Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-08 Thread Tony
m chai and flat bread sounds awesome... be safe and have fun!! -- tony Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:21 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cleared it with command and they have no problem

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-08 Thread Erika L. Walker
Excellent info Bruce! Look forward to your observations whilst you are there. We're just a bunch of manic information starved weirdos. :) Well at least I am. Thanks for everything Bruce. On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:21 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cleared it with command and they

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-08 Thread Paul Ihrig
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Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Sorge
I cleared it with command and they have no problem with giving the town name. It is no secret we are here. They have already attacked this base a few times this year, but since the unit we are replacing has done such a great job of improving our image, the attacks have pretty much stopped. The peop

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Tony
i guess... sorry, i was just trying to see where it is on a map, from the USA and not from iraq... so i can see where my online pal is... thats all :) but i understand. stay safe bruce -- tony Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Tue, Oc

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Erika L. Walker
The river yes ... one side looks more green than the other - but it's mostly looks like fields carved out of nothingness. All straight lines and narrow. Really really weird looking patchwork farmland. Wish the sat pictures showed more detail. Fascinating to "visit" another country. On Tue, Oct 7,

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Loathe
Lat/Long certainly would be, it can be used to shift fire and register indirect fire. To be honest I'm uncomfortable with even talking about this. C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > I don't know if town/village name of the FB is (that may be general > knowledge) but the route and schedule of road trips

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Loathe
river I mean. Loathe wrote: > Are you talking about the ribbon? > > Erika L. Walker wrote: >> Those are some really funky looking fields What kind of stuff do they >> grow there Bruce? >> What crops and stuff? >> Why is one side of the water all green and fields, and the other barren? >> What

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Scott Stewart
prolly cause fields give the bad guys plenty of cover... Tony Weeg wrote: > for giving us town name? > > Sent from my iPhone... Dont hate > > On Oct 7, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> bad bad >> >> >> >> Bruce Sorge wrote: >> >>> NP. Also, the town I am in is cal

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Scott Stewart
Glad yer safe... and thanks Bruce Sorge wrote: > Hello again all. > We finally made it to our patrol base. It is a train station that we > converted to a place for us to live and work. Although we have no real > amenities other than a gym and MWR facility, we actually like it here. We > are anxi

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Jerry Johnson
Giraldo Alert Giraldo Alert (watch out for flying chairs and mustache hairs) Tony Weeg wrote: > > can u give us your lat/lon so we can see wurrya be at? > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dra

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Tony Weeg
for giving us town name? Sent from my iPhone... Dont hate On Oct 7, 2008, at 3:57 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bad bad > > > > Bruce Sorge wrote: >> NP. Also, the town I am in is called Hawijah, Iraq. I googled it >> and all it >> shows is a lot of farm land and no town. It is a ve

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
I don't know if town/village name of the FB is (that may be general knowledge) but the route and schedule of road trips would definitely be. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That would be an opsec violation. > > Tony Weeg wrote: >> can u give us your lat/lon so w

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Loathe
That would be an opsec violation. Tony Weeg wrote: > can u give us your lat/lon so we can see wurrya be at? > > big ups Bruce for the shit I'm too pussy to do! > > Sent from my iPhone... Dont hate > > On Oct 7, 2008, at 9:05 AM, "Erika L. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> http://www.

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Loathe
Are you talking about the ribbon? Erika L. Walker wrote: > Those are some really funky looking fields What kind of stuff do they > grow there Bruce? > What crops and stuff? > Why is one side of the water all green and fields, and the other barren? > What's the temps? > Is there a place like a

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Loathe
bad bad Bruce Sorge wrote: > NP. Also, the town I am in is called Hawijah, Iraq. I googled it and all it > shows is a lot of farm land and no town. It is a very small town anyway. > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:30 PM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Cool. Please share any and all storie

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Erika L. Walker
Those are some really funky looking fields What kind of stuff do they grow there Bruce? What crops and stuff? Why is one side of the water all green and fields, and the other barren? What's the temps? Is there a place like a "town square" ? On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL P

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
looks cool http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hawijah,+Iraq&ie=UTF8&ll=34.002048,44.387823&spn=0.002482,0.007682&t=h&z=18 ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http:/

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Sorge
NP. Also, the town I am in is called Hawijah, Iraq. I googled it and all it shows is a lot of farm land and no town. It is a very small town anyway. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:30 PM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool. Please share any and all stories with usno matter how mundane > they

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Sorge
I am not sure I can do that. Let me ask the commander first. Bruce On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Tony Weeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > can u give us your lat/lon so we can see wurrya be at? > > big ups Bruce for the shit I'm too pussy to do! > > Sent from my iPhone... Dont hate > >

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread G Money
Cool. Please share any and all stories with usno matter how mundane they may seem to you. I am starved for first hand information on what it's really like thereeven though I know it's just a small (one soldier's) account, at least we'll know it's TRUE. Truth seems to be in short supply lat

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Sorge
G, We just got here last night (AM really, about 3:00 AM after a short flight by Chinook and then convoy by MRAP). I We are starting our transition and when that is complete I will be reporting on our interactions with the locals. So far the locals are very friendly to us. The unit we are replacing

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Tony Weeg
can u give us your lat/lon so we can see wurrya be at? big ups Bruce for the shit I'm too pussy to do! Sent from my iPhone... Dont hate On Oct 7, 2008, at 9:05 AM, "Erika L. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.flickr.com > > Can upload direct from mobile, and nifty little desktop

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread G Money
Have you had much interaction with the locals yet, Bruce? I'm curious as hell to hear some stories about the people there, how they are getting along, what they are thinking, etc. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello again all. > We finally made it to ou

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Erika L. Walker
http://www.flickr.com Can upload direct from mobile, and nifty little desktop upload client for other pics. If you sign up - basic access is FREE, but I'll buy your Pro account so you have unlimited pics and upload limits are high. Just shoot us your account ID. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:52 AM, B

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Loathe
Awesome to hear from you man. I'm sure it feels great to get away from the brass. Thanks man, for everything you're doing. Bruce Sorge wrote: > Hello again all. > We finally made it to our patrol base. It is a train station that we > converted to a place for us to live and work. Although we hav

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Sorge
No. I will look into what that is. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Glad to hear you've arrived! Looking forward to some pictures! You got a > Flickr account? > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello again al

Re: Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Erika L. Walker
Glad to hear you've arrived! Looking forward to some pictures! You got a Flickr account? On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello again all. > We finally made it to our patrol base. It is a train station that we > converted to a place for us to live and work.

Made it to PB

2008-10-07 Thread Bruce Sorge
Hello again all. We finally made it to our patrol base. It is a train station that we converted to a place for us to live and work. Although we have no real amenities other than a gym and MWR facility, we actually like it here. We are anxious to get to work now. The area is very nice with a lot of