tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67781118186994898302024-03-05T16:23:00.084-05:00USMC, Disabled American VetStuff about me, a Disabled United States Marine from Iraq.~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-53359439841071114212010-03-10T09:57:00.002-05:002010-03-10T09:58:08.701-05:00Be Advised America is ....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyZev5sesor7KlqI38Oe-aR4u6l3wxIpnnQLovLzQKx_eZVImZaroK7PHM5E5u__eQsaYhAGKFA-6WLeZbRgsP0-n9AadEWyjYyj12UFg_Rc2S_yePmSsVssG8kv-sWfMr-4AdvCIcD6s/s1600-h/UnitedAgainst.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyZev5sesor7KlqI38Oe-aR4u6l3wxIpnnQLovLzQKx_eZVImZaroK7PHM5E5u__eQsaYhAGKFA-6WLeZbRgsP0-n9AadEWyjYyj12UFg_Rc2S_yePmSsVssG8kv-sWfMr-4AdvCIcD6s/s400/UnitedAgainst.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447019545449995842" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-53410566013407587352010-02-22T04:55:00.000-05:002010-02-22T04:55:00.423-05:00Excuse Me Marines, Which Way is the War<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHonmX5D1GpWAt4mJAt4CqVPTKl4RLaGv2vEV7ZzT2lq97eGMWJPwcO-oLp5ZSJVk5SrnS__zNbJWAVnvGAA0ik-0zAwFf1p-TDzsmHnbZIlGPBIDo5qyTDJvOBeHMYtPCTUzgzcuOhNw/s1600-h/WhichWay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHonmX5D1GpWAt4mJAt4CqVPTKl4RLaGv2vEV7ZzT2lq97eGMWJPwcO-oLp5ZSJVk5SrnS__zNbJWAVnvGAA0ik-0zAwFf1p-TDzsmHnbZIlGPBIDo5qyTDJvOBeHMYtPCTUzgzcuOhNw/s400/WhichWay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440836909670979618" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-68573404159361284822010-02-15T21:51:00.001-05:002010-02-15T21:51:52.870-05:00We adapt, we adjust, we overcome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP1XHe5nnv8NNbh4PrJBaSN0CfEUDQByiFKLEr5hGF9pr3dQPNj9jb218SGuoOSBBLIhRQUMuzfGTNLr5DTWXCdyPWyEoSMaGyV45kwO5JMDPKr5pnEZCqOhwVAzEI1fqtVzsLQt1RDrI/s1600-h/ForceRecon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 381px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP1XHe5nnv8NNbh4PrJBaSN0CfEUDQByiFKLEr5hGF9pr3dQPNj9jb218SGuoOSBBLIhRQUMuzfGTNLr5DTWXCdyPWyEoSMaGyV45kwO5JMDPKr5pnEZCqOhwVAzEI1fqtVzsLQt1RDrI/s400/ForceRecon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438668469008047346" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-10419693022598537932010-01-29T11:35:00.001-05:002010-01-29T11:36:36.848-05:00Iraq Cartoon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoHcINzX9PltBBhD7Gcm98d_amBpTZGMlGbw39tN9WljJwyqhjL_MONrb2cGxVeKp0fXuVsV69uisUJfMBmBaIWcBulTPUW_IlsOeaSnyMwXr87RDV8EqN_FwicQwFDP1FJOQ_vbBv5Kf/s1600-h/IraqToon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoHcINzX9PltBBhD7Gcm98d_amBpTZGMlGbw39tN9WljJwyqhjL_MONrb2cGxVeKp0fXuVsV69uisUJfMBmBaIWcBulTPUW_IlsOeaSnyMwXr87RDV8EqN_FwicQwFDP1FJOQ_vbBv5Kf/s400/IraqToon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432201562506386114" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-61619368792075462952009-12-20T10:54:00.003-05:002010-02-24T12:22:18.461-05:00Added to this Blog and Just Updated<div><br /></div>My Twitter Page Posts. Please join me on Twitter at:<div>http://twitter.com/usmcdav<br /><div><br />Update -<br /><div>_ _ I removed the Blog Page Rating Widget - it sucks!<br />Do not install any widget by : blogorator<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-47262913611974931152009-09-23T14:33:00.010-04:002009-09-23T14:46:04.696-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, Post Invasion, Part 4Some more photos I took after the initial topple of Saddam.<br />The military installation is quite large, that photo is over a mile away. The Iraqi's fleeing like cowards <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">abandoned</span> it when their forward <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">observer</span> post reported the U.S. Marines were advancing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk5ohVl-YO1tCJI1DZNAvT4WnmtGSi0Fo0naUPbM1_IxsEQR2QyW-dg6UlHHN9QV29s_GqVQn_8_1pmI2zZDEA3xR2Rp571DbcZnipI2uiXGbiKnc2Da3hxQwHiya1iccPI2VRK8oIGxI/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk5ohVl-YO1tCJI1DZNAvT4WnmtGSi0Fo0naUPbM1_IxsEQR2QyW-dg6UlHHN9QV29s_GqVQn_8_1pmI2zZDEA3xR2Rp571DbcZnipI2uiXGbiKnc2Da3hxQwHiya1iccPI2VRK8oIGxI/s400/after_iraq_invasion-20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384733217385869202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some of the damaged Marine Corps vehicles I retrieved being loaded for shipment back to the USA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKv9X_KiWYpCqWLxiiATNnpnOXIkTqXfbJBYV0asqJCE_z1HCM0oXa_41ays4bJefV0VgYVBb4w6VVpt1NhyceMiADmMjmP5O8WCQhsyvYs3Atz5Ptb4nx0LcpUVVmtCoMKh1bW0Q5Lbk9/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKv9X_KiWYpCqWLxiiATNnpnOXIkTqXfbJBYV0asqJCE_z1HCM0oXa_41ays4bJefV0VgYVBb4w6VVpt1NhyceMiADmMjmP5O8WCQhsyvYs3Atz5Ptb4nx0LcpUVVmtCoMKh1bW0Q5Lbk9/s400/after_iraq_invasion-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384733165478902818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Look how isolated everything is. The people have all left fearing the war is not over.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPICk9I7qh37wfAalX8c9AU_NARN4PDeKqO5I4u6jca0O1PvuMYEkDvRfwZLIP13OoUnm7C5y9dIgUc4P51pZJsdYlujcM7qtLBXGXSJS86QVNfH_5GVJJfEM-0VbjINwG5jWh6mQIPlnq/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPICk9I7qh37wfAalX8c9AU_NARN4PDeKqO5I4u6jca0O1PvuMYEkDvRfwZLIP13OoUnm7C5y9dIgUc4P51pZJsdYlujcM7qtLBXGXSJS86QVNfH_5GVJJfEM-0VbjINwG5jWh6mQIPlnq/s400/after_iraq_invasion-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384733095871886130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0l6xxQNc7pXjJjoDtevRPf3TJ30rTeQxx_D_PpqdT3A4ikVHRGfytqmgNp43I6z1UCEiV8ExphLGWDh97GcbWjK5eJJaTZ0FkvJaCnSUA0YIkeP0IPbBABfWVIACRut04IBBpCTN69da/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0l6xxQNc7pXjJjoDtevRPf3TJ30rTeQxx_D_PpqdT3A4ikVHRGfytqmgNp43I6z1UCEiV8ExphLGWDh97GcbWjK5eJJaTZ0FkvJaCnSUA0YIkeP0IPbBABfWVIACRut04IBBpCTN69da/s400/after_iraq_invasion-23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384733040520980418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />An Iraqi Oil Well on fire. That fire is miles away and you can smell the burning oil, it fills your lungs as the wind shifts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvi-2MIVVImg0RZjsgXbMbI9Y44_xGNPrzfiPZJ-D9WjphLvGTOstpI9hkSkmPFwgC5V64Rrnl2LDJ0kZKhjp5xAECqpVi0a1tLhNHgM7i9hzo5pbTo-Jo-g_S1OMGRdnJ6-CHsmw76Ap/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvi-2MIVVImg0RZjsgXbMbI9Y44_xGNPrzfiPZJ-D9WjphLvGTOstpI9hkSkmPFwgC5V64Rrnl2LDJ0kZKhjp5xAECqpVi0a1tLhNHgM7i9hzo5pbTo-Jo-g_S1OMGRdnJ6-CHsmw76Ap/s400/after_iraq_invasion-24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384732990887903378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the Iraqi Oil Storage Tanks in the desert, it's near a pipeline.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijdSeeF8KnqXREus911iLt8holShmZuQ-BDnIPggRtek4-kD3uoJKy1dwkADNy02C5FRwQGgNP5FMAmwK11l_3r8i_1kTBYSKVwjv5ximBQrNIKYt9V3lZDVZFsXNdl6gX3kCf1lyKtrg/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijdSeeF8KnqXREus911iLt8holShmZuQ-BDnIPggRtek4-kD3uoJKy1dwkADNy02C5FRwQGgNP5FMAmwK11l_3r8i_1kTBYSKVwjv5ximBQrNIKYt9V3lZDVZFsXNdl6gX3kCf1lyKtrg/s400/after_iraq_invasion-25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384732943226790306" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-34629039540889225952009-09-15T12:43:00.007-04:002009-09-15T12:48:42.702-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, Post Invasion, Part 3More pictures are right after the topple of Saddam's Government.<br />I was part of the first group that invaded Iraq and part of the very first group to remain behind. All of my unit went home but three of us, and one guy left a few days after I snap these photos.<br />You can see one of the Forward Iraqi Observation Post plus smoke from a fire on a damaged oil pipeline..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNR5PA_kILmcmyNv15q_OzpJY4NVdobt5o1jO75TgVJ5ZUl_bYTTP_X5cojzltXzwVecxHXxHfSFTcrPgousr1V3av34hzvqX6VpvLSr3ZQhi7LxXAg96vNLXBrfcwhzzfu2LL00rOTWh/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNR5PA_kILmcmyNv15q_OzpJY4NVdobt5o1jO75TgVJ5ZUl_bYTTP_X5cojzltXzwVecxHXxHfSFTcrPgousr1V3av34hzvqX6VpvLSr3ZQhi7LxXAg96vNLXBrfcwhzzfu2LL00rOTWh/s400/after_iraq_invasion-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381736123191530482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU6K9IBg201WKv4Y0c36dvwB6j_eXqjRAMVsMmmQYE8-pviOu23mZKeGqYMdO9AhAB0Vt9pPhuA046p7ICEy1e0cfkEXBfsuGDvmnR_hmr1DZO11b0yYHGqBovxTgPMBbDv2Z3WvYFvCg/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU6K9IBg201WKv4Y0c36dvwB6j_eXqjRAMVsMmmQYE8-pviOu23mZKeGqYMdO9AhAB0Vt9pPhuA046p7ICEy1e0cfkEXBfsuGDvmnR_hmr1DZO11b0yYHGqBovxTgPMBbDv2Z3WvYFvCg/s400/after_iraq_invasion-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381736081790449762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsY_rq0_rd-SLdGeVBfBDzlXs-7Z23WqHOPFPT6GMSW9RtYLGv-J2Q3H_W2l2mCK-JIZIqDv9Ky4QkxRJhWNxZtmvmPtksypPTSgmx7cFo307fCH9y8W6xrVUBzwZt0Eof4hJhFJRyHf3/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsY_rq0_rd-SLdGeVBfBDzlXs-7Z23WqHOPFPT6GMSW9RtYLGv-J2Q3H_W2l2mCK-JIZIqDv9Ky4QkxRJhWNxZtmvmPtksypPTSgmx7cFo307fCH9y8W6xrVUBzwZt0Eof4hJhFJRyHf3/s400/after_iraq_invasion-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381736026077083522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr4Wn75DYSXbt-jwzlBZTh3OdmWBgczY25cqzh6n-z4NRM-J3c0KyfbocC0QuSgzFxVBD3BoN86svlj5qtbgWAHLVGjUU7R7OIXh_Pa2YuUtoy-IKYGDjWzPKw82Qg2_cfxvutcYUaw5r/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkr4Wn75DYSXbt-jwzlBZTh3OdmWBgczY25cqzh6n-z4NRM-J3c0KyfbocC0QuSgzFxVBD3BoN86svlj5qtbgWAHLVGjUU7R7OIXh_Pa2YuUtoy-IKYGDjWzPKw82Qg2_cfxvutcYUaw5r/s400/after_iraq_invasion-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381735972335244114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HkEsz0Wret6FJ9iJG0kO9Jd0h-UyvCS4lXGwfsWCiRJ-Zy1N_qHJgIW0HfQaZh-y_wXTmqZQB4pkUoz76iOCWOKUGBR_SoVEy2aVVpsxvIM-yWT34lvjpIeua6F-lWK61i03ZowxOch1/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HkEsz0Wret6FJ9iJG0kO9Jd0h-UyvCS4lXGwfsWCiRJ-Zy1N_qHJgIW0HfQaZh-y_wXTmqZQB4pkUoz76iOCWOKUGBR_SoVEy2aVVpsxvIM-yWT34lvjpIeua6F-lWK61i03ZowxOch1/s400/after_iraq_invasion-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381735923987253714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYgWvZ6E2w4pnRQh05vvhId6XAuyPTxbN9OSROC8qyGZd6e7PmZeQkKr6Wpuw6m4qsMhr4oOeMvEBeMXXAvQvJKtlgO02YPb_P5MZMdqOR3EK49bCkWcZbxk8CNYtnagTjK6ksqlVJvc0/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYgWvZ6E2w4pnRQh05vvhId6XAuyPTxbN9OSROC8qyGZd6e7PmZeQkKr6Wpuw6m4qsMhr4oOeMvEBeMXXAvQvJKtlgO02YPb_P5MZMdqOR3EK49bCkWcZbxk8CNYtnagTjK6ksqlVJvc0/s400/after_iraq_invasion-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381735877599281202" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-29558681846962575652009-09-01T13:07:00.008-04:002009-09-01T13:11:04.951-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, Post Invasion, Part 2These pictures are right after the topple of Saddam's Government.<br />I was part of the first group that invaded Iraq and part of the very first group to remain behind. All of my unit went home but three of us.<br />Here's some more of me cleaning up the mess including removing all the damaged USMC Vehicles left behind.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_On_vj9Up17TsgGwp2DC-OkNqmPtL1C1bfp0LMxOOd9dSbB1sDtdg5Wf9KYTRBWGDgGJ_9nvXF19rzfKU4js81qs0-9XKbp80imtUKnL0VwWaa_cSskF9-eoe5DMcnNemXdHLJm13AsS/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_On_vj9Up17TsgGwp2DC-OkNqmPtL1C1bfp0LMxOOd9dSbB1sDtdg5Wf9KYTRBWGDgGJ_9nvXF19rzfKU4js81qs0-9XKbp80imtUKnL0VwWaa_cSskF9-eoe5DMcnNemXdHLJm13AsS/s400/after_iraq_invasion-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376547213057920418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmfB4bBzLS8eXnjPlXlDEamEYTrxgXMCE2TZHYs6tAz6BEKd1ujpDeWYDA9ep6UlqHInUHlElgdyHn-1FWI-cckxgYHEtvf5_g2H-rt9H6FVRahcpPCWVpl-KTesGb3BFVwqUyY3JHT6e/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmfB4bBzLS8eXnjPlXlDEamEYTrxgXMCE2TZHYs6tAz6BEKd1ujpDeWYDA9ep6UlqHInUHlElgdyHn-1FWI-cckxgYHEtvf5_g2H-rt9H6FVRahcpPCWVpl-KTesGb3BFVwqUyY3JHT6e/s400/after_iraq_invasion-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376547171379060690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPX5EZIbaD7W9duTS1arQlVAh2-bsbkCkvPcSvoi0Vw1iPYRTb5K0TlfOszKYvoKe5mKcJrPUoZTwfJ65leVeOJcpxMvVJ7mqpTGU4vagSyvh7oHZ5xHUiRd-IpXI2haNStSEMLK29Vz1/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPX5EZIbaD7W9duTS1arQlVAh2-bsbkCkvPcSvoi0Vw1iPYRTb5K0TlfOszKYvoKe5mKcJrPUoZTwfJ65leVeOJcpxMvVJ7mqpTGU4vagSyvh7oHZ5xHUiRd-IpXI2haNStSEMLK29Vz1/s400/after_iraq_invasion-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376547123622282162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAC1zPs71MvTirjsBXlGY5Xck1uywwiOkMbO1yMHOgF-TStFpplxrd_8WUp92ex0I372ZXizKtgqycEgrKmePXB71RnC2-pU1rNiGl-KlBWkVp9JZibmeBKqKHquKQOkst08Rg_y2AFxS/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAC1zPs71MvTirjsBXlGY5Xck1uywwiOkMbO1yMHOgF-TStFpplxrd_8WUp92ex0I372ZXizKtgqycEgrKmePXB71RnC2-pU1rNiGl-KlBWkVp9JZibmeBKqKHquKQOkst08Rg_y2AFxS/s400/after_iraq_invasion-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376547073109046018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR_01ga2I21yz19dV6rwgWTEjpxspRjyd_eLb447rTW4Qp5EKhkQeSU4dOvubygMrf5hAc_tCQXKzTaHcCS6LdUL90-C0k-r0RVo12pO-sFvPRyAfHSwZzntIbrJgf1XuApOyLS0TvoCT/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR_01ga2I21yz19dV6rwgWTEjpxspRjyd_eLb447rTW4Qp5EKhkQeSU4dOvubygMrf5hAc_tCQXKzTaHcCS6LdUL90-C0k-r0RVo12pO-sFvPRyAfHSwZzntIbrJgf1XuApOyLS0TvoCT/s400/after_iraq_invasion-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376547019917091138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV7demjm8QoPTywjU7GO1qkRuqZfVft3poXQDiKOcKIFRgJrzn4m8wFz6xT_ElLsZOwpGwIZT5-Y12ygfd-sT-X677RkSuc8diESDiyTTAKT6jx3T335gbL2_noRIP_4r3POPI2cJF8iC/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRV7demjm8QoPTywjU7GO1qkRuqZfVft3poXQDiKOcKIFRgJrzn4m8wFz6xT_ElLsZOwpGwIZT5-Y12ygfd-sT-X677RkSuc8diESDiyTTAKT6jx3T335gbL2_noRIP_4r3POPI2cJF8iC/s400/after_iraq_invasion-08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376546955185346226" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-90726067374306642502009-08-18T17:49:00.001-04:002009-08-18T17:57:46.862-04:00Real IED Detonated in Afghanistan<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dye-Bkd87FyZPdVU3RgWg2Fc0Qi6NDeSeRoc2Gu48ZQu_ajjgLMmJStkJ716hSkirF9Agp2V7HK023Q0beYLg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-90817424443188533002009-08-17T13:02:00.008-04:002009-08-17T13:14:43.662-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, Post Invasion, Part 1These pictures are right after the topple of Saddam's Government.<br />I was part of the first group that invaded Iraq and part of the very first group to remain behind. All of my unit went home but three of us.<br />My job was to retrieve wrecked, broken, and destroyed U.S. and Allied vehicles, those that could be repaired were, the rest went to a scrap heap in Kuwait.<br />This job was harder than combat.<br />They would send two of us out to fix or toe back Marine units that were broken or destroyed. We often found parts of fellow Marines still inside, lots of blood everywhere, it still haunts me today.<br />Also we marked for destruction any vehicles and armor left by the retreating Iraqi forces.<br />I lost a lot of weight while in Iraq, some caused by my injuries, some by stress, some by the heat.<br />But the Marines, First In, Last Out, got the bloody job done.<br />Semper Fi<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho94HOK6d5s4lYCs3D5kuFc5nOWHmiRfoQvnl1bwh7LNOaPJzyMMbNUoipL4GPYsQ3NdZaIoAxTcVsgWnGPfEe2GvBAawbJEG9LFPTUhCDZIgryKAm9jhYIncII4rAKfVBRJP87sOCZAtb/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho94HOK6d5s4lYCs3D5kuFc5nOWHmiRfoQvnl1bwh7LNOaPJzyMMbNUoipL4GPYsQ3NdZaIoAxTcVsgWnGPfEe2GvBAawbJEG9LFPTUhCDZIgryKAm9jhYIncII4rAKfVBRJP87sOCZAtb/s400/after_iraq_invasion-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979913452578370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb98XCuIUh9pPBg-w3BXuAkaLNVJSS8uzQYehBpzMydw5ywn7o0l3EvdAhgZZqb51lWxCQx2H28U4UlzShy_PZ1vXF1QYDFuFw1JxVdgKg3G-rIRlHlvGsUBm9XGWBVHcsYuh8nQeP171H/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb98XCuIUh9pPBg-w3BXuAkaLNVJSS8uzQYehBpzMydw5ywn7o0l3EvdAhgZZqb51lWxCQx2H28U4UlzShy_PZ1vXF1QYDFuFw1JxVdgKg3G-rIRlHlvGsUBm9XGWBVHcsYuh8nQeP171H/s400/after_iraq_invasion-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979862065640818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAbzGY2FIU0PusmjluuSYFI4BPTVxYpvQroy4hJtvitn1XcIAiKRIgdYSIElPehvqaH8Ol1GsDEHRrYubIf_Bi5sQ3fDeMfbEqw2igQOL79xNAsYa282VpJjDlwOzEfBpg-v-2YD7ZpSU/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAbzGY2FIU0PusmjluuSYFI4BPTVxYpvQroy4hJtvitn1XcIAiKRIgdYSIElPehvqaH8Ol1GsDEHRrYubIf_Bi5sQ3fDeMfbEqw2igQOL79xNAsYa282VpJjDlwOzEfBpg-v-2YD7ZpSU/s400/after_iraq_invasion-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979794237836146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi0gGu7pPXbD4cq3YnzafWHfOOcKWXO-NMJsJQ9DOls2SRPsVUk3-DOQ_1AeQxjvk9Uror2OnLxi9-0ANL4dy0cg9JnNTvOG6zJz7ARDYAkqnZSY3IhnOhAzDIhhuO8L7AAGf_jVNNDbL/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi0gGu7pPXbD4cq3YnzafWHfOOcKWXO-NMJsJQ9DOls2SRPsVUk3-DOQ_1AeQxjvk9Uror2OnLxi9-0ANL4dy0cg9JnNTvOG6zJz7ARDYAkqnZSY3IhnOhAzDIhhuO8L7AAGf_jVNNDbL/s400/after_iraq_invasion-04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979744122756050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuE-ZeQu6uFBfs10FBnBo8pzLbc_YH3hjQlG-1Wfd30Q-6pwaXaRsV6eLT_Gj6pq8QLhyphenhyphenyOUiL-1CPfMH5b4fEXnxHBfJ-lx15tvqaWiBiUJB-aAU4ImVjD9dEMZGn7Dz6S-awEy6jrkT/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuE-ZeQu6uFBfs10FBnBo8pzLbc_YH3hjQlG-1Wfd30Q-6pwaXaRsV6eLT_Gj6pq8QLhyphenhyphenyOUiL-1CPfMH5b4fEXnxHBfJ-lx15tvqaWiBiUJB-aAU4ImVjD9dEMZGn7Dz6S-awEy6jrkT/s400/after_iraq_invasion-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979561895648114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRvzWGy0bn_CKgnuzZdAmGz4x0BCGU9y3KuohJiyoACcpp32dmUQoh-kLLDidk8rz8TyQqG2ULVfY9CguxB8z3hrTFqp_5TQh1KOCM9ufQ-g9QKL9hZz0IrQrbmtgb0Bu7FgDSZq0VOCj/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRvzWGy0bn_CKgnuzZdAmGz4x0BCGU9y3KuohJiyoACcpp32dmUQoh-kLLDidk8rz8TyQqG2ULVfY9CguxB8z3hrTFqp_5TQh1KOCM9ufQ-g9QKL9hZz0IrQrbmtgb0Bu7FgDSZq0VOCj/s320/after_iraq_invasion-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979508125366386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm_P-cG3PjHJ-WjJ-mu2XMORYLNh5HgKLb0C_W-CyhZqneHo5ChcFnBEjPanHRPFF4bmHvkDkWAVSX5VMJYT9zQU1TWELPXrULlK0mchte42vWyogqvl5f7GiPkhV6IIViX23h3-yv54C/s1600-h/after_iraq_invasion-07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm_P-cG3PjHJ-WjJ-mu2XMORYLNh5HgKLb0C_W-CyhZqneHo5ChcFnBEjPanHRPFF4bmHvkDkWAVSX5VMJYT9zQU1TWELPXrULlK0mchte42vWyogqvl5f7GiPkhV6IIViX23h3-yv54C/s320/after_iraq_invasion-07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370979454630600354" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-23507094829823277762009-06-23T11:03:00.010-04:002009-06-23T11:08:50.022-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, Desert SandstormHere I am in a typical desert sandstorm in Iraq, this country is a shit-hole, and sucks....<br />It looks like it's moving slow in the pictures but in reality these can get up to 40 Mph in a matter of minutes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPmXbZcx-j6STtv6YFAkO2NwL32RkGYgcNcRZJdLuzynl9IePguqYdXRYs3Fzvj9v3Om6tMHP29ysLJr9eOjk-9_z8kGjl24NQHt4ibFjMUMx1Se4Gw5ob181mAFkTXa0vmk08p60B2Ep/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPmXbZcx-j6STtv6YFAkO2NwL32RkGYgcNcRZJdLuzynl9IePguqYdXRYs3Fzvj9v3Om6tMHP29ysLJr9eOjk-9_z8kGjl24NQHt4ibFjMUMx1Se4Gw5ob181mAFkTXa0vmk08p60B2Ep/s320/iraq-sandstrom-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539632980050226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBJbbPChMTSciOndVN5mdOwkpoAZf_uIUtoDUAxlWkzSQhORjqSV8S5K6zoSA_5ne5wxQCP0mOR9e-SCL_mD0Qi01Y6tIPQAxjn1x5K57M2_WJ8PeFozds7Sm7fIkMH9SMc-E4Vh53uwq/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBJbbPChMTSciOndVN5mdOwkpoAZf_uIUtoDUAxlWkzSQhORjqSV8S5K6zoSA_5ne5wxQCP0mOR9e-SCL_mD0Qi01Y6tIPQAxjn1x5K57M2_WJ8PeFozds7Sm7fIkMH9SMc-E4Vh53uwq/s320/iraq-sandstrom-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539585716180194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKvud33AzJQw9LsRBqrrtij-9EwmQ6ci5nq5QFwNuTMVVzlCN4IGHL8vlqWLvC1AmhDrfMs1_GnrIqp-aGYz_mifmW3QUaLEl0sfpEkCqHl3pHhedY31R9pFthj5_rLamk4ZXpul5h4iC/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKvud33AzJQw9LsRBqrrtij-9EwmQ6ci5nq5QFwNuTMVVzlCN4IGHL8vlqWLvC1AmhDrfMs1_GnrIqp-aGYz_mifmW3QUaLEl0sfpEkCqHl3pHhedY31R9pFthj5_rLamk4ZXpul5h4iC/s320/iraq-sandstrom-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539540381450642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxxuoYvV6GMnjrvBROV8R27HOAqta-22lbhcP6rB4JiwkbKO6pQRlsrpqNQ1OK7hPdTQ6lWRidi2LqNMmt6qghXLkK3GkLoTvpYsT2rJMjliK9iXks5JDukgn2UbfBdlUoqt3XJYeefJn/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxxuoYvV6GMnjrvBROV8R27HOAqta-22lbhcP6rB4JiwkbKO6pQRlsrpqNQ1OK7hPdTQ6lWRidi2LqNMmt6qghXLkK3GkLoTvpYsT2rJMjliK9iXks5JDukgn2UbfBdlUoqt3XJYeefJn/s320/iraq-sandstrom-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539500573417618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0hHZ6WQHizINyjZEfkg0Ow1fZa6cqS_EPQrCXnyNrEnUxGHPgjnR1taCymK9y9HAJqrvQpk3Ip4byojdQ5NvK2MzWkIFFw33eRdv4j_w75Ao-zRJzEdDWKywEvmXs1Mtt3uxwZZQRLSq/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0hHZ6WQHizINyjZEfkg0Ow1fZa6cqS_EPQrCXnyNrEnUxGHPgjnR1taCymK9y9HAJqrvQpk3Ip4byojdQ5NvK2MzWkIFFw33eRdv4j_w75Ao-zRJzEdDWKywEvmXs1Mtt3uxwZZQRLSq/s320/iraq-sandstrom-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539462098569346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPtBfa9AAVve5FjuFoeo5KaygD9Q53mNJJF5hTTlZEU-9ElpxPsRJDaaa5txDzJwQxyzdvipqhLNs0QuNviIPYiheRCgcr86smXSmmzN1dBQSO1aYpsiSFS1BN40Igq0gAk7doi1QkQO8/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPtBfa9AAVve5FjuFoeo5KaygD9Q53mNJJF5hTTlZEU-9ElpxPsRJDaaa5txDzJwQxyzdvipqhLNs0QuNviIPYiheRCgcr86smXSmmzN1dBQSO1aYpsiSFS1BN40Igq0gAk7doi1QkQO8/s320/iraq-sandstrom-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539419370890994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOnSiAVgWAhBZBmgmrzLV8aXtFUoWi_7c8YP4idydJbg0S1kY1WjR7ucjBRJmQucA6wS9tx_YJ9qU8IJyd0UIcYP65nBdG5lUYPV-ossan9u4d8HGGEWgSoP7TY2AgW1IFPiBz8qjeEZd/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOnSiAVgWAhBZBmgmrzLV8aXtFUoWi_7c8YP4idydJbg0S1kY1WjR7ucjBRJmQucA6wS9tx_YJ9qU8IJyd0UIcYP65nBdG5lUYPV-ossan9u4d8HGGEWgSoP7TY2AgW1IFPiBz8qjeEZd/s320/iraq-sandstrom-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539374135568402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvY1fKbHMFh1wnhlG7FKr7LxG9Lk9iiLW63rq6CpZc5uLPseiJ16dv61vMQy2h7w6NKwnX0IFHtq9YNXcvNbJnmzcyJ3HG8r3njQxyw6NJNIQeKWxxsUOLhV8wp1khOLPhA47wNJDVomb/s1600-h/iraq-sandstrom-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvY1fKbHMFh1wnhlG7FKr7LxG9Lk9iiLW63rq6CpZc5uLPseiJ16dv61vMQy2h7w6NKwnX0IFHtq9YNXcvNbJnmzcyJ3HG8r3njQxyw6NJNIQeKWxxsUOLhV8wp1khOLPhA47wNJDVomb/s320/iraq-sandstrom-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350539331404692194" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-23524026480836959312009-06-04T11:41:00.007-04:002009-06-04T11:44:27.921-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, The Invasion has begun, Part 41st Marine Expeditionary Force (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MEF</span>)<br />Invasion very little resistance, very few Iraqi's can even be seen.<br />More surprised civilians.<br />My unit is spearheading the column, my Hummer is toward the front of the attacking convoy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eSkj7nJ58T9lQ2zv7jfMGu_ssEP_wpL3TfNUMCMKxBsAE_HwgRfvtoBnASqePndAdMFDeVKSjDixvxJEl2xv51bnpmct-bRkwmB4GqJd5P9g90pl0NlqIKpQnjrbd_pKvFfOZ1pNvx2a/s1600-h/Iraq_21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eSkj7nJ58T9lQ2zv7jfMGu_ssEP_wpL3TfNUMCMKxBsAE_HwgRfvtoBnASqePndAdMFDeVKSjDixvxJEl2xv51bnpmct-bRkwmB4GqJd5P9g90pl0NlqIKpQnjrbd_pKvFfOZ1pNvx2a/s320/Iraq_21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343498174706007410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtz0xDdhDpvyIhWZ4FNmh0Ezx4EtnmWgJG84G7Dl_OkoPEa-ZdjAuwg8asMIaYQpq-cQYY4FaDIqEbAlfxXXuQOAHBsDW6caFo3PQgpgAYRBKC1pb_paipFzvhcCQRIBpX9aoWlLgeFEW/s1600-h/Iraq_22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtz0xDdhDpvyIhWZ4FNmh0Ezx4EtnmWgJG84G7Dl_OkoPEa-ZdjAuwg8asMIaYQpq-cQYY4FaDIqEbAlfxXXuQOAHBsDW6caFo3PQgpgAYRBKC1pb_paipFzvhcCQRIBpX9aoWlLgeFEW/s320/Iraq_22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343498126452167858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUxdkGCR9d0G7s5u_oGSvcUueJDk_UVzY1C5QU8Jq-PGcpumfekWpO7O1hIsAmCftdlOhFAHJ_o5LOHvM7epXfFMYWzpqBXYtbVkiGcnKbYNuhhYsBtwcQdSD4g4C3yzQHyLoA4vbSWxu/s1600-h/Iraq_23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUxdkGCR9d0G7s5u_oGSvcUueJDk_UVzY1C5QU8Jq-PGcpumfekWpO7O1hIsAmCftdlOhFAHJ_o5LOHvM7epXfFMYWzpqBXYtbVkiGcnKbYNuhhYsBtwcQdSD4g4C3yzQHyLoA4vbSWxu/s320/Iraq_23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343498085855119746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67TUI4LXaGhOtay35hOtnByvhjvTWEtap4igoxSQj04lEzHvJnB6taQliHpdBZRICWw1Axoso85cQrCjSW9_bzqUl_ldStimyKu6T_TJcfgXGKT2-CT4uXyoiX5LJ9u9rt8_o0zj_YGFr/s1600-h/Iraq_24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67TUI4LXaGhOtay35hOtnByvhjvTWEtap4igoxSQj04lEzHvJnB6taQliHpdBZRICWw1Axoso85cQrCjSW9_bzqUl_ldStimyKu6T_TJcfgXGKT2-CT4uXyoiX5LJ9u9rt8_o0zj_YGFr/s320/Iraq_24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343498040675632962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnghYpdde4BiBxdfZHoxqzdeBVFSMb8tunrze_c2W8V2sC2-6vM6BhB4qYw4LgXhToKnjReyRgdylYgHa2yV8groVkJONnzMhAnPMH071i6FL4WzIui8pCGOi_qQWoRvuecVK0F6CzrBC/s1600-h/Iraq_25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnghYpdde4BiBxdfZHoxqzdeBVFSMb8tunrze_c2W8V2sC2-6vM6BhB4qYw4LgXhToKnjReyRgdylYgHa2yV8groVkJONnzMhAnPMH071i6FL4WzIui8pCGOi_qQWoRvuecVK0F6CzrBC/s320/Iraq_25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343497995297105442" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-737122237653976982009-05-26T11:12:00.008-04:002009-05-26T11:18:03.997-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, The Invasion has begun, Part 31st Marine Expeditionary Force (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MEF</span>)<br />Invasion is underway, little to no resistance, Iraqi's continue to drop weapons and run.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"></span>More surprised civilians.<br />My unit is spearheading the column, my Hummer is toward the front of the attacking convoy.<br />Some Marines have been assigned to check out the military and communication complex and underground bunkers.<br />They will be tagged, and called in for a U.S. Army demolition team.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizv5vEEJZI0pzhfO9dVNQ19o3KEtedyDc4LQ88nAtRh4yWm97kJd9qg6yo5mzSqToerPewJuIug-DQ8e9RhGsBC3vnQaPwAytkuUeF0JYbbZlm-Da8zZUDp9l6w8uPwDo3kD9C-kOPgXeK/s1600-h/Iraq_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizv5vEEJZI0pzhfO9dVNQ19o3KEtedyDc4LQ88nAtRh4yWm97kJd9qg6yo5mzSqToerPewJuIug-DQ8e9RhGsBC3vnQaPwAytkuUeF0JYbbZlm-Da8zZUDp9l6w8uPwDo3kD9C-kOPgXeK/s320/Iraq_15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340151060915756674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iaG2Tu-HcRJJi8Ec50XmyYMxN76jf8Q7GekOciIbICRWuLc1reBhP6zCQ9Pc-_B5sqHtyLReugot97N9LITY0HQCRwLCvxHViayoc9NpEt0NsGGZ31-O3vctrnPToIiosbhgTl-MC1ln/s1600-h/Iraq_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iaG2Tu-HcRJJi8Ec50XmyYMxN76jf8Q7GekOciIbICRWuLc1reBhP6zCQ9Pc-_B5sqHtyLReugot97N9LITY0HQCRwLCvxHViayoc9NpEt0NsGGZ31-O3vctrnPToIiosbhgTl-MC1ln/s320/Iraq_16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340151017817808914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivl2W4GHmUIcUNJxeUQ_dTbHNebhZUXEEJc-n_1mvnsnwjF2mIdMcAMZ3Ak7h8yNpzclxwCD-GuO6tepzxPX8fpX_68w4w9UXdxcm2c8lhVg0CedHb3gIlFtyk2Xg0smYBKDda0zfCvfX-/s1600-h/Iraq_17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivl2W4GHmUIcUNJxeUQ_dTbHNebhZUXEEJc-n_1mvnsnwjF2mIdMcAMZ3Ak7h8yNpzclxwCD-GuO6tepzxPX8fpX_68w4w9UXdxcm2c8lhVg0CedHb3gIlFtyk2Xg0smYBKDda0zfCvfX-/s320/Iraq_17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340150973338784770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6bTiMzNilVZcSUEBeOgGhtXpHLuhERpvxICtApi3XI4hImbhqKDx-hEzrCHStQ4imWRC8w9LKdtBssfJVLdlZn7xXeNEL4ym5ANAT1iBzBcVmcGuCEWlfBw00wbp_Vzi71Kyy5-fh1h8/s1600-h/Iraq_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6bTiMzNilVZcSUEBeOgGhtXpHLuhERpvxICtApi3XI4hImbhqKDx-hEzrCHStQ4imWRC8w9LKdtBssfJVLdlZn7xXeNEL4ym5ANAT1iBzBcVmcGuCEWlfBw00wbp_Vzi71Kyy5-fh1h8/s320/Iraq_18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340150918644419762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcigq0SFoz416q_WwtxS84T6dP2bpF4D1OYs19rMpAsi4-FQlbm_ULAsEXGQp2_Oql3zRDOgNjmsyK7dkN1Adj2d32lbwz4gtBFVupeayE9W2XBJ7mjuQAzYO9Uqa8bIG409OiJV2bpbd/s1600-h/Iraq_19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcigq0SFoz416q_WwtxS84T6dP2bpF4D1OYs19rMpAsi4-FQlbm_ULAsEXGQp2_Oql3zRDOgNjmsyK7dkN1Adj2d32lbwz4gtBFVupeayE9W2XBJ7mjuQAzYO9Uqa8bIG409OiJV2bpbd/s320/Iraq_19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340150869015478306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMXFGeW6zn6JIB_dGR0yxY1ORKtGgeifLwboFUu7kQ4_VgRbEYL46COls_IwMOCWxB4sDPYWKnk3IzCEOLzoMtapTmWyWhA_-_XYNg9tYj1xpsW04eoj6HAu5Cz8Tkgz70JQz9hvfE6Co/s1600-h/Iraq_20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMXFGeW6zn6JIB_dGR0yxY1ORKtGgeifLwboFUu7kQ4_VgRbEYL46COls_IwMOCWxB4sDPYWKnk3IzCEOLzoMtapTmWyWhA_-_XYNg9tYj1xpsW04eoj6HAu5Cz8Tkgz70JQz9hvfE6Co/s320/Iraq_20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340150828107748930" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-91265680158362608732009-05-25T08:44:00.002-04:002009-05-25T08:45:00.587-04:00Please don't for get us, our government all ready has....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq3jzNDm-4LAuCufmA9yW-cR4Mj7juEezlYMG17GAZoYVJCDjRKMTwscfzCPw5bXCUnhf24r2GyBa9QFGU6ATkGw-5ZiDans_sv24zSAGuMxlGFXdp5M645sK7ueUe_bhghe-ZTzm7FB-/s1600-h/disabled_vet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq3jzNDm-4LAuCufmA9yW-cR4Mj7juEezlYMG17GAZoYVJCDjRKMTwscfzCPw5bXCUnhf24r2GyBa9QFGU6ATkGw-5ZiDans_sv24zSAGuMxlGFXdp5M645sK7ueUe_bhghe-ZTzm7FB-/s320/disabled_vet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339741691659354162" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-22542886291927552482009-05-20T11:07:00.008-04:002009-05-20T11:11:11.330-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, The Invasion has begun, Part 21st Marine Expeditionary Force (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MEF</span>)<br />Invasion has started, little resistance, Iraqi's dropping weapons and running.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Glimpses</span> of surprised civilians. Little resistance so far.<br />My unit is spearheading the column, my Hummer is toward the front of the attacking convoy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkgjbYgc-6N5yff-FRZx-I8WQDxY20zqj1VdlHDyg3cf1dMpxe66-xIdsrrpslcgcp9TwrTZ8v4O9vLyHk146bu9K_pmR6Iljq8IlSTz-oROvhpSXZdB7yZrNgGWTBfXkGf6VbsZqoLuw/s1600-h/Iraq_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkgjbYgc-6N5yff-FRZx-I8WQDxY20zqj1VdlHDyg3cf1dMpxe66-xIdsrrpslcgcp9TwrTZ8v4O9vLyHk146bu9K_pmR6Iljq8IlSTz-oROvhpSXZdB7yZrNgGWTBfXkGf6VbsZqoLuw/s320/Iraq_08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923306937198642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnz53xMt6ZNGWTKDawLcdVwDD9UXRJvZdRruqTR01yMX1rSryT9xlpWXA6lbP06m-v-68OglgiuugcIJUDKvNpQNfX8aR-FEvVbIzaIjWeu-6olM1_bFfXIzI0kGiddZl14SjuaphTIkh/s1600-h/Iraq_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnz53xMt6ZNGWTKDawLcdVwDD9UXRJvZdRruqTR01yMX1rSryT9xlpWXA6lbP06m-v-68OglgiuugcIJUDKvNpQNfX8aR-FEvVbIzaIjWeu-6olM1_bFfXIzI0kGiddZl14SjuaphTIkh/s320/Iraq_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923266266713362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvKbUYzMJmxyLDutXijc4rs3xxKMUN8P0e7DmR4ulzrLTxLdmh9cJ2bwTR9C5XZ_byQivZecKtLRGndKkAtEzqMgVkLJz_7HosZ-_dZn9sF6zwao_mVTGLNWJetDydzuxJivbGJlwNcq4/s1600-h/Iraq_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvKbUYzMJmxyLDutXijc4rs3xxKMUN8P0e7DmR4ulzrLTxLdmh9cJ2bwTR9C5XZ_byQivZecKtLRGndKkAtEzqMgVkLJz_7HosZ-_dZn9sF6zwao_mVTGLNWJetDydzuxJivbGJlwNcq4/s320/Iraq_10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923223540949922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7KSBwea7Fg0_sP6__KlOfhRBdTbEZfuVbk5a-B5AAGo5aYEE6f41zpxyIyAJLxMrtQ10qlakmcf3NXhWK4hD8pnIU9-toyLexZyMtR0UUmslp4UOAHF9WqptH9RmUXyR4XqH_wqwlRPE/s1600-h/Iraq_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7KSBwea7Fg0_sP6__KlOfhRBdTbEZfuVbk5a-B5AAGo5aYEE6f41zpxyIyAJLxMrtQ10qlakmcf3NXhWK4hD8pnIU9-toyLexZyMtR0UUmslp4UOAHF9WqptH9RmUXyR4XqH_wqwlRPE/s320/Iraq_11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923176964347506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK6zqXVYf_zHS6y-DqO5_RudYyCSBb915qJ7Ck7XxSLNMbJTMwdVwbkVObVx5YJES4jSenOTfCpdUD4lDMbzrcO6Ss2atXHOX1QvErvJYvltJ9TvYiKgsUP_rLz9AwEqFIdBLCQBkUqSt/s1600-h/Iraq_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK6zqXVYf_zHS6y-DqO5_RudYyCSBb915qJ7Ck7XxSLNMbJTMwdVwbkVObVx5YJES4jSenOTfCpdUD4lDMbzrcO6Ss2atXHOX1QvErvJYvltJ9TvYiKgsUP_rLz9AwEqFIdBLCQBkUqSt/s320/Iraq_12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923131691754322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AUP8riKyP1Jl5vbIIDMIU_UGkFdA4fJHTGWMc74Pz1O6-KuLkmoI7DeYvN5cgZUXcV9baqRVnMaDT8_pa-FJIFAxHkZpLyJt-5fACh2RBaQ4kRGaYltQu7ccfj7Oq-Msll5ESKh0nCmm/s1600-h/Iraq_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AUP8riKyP1Jl5vbIIDMIU_UGkFdA4fJHTGWMc74Pz1O6-KuLkmoI7DeYvN5cgZUXcV9baqRVnMaDT8_pa-FJIFAxHkZpLyJt-5fACh2RBaQ4kRGaYltQu7ccfj7Oq-Msll5ESKh0nCmm/s320/Iraq_13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923086906695410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo9c9VMTejz_sVvSR9c3gvuLg29I0ijwHO_090DIA6MllaFi5REUhSaWI2y4KpEdzvsKq98P6q1M32CP8gIZ1VxKCT9rf7qEAYb3jj1LhSCznt5pBO5K8-y7HzHBAqG4TrUH-fkyJXwx0/s1600-h/Iraq_14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgo9c9VMTejz_sVvSR9c3gvuLg29I0ijwHO_090DIA6MllaFi5REUhSaWI2y4KpEdzvsKq98P6q1M32CP8gIZ1VxKCT9rf7qEAYb3jj1LhSCznt5pBO5K8-y7HzHBAqG4TrUH-fkyJXwx0/s320/Iraq_14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337923044216659762" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-9785559041755542282009-05-10T09:57:00.008-04:002009-05-10T10:05:15.144-04:00My USMC Pictures in Iraq, The Invasion has begun, Part 11st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)<br />Left Camp Coyote, Kuwait, massed along the Iraq Border awaiting invasion orders.<br />Our unit will be one of the first into Iraq.<br />Invasion starts, little resistance, Iraqi's dropping weapons and running.<br />My unit is spearheading the column, my Hummer is toward the front.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvc1a_bimJtkPDhIRdzDOo8oQDGE0V8snznB1zIWMiDCSFYZKEL6hlKQalT3-nYuXw5JnT25DTyOJbm3TVBROrx7BhzGj6FdPL4HriBEWRlbESrYz1juNA8mi4QQvPc7YK1Za9mxKMA3H/s1600-h/Iraq_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvc1a_bimJtkPDhIRdzDOo8oQDGE0V8snznB1zIWMiDCSFYZKEL6hlKQalT3-nYuXw5JnT25DTyOJbm3TVBROrx7BhzGj6FdPL4HriBEWRlbESrYz1juNA8mi4QQvPc7YK1Za9mxKMA3H/s320/Iraq_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194658883951410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbxFXVxZIsC3Kj7hcbhcvbFsamPeJL8mTIIXI0j-J_gxfcy6Ix9R80k3zm7lI_4NJA2nbUzs5PevuZlohBr6c8qJR3rBYXKbKhQpudTV-UFFWCsj0VoyDl0JOFYHvXTxTC0ZWMaDDT0fy/s1600-h/Iraq_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbxFXVxZIsC3Kj7hcbhcvbFsamPeJL8mTIIXI0j-J_gxfcy6Ix9R80k3zm7lI_4NJA2nbUzs5PevuZlohBr6c8qJR3rBYXKbKhQpudTV-UFFWCsj0VoyDl0JOFYHvXTxTC0ZWMaDDT0fy/s320/Iraq_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194610805454290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvKfTDnIItfilg4Bhfk4GiGJxJ5WanxCDiTGhM9UrvCW5yiEOUWM-QG7To5AlvZl5sWPKWYL7CgAyXdbiQNSA_YMFU3J-8BrELodIk5d-wPjPWSyAFNmKmSGBGTk2xBowYiEwIlmbovVa/s1600-h/Iraq_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvKfTDnIItfilg4Bhfk4GiGJxJ5WanxCDiTGhM9UrvCW5yiEOUWM-QG7To5AlvZl5sWPKWYL7CgAyXdbiQNSA_YMFU3J-8BrELodIk5d-wPjPWSyAFNmKmSGBGTk2xBowYiEwIlmbovVa/s320/Iraq_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194567534103442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF9zU3Y_AkM6qEeVdyIVvBeXyAsp3SBk9gPIqtWoYmv_HSvsI9ZXCDpdNeXE_mqRkqVB4cjvAdYhz_TwZaj_TGmT8nDAdpTpEzzfm6bODOgoWzMLQbrVVrXSE91MlkVGEpE9SF0lJLlMo/s1600-h/Iraq_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF9zU3Y_AkM6qEeVdyIVvBeXyAsp3SBk9gPIqtWoYmv_HSvsI9ZXCDpdNeXE_mqRkqVB4cjvAdYhz_TwZaj_TGmT8nDAdpTpEzzfm6bODOgoWzMLQbrVVrXSE91MlkVGEpE9SF0lJLlMo/s320/Iraq_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194522721926178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgHiP8AF-y59vS_UVhcDIPEbZ58Su7V_lgeQrKzhk9L3MgJoMFshdEopFJFnjrHR3s0vvlgMpsMMJhZpyl9r1jiQekB5qH87rDNi12ZVp5iijRE4OghUp6WxQ1DgOwOxc17VlbR2dt9Ku/s1600-h/Iraq_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgHiP8AF-y59vS_UVhcDIPEbZ58Su7V_lgeQrKzhk9L3MgJoMFshdEopFJFnjrHR3s0vvlgMpsMMJhZpyl9r1jiQekB5qH87rDNi12ZVp5iijRE4OghUp6WxQ1DgOwOxc17VlbR2dt9Ku/s320/Iraq_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194478070828690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA_lErWYzHFnj-2YFnpAFMEnLmgNQQ2GZXhQpreJFiyCKAzJmiYWwiEhmRM-UBC8j4WTrOxfvNXYfjLN7E-xcCIQJFUK66vg85S_KBq6_3nZaX-Lm15AUnWthdUj1eGZdVItebm29OTC2/s1600-h/Iraq_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA_lErWYzHFnj-2YFnpAFMEnLmgNQQ2GZXhQpreJFiyCKAzJmiYWwiEhmRM-UBC8j4WTrOxfvNXYfjLN7E-xcCIQJFUK66vg85S_KBq6_3nZaX-Lm15AUnWthdUj1eGZdVItebm29OTC2/s320/Iraq_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194422147293538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeuSb7awDI3gNunynQWYuUyUdOvKb5Ky6bYv5qV_1YBFVS5Xj1qr31dO_kDUablysYQc7hJaJiiI4rNsf6HQ5jtpo_0qk2njfg9SRGY1e6pQXJsZ2RQRtHLwtP4CD_pRFqW9LGqGIS3ay/s1600-h/Iraq_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeuSb7awDI3gNunynQWYuUyUdOvKb5Ky6bYv5qV_1YBFVS5Xj1qr31dO_kDUablysYQc7hJaJiiI4rNsf6HQ5jtpo_0qk2njfg9SRGY1e6pQXJsZ2RQRtHLwtP4CD_pRFqW9LGqGIS3ay/s320/Iraq_07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334194369978511154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The United States Marines - First In, Last out!~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-47745625675611140342009-05-04T11:08:00.010-04:002009-05-04T11:11:58.577-04:00My USMC Pictures in Kuwait along the Iraq Border, Part 2Operation Iraqi Freedom: Pre-invasion Preparation, including training for Chemical and Biological attacks. We would have to dress out and take bunker cover every time the Iraqis fired a Scud Missile:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0uQI7hjKsNwfjqiDCtr1AtORAXMw7NfYtx4BEKt2R9UeEyYwQiKXLWSQzYQ4hsdIFmNtk47_z68RqFIw4tch77BA28qhJRBq8qxofu1viJB6Hgz-CUdWbjEPMo0r9kxXs30uEu_Lj9Up/s1600-h/Kuwait8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0uQI7hjKsNwfjqiDCtr1AtORAXMw7NfYtx4BEKt2R9UeEyYwQiKXLWSQzYQ4hsdIFmNtk47_z68RqFIw4tch77BA28qhJRBq8qxofu1viJB6Hgz-CUdWbjEPMo0r9kxXs30uEu_Lj9Up/s320/Kuwait8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331986293781134386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q13FF0fot9fJMz1F1u1gJdQyakbesExxW_WmlP3i0EDHYUZVsOgsBlWaL1RBjMrd17QVk5G3cCanTzBHa-C1qxKCVUXMZHK90N3jLS4HQRa5tNi-3F6A-19n_uZ0q-wkcMrlS4U8DMsc/s1600-h/Kuwait9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q13FF0fot9fJMz1F1u1gJdQyakbesExxW_WmlP3i0EDHYUZVsOgsBlWaL1RBjMrd17QVk5G3cCanTzBHa-C1qxKCVUXMZHK90N3jLS4HQRa5tNi-3F6A-19n_uZ0q-wkcMrlS4U8DMsc/s320/Kuwait9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331986250254386770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BRgCS3nWGsTDfWpfwJcwVgix3UxCvMUkXMJCQs8KckEvzo9MVQIQTowxMnZhuFTzqG0g2nIT28HoiG59cARj7U9ndOmmnG3PESPkZhzsU2Ye6rWZmSPobBiXetpYOmJd04YVet_DfCM7/s1600-h/Kuwait10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BRgCS3nWGsTDfWpfwJcwVgix3UxCvMUkXMJCQs8KckEvzo9MVQIQTowxMnZhuFTzqG0g2nIT28HoiG59cARj7U9ndOmmnG3PESPkZhzsU2Ye6rWZmSPobBiXetpYOmJd04YVet_DfCM7/s320/Kuwait10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331986203821598898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgSxxb9cmKjKY9a3X-DeyaebPxL0PdGkTUad26KJ6Fb4HHCg13SgpWT5dn32KpXEY8bCnyHfuwu_WdQmPdQvFsAtm8wmpoPmhhXsgmBqqIQM1I6cBkmgRhHIRSGqKoQeDQpIow2ARrWY8/s1600-h/Kuwait11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgSxxb9cmKjKY9a3X-DeyaebPxL0PdGkTUad26KJ6Fb4HHCg13SgpWT5dn32KpXEY8bCnyHfuwu_WdQmPdQvFsAtm8wmpoPmhhXsgmBqqIQM1I6cBkmgRhHIRSGqKoQeDQpIow2ARrWY8/s320/Kuwait11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331986056800104546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9ANB5-4zN-P2t8_jJosSNOXyB6kXmP492xZfxMi6rinQIs7ggJEDjfq9F72y3yfHJ6xByXV5uBTxsooFRrHXlmClV8B2ghJx416ALVjixLKp_D95IXw6IZGWlnwT0OUgio6VJcsbqM0L/s1600-h/Kuwait12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9ANB5-4zN-P2t8_jJosSNOXyB6kXmP492xZfxMi6rinQIs7ggJEDjfq9F72y3yfHJ6xByXV5uBTxsooFRrHXlmClV8B2ghJx416ALVjixLKp_D95IXw6IZGWlnwT0OUgio6VJcsbqM0L/s320/Kuwait12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331986009419358594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFHh4xBB43YTgX5sI5irKG59Uw_pe_xATNc-DYyLOOc-3joGAFY5bxi9nMSvQL8EBxTXeK77KT5LM3-QNTUxb0A_UKc-G4ESEkgJOdPa7jbfRhyphenhyphen7EHYsuItGvJKhxAlZsEfHrDgcDGIU-/s1600-h/Kuwait13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFHh4xBB43YTgX5sI5irKG59Uw_pe_xATNc-DYyLOOc-3joGAFY5bxi9nMSvQL8EBxTXeK77KT5LM3-QNTUxb0A_UKc-G4ESEkgJOdPa7jbfRhyphenhyphen7EHYsuItGvJKhxAlZsEfHrDgcDGIU-/s320/Kuwait13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331985966491384530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G47X8_krkjI-WpAHao9DHP4cX7tjRwwAn_IMBwNSwYGrQt7LQcfw71Db54GM5xJs9kiqVmQrV47CumAgIjqS846Sr1sfZQ-eE7_sIButLyrLlwaY9vAWYGG0XUDsHpVxHA4HLfjjYB7Z/s1600-h/Kuwait14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1G47X8_krkjI-WpAHao9DHP4cX7tjRwwAn_IMBwNSwYGrQt7LQcfw71Db54GM5xJs9kiqVmQrV47CumAgIjqS846Sr1sfZQ-eE7_sIButLyrLlwaY9vAWYGG0XUDsHpVxHA4HLfjjYB7Z/s320/Kuwait14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331985913204732306" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-2724317359502194482009-05-02T12:37:00.009-04:002009-05-02T12:41:51.725-04:00My USMC Pictures in Kuwait along the Iraq Border, Part 1Operation Iraqi Freedom: Pre-invasion Preparation:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFMLupLhCy9-zXKNDBZEs0ChI-cNXfltGdSGyFWegK7BCRBVfZDqGtE6Nb_hyphenhyphenCo1PTWZjmX7tBiVSXhLYFecpR-aON31aagqsIP6_fyU7-0OteCsCXZ4PndI1ak1edXotRGdAneC70NBX/s1600-h/Kuwait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFMLupLhCy9-zXKNDBZEs0ChI-cNXfltGdSGyFWegK7BCRBVfZDqGtE6Nb_hyphenhyphenCo1PTWZjmX7tBiVSXhLYFecpR-aON31aagqsIP6_fyU7-0OteCsCXZ4PndI1ak1edXotRGdAneC70NBX/s320/Kuwait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331267172492950802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4xZkurmFpjog5KmkhJnol7YUhPrxVzfh_DpnfH9J9gDvhBj-O7mJ6z6H0F9oB-Y0LT5sPgwPcTVYGe2XQ04ns0Y-HoscQRVGA11BdvhGrVafhAv7uL8eoC8OZhccMh1KpVscy7Ano9iN/s1600-h/Kuwait2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4xZkurmFpjog5KmkhJnol7YUhPrxVzfh_DpnfH9J9gDvhBj-O7mJ6z6H0F9oB-Y0LT5sPgwPcTVYGe2XQ04ns0Y-HoscQRVGA11BdvhGrVafhAv7uL8eoC8OZhccMh1KpVscy7Ano9iN/s320/Kuwait2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331267131686529602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv-azcBzcNJlGCPMarqgqjZkcPfiP7altct-z7kNpSo0PUkAlfHt46uW9iZXn5xBP44CdtLICkAeoaUAmKO7jQsicTpkh0B0Np1GN-XQrONWOOLcpI2lUjy71CmpIoGDlGzPgcnHXF_i9/s1600-h/Kuwait3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv-azcBzcNJlGCPMarqgqjZkcPfiP7altct-z7kNpSo0PUkAlfHt46uW9iZXn5xBP44CdtLICkAeoaUAmKO7jQsicTpkh0B0Np1GN-XQrONWOOLcpI2lUjy71CmpIoGDlGzPgcnHXF_i9/s320/Kuwait3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331267081318893042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9kg9ghqTs_gjVsLOK3AUcDM5Albj-WJPegMyV-3FeKlvF4WtHUrVF8AzUM8WazKhxlA8dXq8YYMn8IYngt_Dk0VyhPoViJUuWN2CuEYo8Y1LAr3RgKqpEcX8D1XlT-nDESPFBSPa96eD/s1600-h/Kuwait5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9kg9ghqTs_gjVsLOK3AUcDM5Albj-WJPegMyV-3FeKlvF4WtHUrVF8AzUM8WazKhxlA8dXq8YYMn8IYngt_Dk0VyhPoViJUuWN2CuEYo8Y1LAr3RgKqpEcX8D1XlT-nDESPFBSPa96eD/s320/Kuwait5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331266997522133794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga51h1pyWIX5JveBzK4me0Sx6W9GFD0zYDjyzFzZfxC8LhONdzQnjHKAHqNFwVMy4Vk0WFsdtFMbAJAjt6mT5safDs6fFXxINKI2VXDZA56eitM2OfzP4QQGAX5y4D1Yh88Y9ukmq3Enjw/s1600-h/Kuwait6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga51h1pyWIX5JveBzK4me0Sx6W9GFD0zYDjyzFzZfxC8LhONdzQnjHKAHqNFwVMy4Vk0WFsdtFMbAJAjt6mT5safDs6fFXxINKI2VXDZA56eitM2OfzP4QQGAX5y4D1Yh88Y9ukmq3Enjw/s320/Kuwait6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331266947512053538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxLYuIpy_-rSayY6plaWvUGpxGSVGdFqccEb9oeB6EaQzbLhAjJOi3De3DbG2zvAUGsaeId_Ur-az3qORinesA_pxvr6nKTEkaRgW43L92TZ-VkGppSFI4JE7_E4f989lKDE0w45muNVN/s1600-h/Kuwait4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxLYuIpy_-rSayY6plaWvUGpxGSVGdFqccEb9oeB6EaQzbLhAjJOi3De3DbG2zvAUGsaeId_Ur-az3qORinesA_pxvr6nKTEkaRgW43L92TZ-VkGppSFI4JE7_E4f989lKDE0w45muNVN/s320/Kuwait4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331267042152917122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNT1zv0ZkdEaUSuGS8KLM7rspRMuyyxsGPSSiaN_aSFFlaxSMR3_X2IDE45SCRdoaQDu68CmwYRQOBByF0iOMbZHPieNAPs4-kmg7StwNP1NNTKVti5zlasJmKeRmLsLGTTjdLPEeupKQ/s1600-h/Kuwait7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNT1zv0ZkdEaUSuGS8KLM7rspRMuyyxsGPSSiaN_aSFFlaxSMR3_X2IDE45SCRdoaQDu68CmwYRQOBByF0iOMbZHPieNAPs4-kmg7StwNP1NNTKVti5zlasJmKeRmLsLGTTjdLPEeupKQ/s320/Kuwait7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331266901004181234" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-23250276427678936062009-04-01T15:37:00.011-04:002009-04-01T15:45:57.012-04:00My USMC Pictures at Camp Pendleton CaliforniaOperation Iraqi Freedom: Pre-invasion Prep.<br />Here is where they assembled various parts of our Unit, gave us medical preparation, and Iraq orientation:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkUEPeRuu8Bzmjs01FgKevbjbAERj8C1luuq2u_2H2NoKxWrklcXIvYr3ol8LHFwJy1JJmKTXqEb1Wdgk8vGGxxf0lg9MmdPwWY9l2fNUiE0nPIdT9VXO0CKLMQSBEPZMZvxuB8vIXoHT/s1600-h/camp_pendleton_caif.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkUEPeRuu8Bzmjs01FgKevbjbAERj8C1luuq2u_2H2NoKxWrklcXIvYr3ol8LHFwJy1JJmKTXqEb1Wdgk8vGGxxf0lg9MmdPwWY9l2fNUiE0nPIdT9VXO0CKLMQSBEPZMZvxuB8vIXoHT/s320/camp_pendleton_caif.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319809827315299730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-degSl5ggcC57FJm6uR5X_c-w_TvwNk_PBDxuCLD3QLJF3U6W4FmvC1jI1uCRerj9qn2VplV9XBINk7qNT7TAEkMqKr2gJhVnHrulkgL2hGpPt7pM-EXslzyo3YOZahMNNYgq5C9z_dr/s1600-h/camp_pendleton_caif4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-degSl5ggcC57FJm6uR5X_c-w_TvwNk_PBDxuCLD3QLJF3U6W4FmvC1jI1uCRerj9qn2VplV9XBINk7qNT7TAEkMqKr2gJhVnHrulkgL2hGpPt7pM-EXslzyo3YOZahMNNYgq5C9z_dr/s320/camp_pendleton_caif4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319809946573485906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xsybAH83gWsc_-5MUsokorHz2dBeoVkCHdCST9xAblvBdNhNRlFvh8LkIJECm4CyGL-0AwoHhInYdoKEJF8OGBi_p7hi8h4TFA_IbMCaN9yE6q8sgjl7fBhrSfP7TJWiI2JiNbbhlvtA/s1600-h/camp_pendleton_caif3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xsybAH83gWsc_-5MUsokorHz2dBeoVkCHdCST9xAblvBdNhNRlFvh8LkIJECm4CyGL-0AwoHhInYdoKEJF8OGBi_p7hi8h4TFA_IbMCaN9yE6q8sgjl7fBhrSfP7TJWiI2JiNbbhlvtA/s320/camp_pendleton_caif3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319809895091560114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbAtv8kwlWFsVHPyG3P9NuLLRDrPCELpr1LATB8Jg7aluboPyyGxIHcdWp8gvCKVcu08uF6oezezEaHPLSGQaLT610YSc5ea0SdCdrekfKtXHD7hRTs53p_1vVRKKYP6_7BWtl_wOGh-C/s1600-h/camp_pendleton_caif5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbAtv8kwlWFsVHPyG3P9NuLLRDrPCELpr1LATB8Jg7aluboPyyGxIHcdWp8gvCKVcu08uF6oezezEaHPLSGQaLT610YSc5ea0SdCdrekfKtXHD7hRTs53p_1vVRKKYP6_7BWtl_wOGh-C/s320/camp_pendleton_caif5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319810917994447570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I also took some time out to get my Marine Corps Tattoo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Sjj5-9pshIVrLM8BaVFssDgP3Q7Plh1otwwOlwnSgkJgvl4QqK5AhiJki2r8XNmoIOmN1RpARvlPVM7ktDyUNbaYSrSuHEEpIyXqYYHSl4sJv3reeiPEDeUjNEdcZOTnw4ld2JkwjaSm/s1600-h/camp_pendleton_caif2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Sjj5-9pshIVrLM8BaVFssDgP3Q7Plh1otwwOlwnSgkJgvl4QqK5AhiJki2r8XNmoIOmN1RpARvlPVM7ktDyUNbaYSrSuHEEpIyXqYYHSl4sJv3reeiPEDeUjNEdcZOTnw4ld2JkwjaSm/s320/camp_pendleton_caif2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319811089279818354" border="0" /></a>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-17342524762208533172009-03-11T13:02:00.002-04:002009-03-11T13:14:26.822-04:00Video: In God We Trust<span style="font-weight: bold;">But, GOD Trusts The U.S. Marines to get his job done.....</span><br />In March, 2005, this song was performed at a Diamond Rio concert.<br />They received an immediate standing ovation, and continue to do so every time they perform it!<br />Sadly, major radio stations wouldn't play it because it was considered politically incorrect.<br />Consequently, the song was never released to the public.<br />If this song speaks to your heart let us cease being the silent majority and join together not as a particular political party, but as Americans!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzFvfk4vPdvKeprUCTb1OaO0q-bryaP9-Lk-Vp3S6XXmLEaFx-zWdUkmYHmBSrjLuSmG9uKZ7K2vyJgeJYseQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-33796486515163283412009-02-24T14:39:00.000-05:002009-02-24T14:40:37.907-05:00you-tube video: US MARINES in Iraq Real Footage Warning Graphic<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/enm9Dhp79Vk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/enm9Dhp79Vk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-79767996161736487122009-02-23T06:59:00.008-05:002009-02-23T07:03:55.171-05:00Advanced Russian MIG Jets were found buried in the desert sand....The Iraqi jet, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat, was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S. troops.<br />The MiG was dug out of a massive sand dune near the Al Taqqadum airfield by U.S. Air Force recovery teams. The MiG was reportedly one of over two dozen Iraqi jets buried in the sand, like hidden treasure, waiting to be recovered at a later date.<br />Contrary to what some in the major media have reported, not all the jets found were from the Gulf War era.<br />The Russian-made MiG-25 Foxbat being recovered by U.S. Air Force troops in the photos is an advanced reconnaissance version never before seen in the West and is equipped with sophisticated electronic warfare devices. <br />See photos below....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18N2R-kVIwwAZG1mraIrB86uAOHjs7Jz2fG7G1l8ueC3X7yvO_Ou6sygF2oJu8BTpT2bhl0yWM-Tle7-vwJE3jSrN3FSOEDZr-vjB3K7gqZySfPYjUrx-AG9pqgoVvRqxBhK1QbYCNx0d/s1600-h/Jet-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18N2R-kVIwwAZG1mraIrB86uAOHjs7Jz2fG7G1l8ueC3X7yvO_Ou6sygF2oJu8BTpT2bhl0yWM-Tle7-vwJE3jSrN3FSOEDZr-vjB3K7gqZySfPYjUrx-AG9pqgoVvRqxBhK1QbYCNx0d/s320/Jet-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305961664273789426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWAbIlKMfHytvUdmxPiGqUJ4B7pei6q_ImN8n6MdS78rkbaMEz9UtZUxRDnJhCZVb10K_kYV5drFi_bipe2SQjnz2gxno9-Q-HaMQ_HvPtarFAfPtjKFr9N5ePWm_ArGNSpgE6wkBGMBU/s1600-h/Jet-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWAbIlKMfHytvUdmxPiGqUJ4B7pei6q_ImN8n6MdS78rkbaMEz9UtZUxRDnJhCZVb10K_kYV5drFi_bipe2SQjnz2gxno9-Q-HaMQ_HvPtarFAfPtjKFr9N5ePWm_ArGNSpgE6wkBGMBU/s320/Jet-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305961615624024434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA405wxqDZOWsvMubMCb9uTjI22i2DCA-o7nnJY0SFcc0-U57jwhxf5Yv1M3bqHUr9SNM0PJkFWM1l1EHcpDEMIgwc5b8R1eo8RScS7bFgpg2kA0LmF5SwXHIxksUM-EseNKgJBZe0u5k/s1600-h/Jet-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHA405wxqDZOWsvMubMCb9uTjI22i2DCA-o7nnJY0SFcc0-U57jwhxf5Yv1M3bqHUr9SNM0PJkFWM1l1EHcpDEMIgwc5b8R1eo8RScS7bFgpg2kA0LmF5SwXHIxksUM-EseNKgJBZe0u5k/s320/Jet-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305961575390944050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTw1_Fgu2x_br4W-0VMeqdnk4obQkKIGRN0UvaJn_FhBHUiQ4Mzujzi1diHr0kU1hrDTmw6lFubL3PCgUJgp-hPuhyu7M5ekjReOfAnIqE_7aW474TBmNrpR_ZWMiz-9AdtdtfyPg36YZz/s1600-h/Jet-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTw1_Fgu2x_br4W-0VMeqdnk4obQkKIGRN0UvaJn_FhBHUiQ4Mzujzi1diHr0kU1hrDTmw6lFubL3PCgUJgp-hPuhyu7M5ekjReOfAnIqE_7aW474TBmNrpR_ZWMiz-9AdtdtfyPg36YZz/s320/Jet-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305961501467305890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And, now the rest of the story ....<br />U.S. Air Force recovery teams had to use large earth-moving equipment to uncover the MiG, which is over 70 feet long and weighs nearly 25 tons.<br />The Foxbat is known to be one of Iraq's top jet fighters. The advanced electronic reconnaissance version found by the U.S. Air Force is currently in service with the Russian air force. The MiG is capable of flying at speeds of over 2,000 miles an hour, or three times the speed of sound, and at altitudes of over 75,000 feet.<br />The recovery of the advanced MiG fighter is considered to be an intelligence coup by the U.S. Air Force.. The Foxbat may also be equipped with advanced Russian- and French-made electronics that were sold to Iraq during the 1990s in violation of a U..N. ban on arms sales to Baghdad.<br />The buried aircraft at Al Taqqadum were covered in camouflage netting, sealed and, in many cases, had their wings removed before being buried more than 10 feet beneath the Iraqi desert. The discovery of the buried Iraqi jet fighters illustrates the problem faced by U.S. inspection teams searching Iraq for weapons of mass destruction. Iraq is larger in size than California, and the massive deserts south and west of Baghdad were used by Saddam Hussein to hide weapons during the first Gulf war.<br />While there are rumors of Iraqi chemical and biological weapons being shipped to nearby Syria, the weapons may very well still remain inside Iraq buried under the vast desert wastelands.<br />Some critics of the Bush administration have claimed that the inability of U.S.. forces to uncover weapons of mass destruction is proof that the president misled the nation into the war with Iraq. However, in recent days the critics have fallen silent as word quietly leaked from Iraq that major discoveries have already been made and are now being documented completely.~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778111818699489830.post-72640667654554062672009-02-22T13:20:00.001-05:002009-02-22T13:58:40.480-05:00Things About Me and The United States Marine CorpsI am a Disabled Marine Corps Veteran from Operation Iraqi Freedom.<br /><br />This Blog will present various picture images, videos, and things about me, the Marine Corps, and the Iraq War along with some general military stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPIExxApjysAr_Q-IRp6aOzwac8eatvav8DhNRw7bsnknP-LJmk6epFu3RgkyhEVVw7jU2QX3SY75T0x393b12FtgHgW5qbf2xaqulqhhPvQgFgdsrw43rmS01njL9tpoeeFGfZj2LzWw/s1600-h/OIF.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPIExxApjysAr_Q-IRp6aOzwac8eatvav8DhNRw7bsnknP-LJmk6epFu3RgkyhEVVw7jU2QX3SY75T0x393b12FtgHgW5qbf2xaqulqhhPvQgFgdsrw43rmS01njL9tpoeeFGfZj2LzWw/s320/OIF.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305698029148215042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>~USMC, Disabled American Vet~http://www.blogger.com/profile/13694981531738204496noreply@blogger.com1