None of the other BKs here measure up to that one, either. There was something special about that BK on the Bob Hope base.
Posted on 01/18/2009 3:05:52 AM PST by Allegra
Great vanity, Allegra, and thank you for all your great work. Stay safe, and come home when you’re ready. Don’t forget, when you get back you can have some BBQ’d Bacon Sausage!
Totally shameless vanity ping.
God bless you! And thank you!
Well written account. If you write a book on your experiences, I’d buy it!
I greatly appreciate your account, and will add it to the stuff I maintain here.
THANK YOU!!!!! What a fabulous story!! And thank the others with you over there!!
I try to catch every briefing on Pentagonchannel.mil, and the testimonies from the commanders, not just the two stars or the MNF-I spokesmen, but especially the Colonels commanding the Brigade Combat Teams describing the mind boggling progress in that theatre are inspiring.
Warfare, as we understood it just 15 years ago, is gone forever. Major General Jeffrey Hammond commands the most technologically advanced infantry and armor division in human history but he spends most of his time as a conduit between the tribal leaders, the Iraqi Army commanders and the Baghdad politicians. He's not worrying about where his Apaches and Abrams are positioned, he cares about ensuring that the Baghdad bureaucrats get full payments to Sons of Iraq leaders and their troops.
You, and the other civilians who accepted hazardous duty, are a big part of the equation. The State Department volunteers heading up the PRTs are amazing. Ryan Crocker is every bit the hero as Petraeus, because in the new COIN reality they are equal partners.
I think Iraq will be a spectacular success story. I really do. I hope you feel some pride that you were part of making history.
Also, I'm curious as to when did you first start posting to FR from Iraq?
Of course! I'm flattered. :)
Also, I'm curious as to when did you first start posting to FR from Iraq?
January 2004. I've posted through the bombings, the Battle of Fallujah, the first election, the night an ammo dump got hit by a mortar and stuff was blowing up all around us, the so-called "civil war" (it wasn't one) and I've refuted the media's BS on here countless times.
Thank You. I always like to read your comments from Iraq.
Stay safe and enjoy he show. Its history right before your eyes.
Great work, Allegra! It’s too bad we never got to meet face-to-face over there, but we were both just a little busy!
Thanks for all your hard work!
Right back atcha, FRiend!
I'm sorry we didn't get to meet up here as well. I have met a few FReepers here over the years, and I just met another one in Kuwait as I was passing through after my R&R last month.
You're a gem and are more worthy to be President than B. Hussein.
My nephew is on his way out there this spring.
God Bless!
World’s best BK BTTT!
Nice essay, congrats!
Not a shameless vanity IMHO, these are the kind of reports that I used to help counteract the drive-by media reports with some of my co-workers.
Thanks and good luck with your future endeavors
Best Regards
alfa6 ;>}
None of the other BKs here measure up to that one, either. There was something special about that BK on the Bob Hope base.
Getting lost in the dark in the area around BIAP with a newfound friend....priceless!
Darlin', there's a whole bunch of us that have read your posts, your home page (and I, for one will admit to ogling the lovely lady pictured), and this is a welcome view into who you are and what you have done and continue to due.
More importantly ... the 'why'.
As we begin a new and trepidous journey into the future of America, knowing one of our own will report with integrity the truth of our military and political association with Iraq is a dynamic we must appreciate and admire.
Thank you, Allegra for all you do.
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