Category Archives: iraq,afghanistan
Atrocity in War: The Afghanistan Video
“Our men can’t make this change from normal civilians into warriors and remain the same people … the abnormal world they have been plunged into, the new philosophies they have had to assume or perish inwardly, the horrors and delights … Continue reading
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The Last Troops Leave as Sunnis Quit Iraqi Parliament
The final contingent of American Soldiers except those assigned to the US Embassy. The last US military installation in Iraq, Camp Adder near Nasiriya during the cover of night to avoid traffic jams and for their security. As the 500 … Continue reading
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Loose Thoughts on a December Saturday: I’m not a Nurse, the Great Cain Wreck, the End at Camp Victory, LSU went to Georgia and Padre Steve Discovers Twitter….
Sitting on Saddam Hussein’s throne at Al Faw Palace Camp Victory Iraq 2007 Well it has been a week hasn’t it? I mean really so much has happened and things just keep happening whether we want them to happen or … Continue reading
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The War that No One wants to Fight: Pakistan 2011
Supply Lines in Peril This weekend there was an altercation on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in which somewhere between 24 and 28 Pakistani soldiers were killed during a NATO airstrike. Afghan military and regional government officials are saying that Afghan soldiers … Continue reading
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“Tommy Atkins” and “Just a Common Soldier” an Ode to Veterans Yesterday and Today
There has been much talk by our purloined and pampered politicians, pundits, preachers and their backs on Wall Street about the need for all of us to sacrifice. They seem to pushing harder and harder for the men and women … Continue reading
Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan, Military, Pastoral Care
Deep Thoughts and Musings on a Lazy Fall Saturday
I have been down with an ear and sinus infection most of the week which has added to my insomnia and made me pretty useless. It is no fun to get up in the morning with vertigo. When this happens … Continue reading
Goodbye Iraq… Inshallah (إن شاء الله)
A spokesman for the Administration confirmed that US Forces will leave Iraq by the end of the year. The decision came after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has told U.S. military officials that he does not have the votes in … Continue reading
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Never Forget: 9-11-2001
It has been ten years since we saw the horrifying images of airliners crashing into theTwinTowersof the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, ten years since we saw people plunging to their deaths to avoid being burned to death in … Continue reading
Filed under faith, History, iraq,afghanistan, traumatic national events
Reflections on 9-11-2001: How the Day Changed Me….
We are coming up on the 10th anniversary of a date that changed the country. I wrote about it last year in an article entitled 9-11-2001: A Date that Will Live in Infamy 9 Years Later. This year I am going … Continue reading
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