An Army of One

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Monday, May 28, 2007

Memorial Day in Iraq

Last year at this time I was in Kentucky and Tennessee spending the holiday with my family. I remember alot about that weekend. I went to see my nephews play baseball, went to my neice's birthday, and then celebrated a graduation party for my neice Samantha in a park in Kentucky. It was a fun,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

10 Months in the "Zone"

Tomorrow represents the beginning of the 10th month of my deployment in Iraq. Two more to go. I officially got to Kuwait on the morning of August 23rd, 2006. It was really, really hot. In fact, heres what I wrote the day after arriving: "The last 24 hours have been the longest I can remember since... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Old Blog - New Blog

Greetings: My name is Glenn Read, and I am a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army serving in Iraq. Since the winter of 2006, I have been writing weekly on my experiences as I prepared for deployment and of the things that I have seen and done since I been here. I have been writing under another... Sign in to see full entry.

Grief

Original post date: January 23th, 2007 EVEN IN OUR SLEEP...PAIN THAT CANNOT FORGET...FALLS DROP BY DROP UPON THE HEART, UNTIL, IN OUR LAST DESPITE, AGAINST OUR WILL, COMES WISDOM, BY THE AWFUL GRACE OF GOD. AESCHYLUS This post is a tribute to the 12 soldiers who lost their lives on Saturday when... Sign in to see full entry.

Road Trip

Original post date: January 28, 2007 The past week has been busy. On Wednesday myself and my boss and another paralegal flew down south to visit one of our subordinate units down in southern Iraq. I was a little anxious of flying after the tragedy of last week end, but I knew that the guys down... Sign in to see full entry.

Home on Leave

Original post date: Feb 19, 2007 Although I did enjoy Atlanta...(anything is better then sleeping in a tent in Kuwait)....I took the 9:30 flight to Albany where there was T and two feet of snow waiting for me. It was a nice home coming. T's car was stuck in the middle of the street so I was picked... Sign in to see full entry.

Stirring the Melting Pot: The Army Way

Original Post Date: March 10, 2007 My first full week back in Balad has gone pretty well. On Monday I landed early in the morning in beautiful downtown Camp Anaconda. The best thing about landing....it was 77 degrees and sunny here and I left 10 degrees and snow in Albany. But then again, I would... Sign in to see full entry.

Ignorance Wears 4 Stars

Original post date: March 15, 2007 The other day after General Pace (the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) indicated that gay people should not serve in the military because gay people are "immoral", his staff and several others pointed out that this was the General's personal opinion and damn... Sign in to see full entry.

7 Months Down in the Combat Zone

Original Post: March 23rd 2007: Today represents the 7th month in the combat zone for me and most of the folks in my unit. We first got to Kuwait on August 23rd and the time has gone faster then most of us could imagine. Since then we have seen and done a lot. We have been changed. Sadly, some of... Sign in to see full entry.

OMG....I have been extended in Iraq for 6 months!!!!

Original posted on April 1, 2007: You know what today is? It's April 1st...April fool's day!...Ha ha. No, it's not true. We have not been extended in Iraq. Not yet anyway. So everyone can take a deep breath. Well, you never know. In the last few months there have been a few National Guard units who... Sign in to see full entry.

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