgMhf-cFen9nVn1cuzjRsYWMIRrbmg/s1600-h/ATT00104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384097302889985650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_b6u7y9fVjYzyPMVw0ahGstY9Xuqpk8T-pDWMlskhMoI61c9W1BlZ1hyphenhyphenkaw-eAuR6Qy3V-bJbBbUJ1jGcciAOAkX9_ZC7p8eb5vwHR-Jcoc2eUgMhf-cFen9nVn1cuzjRsYWMIRrbmg/s400/ATT00104.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div>I started this post after someone emailed me a story about Senate Bill SB-2099, which would require us to put on our 2010 1040 federal tax Form all guns that you have or own. It may require fingerprints and a tax of $50 per gun. Checked it out and it's false, but I'll post something a friend emailed anyway...<br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br />FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE </div><br /><div align="center"><br />"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."<br />~Thomas Jefferson</div><div align="center"><br />“Those who trade liberty for security have neither.”<br />~John Adams </div><br /><div align="center">Free men do not ask permission to bear arms. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject<br /><br />Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.<br /></div><div align="center">Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.<br /><br />You only have the rights you are willing to fight for. </div><br /><div align="center">Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety. </div><br /><div align="center">You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive. </div><br /><div align="center">Assault is a behavior, not a device. </div><br /><div align="center">64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.<br /></div><div align="center">The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.</div><div align="center"><br />Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.</div><div align="center"><br />When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves. </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-12595080677603508132009-09-18T02:56:00.003-04:002009-09-18T03:19:48.690-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6UdwnSlH5Y8ixLEWtWFZHglFb-vaNLahUxjuMFCFvmiHRjPevWrba1lXR03mMFDDhUWT_oPhDq_JVRvh5W0LewEU-UXaaDYjy0pTjiQWl8Tfl7fsDSPlUklxLj6WZCgYmG7PDeQLVFk/s1600-h/IMG_1046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382701011981136258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6UdwnSlH5Y8ixLEWtWFZHglFb-vaNLahUxjuMFCFvmiHRjPevWrba1lXR03mMFDDhUWT_oPhDq_JVRvh5W0LewEU-UXaaDYjy0pTjiQWl8Tfl7fsDSPlUklxLj6WZCgYmG7PDeQLVFk/s400/IMG_1046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4rbDB5rBWMdP7r7CAG3XZ2BNlFDznnIbfXGF7Tv_uCWqvCpA3namCwqdbmmsoruaW7BaOU7pHJBMA1CQsXPEyJR-CqJw5rgdsuOPwRGIULkgD2lH7rhkMI-O4Ts4vmZ29SXJY8Llwqw/s1600-h/IMG_0996.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382699026352169266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4rbDB5rBWMdP7r7CAG3XZ2BNlFDznnIbfXGF7Tv_uCWqvCpA3namCwqdbmmsoruaW7BaOU7pHJBMA1CQsXPEyJR-CqJw5rgdsuOPwRGIULkgD2lH7rhkMI-O4Ts4vmZ29SXJY8Llwqw/s400/IMG_0996.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><p>This is just a little kid, enjoying a frozen pop and a picture of me trying a hookah pipe. Apple, I think.</p><p> </p><p>Living in the conex, like we do in our little neighborhood, is like living in a trailer park. Except ours are stacked and made of steel. I just hope they can take a hit, just in case. Activity has picked up again since the election results are out. Seems half the population here is not happy with the President. Kinda like back home, I guess. Just that we’re more civilized about the actions of our politicians. Or in-action. Whatever, it’s not polite to talk about religion, politics or money at dinner, right?<br />Anyway, I used to live in a mobile home back when I was in the Army…uh oh, it’s that time again…wavy lines…smoke…flashback….<br />It was 1980 or 81 and we were living in trailer park outside Ft. Bragg, I think it was on Yadkin Rd. Me, Dave and my sister, (that’s another story, and not mine to tell), shared a two bedroom bungalow in beautiful Fayetteville, NC. One night we were relaxing watching TV, and I think I was polishing my boots, like a good paratrooper does. Through the window over the television we saw the explosion at the same time that we heard it. Dave and I rushed out of the trailer to find the one next to ours in flames. We rushed to their door to make sure everyone was out and about the time we confirmed it was clear, we heard a car racing towards us. Then the sound of pop, pop, pop. As the car raced past, we saw the muzzle flashes coming from inside the car and we yelled for my sister to get down, because the homes were close together and the shots seemed to be wild. I picked up a stick and ran after the car,(what was I thinking), Dave went to check on my sister. The car took off and after making sure everyone was ok, we started spraying our trailer with the hose till the fire guys got there. We found several holes that went through our kitchen and one that went right over the pillow on my bed. Ended up creasing my helmet liner. We later learned that it was a custody dispute and the estranged father had thrown a Molotov cocktail through his family’s front window, then drove back by, firing numerous rounds from a .22 cal rifle. He then drove north to the Washington DC area, checked into a hotel and ended it with that same rifle. My sister moved back home and Dave and I moved back to the barracks.<br />Anyway, I hope this box I’m in can take a hit.</p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-73092932983083747892009-09-13T21:35:00.003-04:002009-09-13T22:53:53.717-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oxZmI0IFOgXQnGvNO-QQFIIQDkzytEK0m4O6oWUPp4qYbHPLutSao2GOESDwx3kN0s9LqwARWvOQjzT5aRLytEZCixR94sgv7204Sbih1s_7ugbphtc56N6CnYRm0T-rnic-qJsjOBE/s1600-h/IMG_1260.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381137551980115090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oxZmI0IFOgXQnGvNO-QQFIIQDkzytEK0m4O6oWUPp4qYbHPLutSao2GOESDwx3kN0s9LqwARWvOQjzT5aRLytEZCixR94sgv7204Sbih1s_7ugbphtc56N6CnYRm0T-rnic-qJsjOBE/s400/IMG_1260.JPG" border="0" /></a> Taken on 9/11 during a ceremony we held.<br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">A lot of people ask how the food is over here. True, when I was working in Logar, we did eat MRE's, (meals ready to eat), when we were out. But even there the food at the DFAC, (dinning facility, damn, the military has a different word for everything) was pretty good. Here's a look at our weekly menu here in Kabul, yum...</div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Sunday</strong><br />Chicken Cordon Blu<br />Chili Beef<br />Sliced Potatoes<br />Pasta<br />Green Peas<br />Mixed Vegetable</div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Monday<br /></strong>Smoked Pork<br />Lasagna<br />Rice<br />Roast Potato<br />Corn<br />Green Peas<br />Corn Bread</div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Tuesday</strong><br /><em>Mexican Night<br /></em>Beef Tacos<br />Chicken Fajitas<br />Mexican Rice<br />Refried Beans<br />Mexican Corn<br />Salsa<br />Guacamole</div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Wednesday</strong><br /><em>Carving Night<br /></em>Smoked Turkey<br />Ham<br />Mashed Potatoes<br />Cornbread Stuffing<br />Gravy<br />Collard Greens<br />Black Eye Peas</div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Thursday</strong><br /><em>BBQ Night</em><br />BBQ Chicken<br />Hamburgers<br />French Fries<br />Corn<br />BBQ Beans<br />Cheese Pasta</div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Friday</strong><br /><em>Grill Day<br /></em>Sausage<br />Chicken Breasts<br />Tenderloin Steaks<br />Baked Potato<br />Rice<br />Beans<br />Mixed Vegetable</div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong>Saturday</strong><br />Southern Fried Chicken<br />Salmon<br />Pinto Beans<br />Turnip Greens<br />Potato Cakes<br />Tomato/Onion<br />Cornbread/Biscuits </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">So thats it, very tasty and variety too. Also Friday, which is the Afghan's day of rest is our brunch day. Standard brunch menu at 10:00. Bon Appetit....<br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-58104742087890302922009-09-13T21:14:00.003-04:002009-09-13T21:32:28.999-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwm_95LxfmZRZ77Sxepk4L173oExRk91sf5aNMZdtYsgPsGbo6X_clq5TtIlQrGAxDLae_yXYQELabZctve6r9G3vP1XB91s-3b1UOoTxwWWPtx6vHd2tUuhDvb-Bd9Frh6f2m_sGCq78/s1600-h/commonsense.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381129198835619346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwm_95LxfmZRZ77Sxepk4L173oExRk91sf5aNMZdtYsgPsGbo6X_clq5TtIlQrGAxDLae_yXYQELabZctve6r9G3vP1XB91s-3b1UOoTxwWWPtx6vHd2tUuhDvb-Bd9Frh6f2m_sGCq78/s400/commonsense.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />For you Mr. Shibley. You can't teach it....</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-12360351975666993872009-09-07T04:45:00.004-04:002009-09-07T05:11:34.892-04:00Creed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUd2NrTXmTpIHSyKO6CegzzEwkkEQPZvFmeC2-8_6yxCbWp60kDLP7R1tokEId9Q7HaLlVTyHOZczPTq2APrVKKQWoHZANIXcR2UuPbf8DuOhv9_tOfnfPicbq_DBgFhNO6zMyWkeuwA/s1600-h/capnkirk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378646498577798434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUd2NrTXmTpIHSyKO6CegzzEwkkEQPZvFmeC2-8_6yxCbWp60kDLP7R1tokEId9Q7HaLlVTyHOZczPTq2APrVKKQWoHZANIXcR2UuPbf8DuOhv9_tOfnfPicbq_DBgFhNO6zMyWkeuwA/s320/capnkirk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">THE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS CREED </div><br /><div align="center"><br />I am a Private Contractor…I look out for myself, the operators to my left and to my right and no one else. </div><br /><div align="center"><br />I will always take advantage of the fact that I can finally tell military officers to pound sand and will do so at every opportunity… </div><br /><div align="center"><br />I care not for ribbons and awards for valor. I do this job for the opportunity to kill enemies of my country, and to finally get that boat I’ve always wanted… </div><br /><div align="center"><br />I will be in better shape than most of the active duty personnel, although this is not hard…</div><br /><div align="center"><br />I will equip myself with the latest high speed gear, and will trick out my M4 until it weighs more than 24 pounds, not because it works better, but because it looks cool in pictures…</div><br /><div align="center"><br />I will carry more weapons, ammunition, and implementations of death on my person, than an infantry fire team, and when I engage I will lay waste to everything around me… </div><br /><div align="center"><br />In a combat zone, I will always locate the weight room, beer and swimming pool, because I can…</div><br /><div align="center"><br />I will deploy on my terms and if it ever gets stupid,</div><br /><div align="center"><br />I will find another company that pays me more… </div><br /><div align="center"><br />I swear!!!</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378645905270305138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl1qr6eeBw3KYGhoISeuXHdyjmgvKSk9MnBZMH0XxCN9iHAfhCqxAhSxveACeTqgYyjmxdGomM1Or6u3DwZzMen6g1GKip44R0O2KosrRNUf5N8Joq9YHwwG2urd2rrEZi_ofYyF4L_k/s400/ATT00071.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY2iIL19T56h4kn-94ISZ6GRAZLUa76vKDTy0QsnY74-APAzgFkFSF2IJUq156A6qrPBZkBTi8a34-8AkRW91zu86pzEg8fl4MglHijftcEQp9_S21HEit2aWOCWrJJBZvqLAYDyNI58/s1600-h/ATT00071.jpg"></a></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-60546234378425104822009-09-07T04:25:00.002-04:002009-09-07T04:44:43.224-04:00My teamThe crack logistics team asembled before you is my crew. From right to left,( as is the Afghan custom) is Sameer, Matiullah, Abdul Jon, Mah Afzul, Mr Steve and Allen. Good guys to work with and they get things done.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0NWvu9kgKkhGqLVXjGXjN4BWU9dgwj2_k7EBV6FH1gjuz9JExWUY3U6BXlgJSwMlS1dsqSgvakywpKLuPrK8_dtmdgbZJ0lnTipZhOoQnQCZEo8HAOb4vbiFvg7NthnK6rYqe3fAYno/s1600-h/IMG_1247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378639652574167442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0NWvu9kgKkhGqLVXjGXjN4BWU9dgwj2_k7EBV6FH1gjuz9JExWUY3U6BXlgJSwMlS1dsqSgvakywpKLuPrK8_dtmdgbZJ0lnTipZhOoQnQCZEo8HAOb4vbiFvg7NthnK6rYqe3fAYno/s320/IMG_1247.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-38842323192481098572009-08-31T21:52:00.001-04:002009-08-31T21:56:46.187-04:00WPD SWAT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY2zxpjjb1YKHvijUYTosZ00UHkLa40lvcMCl_dHS1guqCM3HHyuogvxvmw0CA6taTGaG28DfIGMc0rSXOvIHpI97r_9Tro5-_hG-NqlriUvcQYzM30RTpg6xYhJU41Vx5n_Ar6K6qjA/s1600-h/wpd+swat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376311345900251170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY2zxpjjb1YKHvijUYTosZ00UHkLa40lvcMCl_dHS1guqCM3HHyuogvxvmw0CA6taTGaG28DfIGMc0rSXOvIHpI97r_9Tro5-_hG-NqlriUvcQYzM30RTpg6xYhJU41Vx5n_Ar6K6qjA/s320/wpd+swat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I’d like to Congratulate and recognize the Warwick Police SWAT Team. They competed in the Ct. SWAT Challenge last week. It was their first attempt in such a completion and they placed 10th out of 37 teams from all over the east coast. Most of which have competed before. High marks in Hostage Rescue and Vehicle Assaults and nothing below top 20. Impressive.<br />I would say former team but I believe that once you’re SWAT, you’re always SWAT. Good job guys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-22618456109363944022009-08-29T20:33:00.003-04:002009-08-29T21:46:44.191-04:00Waiting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTDhk3YW63tEIPsq-2wCH5_2OojsgprNW_qjXHIKXMyETf31TRTKiWyVkPvH5y5wZFHVeFckoid2GmuCBSNVfzPR_YVmu3bR5Tw-vGGqgPtC91zXT-l4GBNZK-cIpQrm4vzbCmwaESP8/s1600-h/IMG_1244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375549555967363794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTDhk3YW63tEIPsq-2wCH5_2OojsgprNW_qjXHIKXMyETf31TRTKiWyVkPvH5y5wZFHVeFckoid2GmuCBSNVfzPR_YVmu3bR5Tw-vGGqgPtC91zXT-l4GBNZK-cIpQrm4vzbCmwaESP8/s320/IMG_1244.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBN4CZ-X53ZViqH7jRNK_6tctJx9WgcjxBhfe9E9lVzyKStE3xneazZajZZxho6SsQVBvuuo7SzU9HpTqtTpruj-ecHM9OX6WJhrH7jz5MbOuoh0IfcDQFAfhaDJFoiqiefU6L1rUxyE/s1600-h/IMG_1245.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375549564740855778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBN4CZ-X53ZViqH7jRNK_6tctJx9WgcjxBhfe9E9lVzyKStE3xneazZajZZxho6SsQVBvuuo7SzU9HpTqtTpruj-ecHM9OX6WJhrH7jz5MbOuoh0IfcDQFAfhaDJFoiqiefU6L1rUxyE/s320/IMG_1245.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Driving around the city a couple days ago, we drove right by a woman sitting in the middle of the road, asking passers by for money. On the way back, she was gone, but this boy was in her place. I can only assume he was under her burkha. This is a familiar sight in the city and often the woman will be holding a baby. Sorry for the quality of the photos, they were taken through a dirty window while speeding past.</div><div></div><div>As for the elections, there have been no significant incidents reported in the City and surrounding areas. It seems that heightened security measures are paying dividends. However, it is expected that as soon as the preliminary election results are published, supporters of Dr. Abdullah (the main opposition candidate) might take to the streets to protest on what they perceive as massive election fraud. Dr Abdullah and other candidates have publicly accused incumbent President Karzai and his camp of widespread fraud. Possible violent protest demonstrations are possible. </div><div></div><div>The start of “Ramadan” (Islamic month of fasting) may also have a significant impact on security countrywide. During Ramadan which started on 22 August 2009, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset in a spiritual exercise that teaches discipline, self-restraint and generosity. They also pray for forgiveness for past sins, guidance and try to purify themselves through self restraint and good deeds. However, in Muslim tradition it is also perceived as a month of jihad, a month in which Allah grants military victories to his believers," says a report by the Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).</div><div>This is your eye in the sky reporter, Gern Blanston, coming to you live from Afghanistan.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-52043091323387710942009-08-27T20:32:00.009-04:002009-08-27T23:09:18.061-04:00Mars<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374807581393687938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6om57PvxkuuamFPPXp4dmNeAl52cQE2PkQmkAkP98zZAnhhgrEK2hGx5Y6PSzstEliQsUMdSsojCzalwwpamKlR244geyAOsNybsRGuyxkJNkbeOIjbXiG88IrWaHYupsFfUMwE8UDeU/s320/IMG_1233.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibebeTTBiot8sclhZXqN7jfut7jMxiqEIx0vBvxzMEkhpW6FefXrjxzK-q6k-mPyO6UuoxRSvA_OvIZt8gPniOzErbnmehp4pg0fOG69fg6UK6zXnxXbV8hqB8pKHRDM7cMCc5Urabmrc/s1600-h/IMG_1235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374838880872071090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibebeTTBiot8sclhZXqN7jfut7jMxiqEIx0vBvxzMEkhpW6FefXrjxzK-q6k-mPyO6UuoxRSvA_OvIZt8gPniOzErbnmehp4pg0fOG69fg6UK6zXnxXbV8hqB8pKHRDM7cMCc5Urabmrc/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" border="0" /></a> So I’m back on Mars. Left Boston Tuesday on Lufthansa, which by the way, is a great airline. Good food, nice flight attendants and a new plane. Flew to Frankfurt then on to Dubai, which is a nice airport. They’re giving away a car, like a lot of places do. But not many places give away an Aston Martin and a V-Rod. Also a Porsche and a Lamborghini. Nice. Then I had a nice leisurely breakfast, Irish at the airport’s Irish Pub. Not very healthy, but when I get back to work, it’ll be back to 2 a days. Then it was onto Kabul. I would suggest Safi to Kam-Air any time. Landed, got through passport control and back to the base no problem. Just a feeling, but at the airport and during ride through Kabul there was a weird vibe, like a collective breath being held. Waiting for something. I can only put it towards the elections and the outcome, which are still pending. Be more comfortable when I get my guns back.<br />It was great being home, well when I say home, the US, because of my cross country tour, twice, numerous times, various parties and little sleep. It was nice and I wouldn’t have changed a thing. Maybe staying longer. Tick tock though. Its ticking and if you keep busy it flies, right?<br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN7q7HhmZJhflPTLBC70vjoLvoedd06aZr8JqfH_NNMtbB_b1keRT3LE8ExIy-Q3N-cIoWoaMQKoEg_9Ju6658j-vVxlqIk4xo4h-HFJaUlakjzTjh1biQ86JNgCtRMoWo9DbOM0Oiy0/s1600-h/IMG_1242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374840040544929394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN7q7HhmZJhflPTLBC70vjoLvoedd06aZr8JqfH_NNMtbB_b1keRT3LE8ExIy-Q3N-cIoWoaMQKoEg_9Ju6658j-vVxlqIk4xo4h-HFJaUlakjzTjh1biQ86JNgCtRMoWo9DbOM0Oiy0/s320/IMG_1242.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157614672583014538.post-58647956108507826182009-08-16T21:43:00.005-04:002009-08-16T22:57:52.570-04:00August Vacation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma2esIDfqjUx68HB8dIK4Tb2xAQEgP1XeqC748cd9c4IA0xhDQDfTFHzGljBQMmHuONSyi42buep2fL7jmpQ23046d7UHIYENhjGvOr7IXPW520QaJRhNYp9FMg6z3fBbAlCBQynDRkw/s1600-h/IMG_0250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370749136830502610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma2esIDfqjUx68HB8dIK4Tb2xAQEgP1XeqC748cd9c4IA0xhDQDfTFHzGljBQMmHuONSyi42buep2fL7jmpQ23046d7UHIYENhjGvOr7IXPW520QaJRhNYp9FMg6z3fBbAlCBQynDRkw/s320/IMG_0250.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamfhJuoCCW_LN0zeR6aI717hONEPqaw0V97vAkJrS0ugSBPXtkAFZheLNQeaaWLRSY2cpofOvgvyxPptU6vG0edLIuybisoSpCUOF2lMsjYca7ybLvczoC6X6tRskyL9uO_HPQf1J-tg/s1600-h/IMG_1094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370744801578857842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamfhJuoCCW_LN0zeR6aI717hONEPqaw0V97vAkJrS0ugSBPXtkAFZheLNQeaaWLRSY2cpofOvgvyxPptU6vG0edLIuybisoSpCUOF2lMsjYca7ybLvczoC6X6tRskyL9uO_HPQf1J-tg/s320/IMG_1094.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sorry I haven’t been on in a while, I’ve been in travel/vacation mode. After spending about a week at the range, located on the Afghan Army base, which by the way, is littered with old Russian Tanks, my journey went something like this….(wavy lines, smoke…fade to flashback).<br /> I got a ride from our security guys last Tuesday morning at about 6:00 am to the airport. Boarded the local aircraft for the two and a half hour ride to Dubai. After clearing customs and immigration I had to decide what to do for the next fourteen hours. If I took the advice of some of my co-workers and took a cab to explore Dubai, I would have to lug two back packs, (carry-on’s) for the day. Plus I would have to stay away until about two hours before the flight. Anyway, I opted to stay and explore the Dubai International Airport. Did some shopping, had a beer or two the Irish Pub, watched a couple movies and took a nap. There’s a Hotel in the Airport that offers rooms by the hour, not what you think, its for weary travelers to freshen up. There’s also a spa that offers amenities which I used. For $16.00 you can use a private room that has a shower and steam room. It was a nice way to freshen up before the transcontinental flight. Around midnight Tuesday, we boarded and settled in. I had gone for the economy plus upgrade and it was worth it. A little more leg room and a little better service. After two meals, 5 movies and a couple naps we arrived in DC at about 6:30am Wednesday. It was nice to be back in the US and I grabbed a USA Today and a Dunkin Donuts Coffee. Ah.. Americana. Got on the next plane for the four and half hour ride to LA. The family was already out there, enjoying the sunshine on the left coast. Forty hours after leaving my room, I arrived in Los Angeles.</div><div>So that’s where I am now, relaxing, chillin and not having to worry about my sectors of fire. Big election coming up and I wish the guys back there safety and smooth sailing. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniQ_vtJQsMj2tre6k_S2C8ZJbLryCh3smbLsMloHZUptCnIZJhnymg0Nsm5UQIGCDKSx07Lv14Op7EDBTSQWxrKQHJ43iKn8c9bXseZbCbX7RvfemkKSWZHbul0BEEDeU1u4m6b1Bjxs/s1600-h/IMG_1097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370743395681663602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniQ_vtJQsMj2tre6k_S2C8ZJbLryCh3smbLsMloHZUptCnIZJhnymg0Nsm5UQIGCDKSx07Lv14Op7EDBTSQWxrKQHJ43iKn8c9bXseZbCbX7RvfemkKSWZHbul0BEEDeU1u4m6b1Bjxs/s320/IMG_1097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVbuLhWDoHJnlYKZmVX-ngNYsSNO3IR2ll8WGSA3QjdFT9yK2tiGMm-3x1kFbkMnNr8pBdEqwRDyMsckBgVIPFgPgBqTWyffXDPFH9w49XAPi_B_a1mwJX9LtC8qSchVsNNqq4qrdP2w/s1600-h/IMG_1096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370743382845173362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVbuLhWDoHJnlYKZmVX-ngNYsSNO3IR2ll8WGSA3QjdFT9yK2tiGMm-3x1kFbkMnNr8pBdEqwRDyMsckBgVIPFgPgBqTWyffXDPFH9w49XAPi_B_a1mwJX9LtC8qSchVsNNqq4qrdP2w/s320/IMG_1096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5