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To: Kathy in Alaska
i loved this article. But is it really coming from a soldier in iraq?
41 posted on 08/04/2003 7:59:08 PM PDT by Kewlhand`tek
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To: Kewlhand`tek
But is it really coming from a soldier in iraq?

I don't think so. It doesn't have any of the details that someone actually there would include. For instance: This guy includes that kind of detail:

Just a quick note, we have moved again! Haven’t left Camp Patriot, but we are now in our third tent here. Why? Well, with the change of management (see Army taking over for Navy) there comes a change of venue, at least until the Army figures out that we’re living in the not-as-nice part of Camp and moves us back to here we were. It’s not as bad as some might have you believe. The tents are a bit bigger but farther away from chow/shower/gym so there is a trade off, and, like I said at Ft. McCoy, things could be a whole lot worse.

Last night I went out to dinner. Actually 30 of us went out to dinner at a local resort that charged us $25 (U.S.) for a buffet, and the best part was that I got to wear the jeans I brought along, “Just in Case.” I had forgotten how good a pair of broke-in jeans can feel, I had really forgotten how good food can taste when the chef puts a little effort into it and isn’t trying to serve 2,000. I believe that I’ve been to the mountaintop, and that I can never go back because I won’t leave.

Or this guy:

Things I've done this week.
9mm and M16 shoot - not for points, just for "fam fire" Promotion ceremony at embassy - aka free bar Worked on a powerpoint in homage of our own Austin Powers. Showed said powerpoint in staff meeting. It was a big hit. and the normal day to day stuff.

You guys didn't miss much.

Note to self: Take gloves to next fam fire. 9mm's get exceptionally hot when left in the sun between shooters. As in 1st degree burn hot. Something about a black steel frame absorbing solar radiation - of which there's no shortage here.

Or read this guy, or this one, or this one, or this one, or this one, or even this one. They are all actually in the AOR. The details they include in their writings all make them sound authentic. This guy does not. I think it's a fake.

48 posted on 08/04/2003 8:13:19 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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