Blog of friend in Iraq

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this is a blog of my friend in Iraq... Definately worth a read!

The Still Island of My Mind
The Still Island of My Mind


"The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it and change. So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger, but in wisdom, understanding and love." -Unknown Buddhist




Thursday, January 25, 2007

A Single Grain of Sand...


I was a graphic designer, a web designer and photographer. I was dating and happy. I had my own apartment. Things were looking good till I got the call. I had two years left on my contract and I got the call. I'm a reservist in the military and I've been deployed overseas. With one phone call, my world came to an abrupt halt. My world had to be compacted and placed inside a 10 foot by 20 foot storage unit. The relationship that was developing is over. My job put on hold while another took my place. I shipped out. I didn't volunteer. I didn't wish for this to happen. Being a reservist there is always a chance you will get deployed but I hoped I would sneak under the radar. No such luck. I was shipped out for processing. Luck would have it though, a couple days later, I was sent home for two weeks. I enjoyed Thanksgiving with friends and family. They shipped me off to combat training. I learned many things I hope I never have to use. I received a weapon I hope I never have to shoot. If I do have to use it, I wish for a clean shot and no mercy. This may upset some of you but believe me, the enemy knows no mercy, and will not stop till the zionists are dead or driven from their land. I am a single grain of sand in this wasteland of hatred, anger and sadness.


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Friday, January 26, 2007

Taken For Granted...


I went through this before you know. I joined the military for two years. I did my time. While I was away serving my country I noticed all the things I missed and took for granted. Basically everything. I even missed church. Crazy huh? What you can't have anymore, you miss. When you're in the military, you have only what you brought with you. Very little. Sure you aquire things during your service but you have very little room to take things with you. Even though my deployment now is for one year, still the same. Even all these years later. So many things I miss. I believe it's worse now that I'm a bit older. You tend to get set in your ways. You get comfortable in the everyday routine of life. I sometimes talk about the things that are available to me here. The gym, internet, phones, theater, recreational center, laundry service, food serivice. I get a lot of, oh sounds like a vacation, oh you have it easy compared to me, nobody cooking my food or doing my laundry. It's not a vacation. It's not a pretty little camp where we work on our merrit badges. This is a military camp and I'm in a war zone. Understand? War-zone. I apologize for coming off strong. You're not here. You don't understand. Try to understand. You hear that my laundry is done for me and think what an easy life I'm living. Really? If I have it so great, go down to the recruiter and join up. No? Well then... They do these things for us so we are focused on only one thing, work. Work not laundry. Work not food. I would love to come home and be able to cook whatever I want instead of eating the same thing every damn day. I would love to be able to do my own laundry instead of having strangers handling my things, hoping I get everything back. I would love to have the freedoms that have been taken for granted.