Perception “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein Google “Contractors Creed” and this is what you get from http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?57037-Contractors-Creed THE CONTRACTORS CREED I am a contractor. I look out for myself, the operators to my left and right, and no one else. I will always take advantage of the fact […]
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Dispatches from the Front: 19 August 2012
Today ends Ramadan. Previously, I experienced this month long Islamic holiday during the two years deployed in Saudi Arabia. Back then, it was more of an annoyance than an igniter to increase our threat readiness level. Not only do we have the Taliban to worry about, recently, there is an increase of Green (Afghan soldiers […]
For Those Who Serve (Forgotten Troops)
In my office I have a plaque that Kenny Williams gave me when I decided to leave Joint Forces and move on to work with DISA. I see this almost every day, sometimes I am facing it for hours. What does it mean? What does it mean to you? What does it mean? As […]
Dispatches from the Front: 29 July 2012
… From Ken Friends, In some of the return e-mails, several have asked I not include or discuss the “un-pleasantries of war” in my “Dispatches”. To those kind souls, my advice is to simply delete all future e-mails from me. Unfortunately, I am not in a pleasant place to accommodate such a request. The truth […]
Kenny in the field 14 July 2012
Afghanistan_PIX It has taken awhile, attached are a few photographs I requested from the combat photographer assigned to our command. He is a talented young soldier and a good man. As you can see from the photos, life here is far from pleasant. My living conditions are much better than theirs. The thing I look […]