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I tell ya, I sure am greatful for all the praise you fellas have shown, it sure makes a guy proud to know he is appreciated. Maybe someday my paycheck will show it too... :D I sure wish I was back home though, one of my lifelong buds, whom I taught how to call song dogs just before I deployed, email...

Thanks Hagfan, well if anyone has support questions I do know enough to answer them intelligenty. At least you'll have a good job when you get out.

Ruger, I haven't heard where the 145th is at but I will check Tues. when I have some time. They could be where I am but Victory Base Complex is so big I don't know it yet. All, Please feel free to ask any questions you want. I will answer them the best I can. But keep in mind I am a Forward Observer...

Very good questions Ruger let me see if I can answer them without stepping into the grey area. First I wish I was Patreus he makes some good money. I would guess at our current level of success we would be here at least a couple more years. You have to understand that the Iraqi's use what is called ...

Skipper, Early in the war that was easy with everyone in some semblance of a uniform. Later on before we started working with the Iraqi Army it was real tough unless one of our interpreters was from the area we were in. Most all these people live in fairly close knit community all their lives so the...

Hey guys, Thanks again for all the kind words. For the low down on what I do. I am part of a Military Transition Team or MiTT. Our job is to teach coach and mentor an Iraqi Army Battalion on how to operate so that the Iraqi Army can handle things here and we can all go home. Our MiTT teams and other...

Hey guys, Thanks for all the replies. I have been in country about two months now so ten more to go! Sure is nice to here from some good 'ol folks that have some more to say than the media bashin us. Wish I was chasin some dogs out there right no Rick! Well Take Care, Make sure ya'll give the kids a...

How are all my old buds doin? It has been pretty busy around here. Working about 16 hours most days. Trying to get these Iraqi's trained up so we can get the heck outta here and go fight somewhere else. Weather has been chilly mostly at nights, warming up to the 60's in the day. Luckily it hasn't ra...

Thanks everybody. Can't wait to get over there and get it on. Been two years since I was over there last. Will be looking forward to bustin some yotes and tryin one of them postal shoots. Take care everyone, shoot well and shoot safely. All the gadgets in the world don't go as far as a cool head and...

Uh Huh, I see how it is guys! You guys put together this postal shoot just when I gotta go off and play army and be relegated to shooting my issue 5.56mm M4 instead of my trusty savage 204. :wall: Maybe in about oh say A YEAR AND A HALF! I will be able to try one of these here shoots. But seriously ...

Well still in Kansas doin training for 3 more weeks. Supposed to ship out to Iraq around the middle of November. Hopefully will get some leave before then to see the family. Should be a pretty good assignment. Its going to be a lot different this time than it was the last but supposedly the province...

I can reach the lands with 39gr BK's but not with 32's of any make. I use Nosler brass and LOVE it. Used winchester first but it is dwindling away as the number of loads on each case climbs.

Yeah it will be tuff but they are doing better than the media lets on. It's hilarious to read the classified reports and talk to buddies over there the whole time I am watching the news and seeing the complete opposite reported by "the worlds best media". The last time I was there we got i...

Thanks guys, I will be teaching the Iraqi Army how to fight and then takin them out on operations. Feels kinda wierd knowing I won't have my Stryker this time for protection. Hawkeye, you can convince one of them bullet makers to produce a boattail 35 grainer for me. I think that would be just about...

I postponed my back recovery as long as I can. Now its time to head back to the sandbox. Will be moving the family home in a couple of weeks then going to kansas for three months in Sept and then deployin in Dec. Will probably be on here a couple more times before I go but if not I will talk to ya'l...