Thank You.

Hello all,

I would like to take the time to thank everyone for the goodies they have sent and the support they give. I figured something out... They dont pay us a ridiculous salary to do the jobs we do, They pay us a ridiculous salary to be away from our families and loved ones. Knowing that I have support from the people at home makes being here much easier, otherwise I would have been on a plane bound for ATL a while ago.

Thanks for being there for me.
I send my love to all.

Zack In Iraq

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So this is an M1A1 Abrams Tank shortly after Airforce Fighter jets screamed overhead. (The sound of freedom)
And we have the BigBrother balloon. These things are teathered to the ground with cameras mounted on them and float 100's of feet in the air. They watch the bad guys, and us too.

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So if the Iraqis can build stuff like this... Why is the whole country ugly?

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Palm Trees. Just like being in Florida. (Not really)

Yet another water front palace that sits near my shop. Ive been told this was one of Udays palces. Currently property of the US Army.

Items Needed!!

I am in need of a GNC style Shaker bottle... The kind used to mix Protein shakes and such. Im tired of attempting to pour powder into a water bottle, Its a pain in the but. No rush tho, whenever someone mails something over here throw it in if you dont mind. Dont mail just the bottle, thats to much postage.

Thanks All

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This is an Iraqi Armored Vehicle, courtesy of your US Army. We gave them around 8000 of them. As you will see in the picture below they leave all kinds of goodies in there for us to work around while doing our repairs.

Here ya go, laying in this vehicle was a Smoke Grenade, an Phosphorus Granade, a 50Cal. round and an already fired 50Cal. round... Gotta love working around explosives.

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Ok. Now this is just cool... I couldnt help myself.

Balad Airforce Base. Courtesy of your friendly neighborhood Blackhawk pilot.

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I bet you dont look this cool on the way to work.

We were full Army issue body armor (IBA, Individual Body Armor) quite often, Ballistic plates in the front and back. All weighing in at around 50lbs. The longer you walk, the heavier it feels.

My appologies

Yes, David. I was on ''vacation'' again. Im home now. Posts to follow shortly.

Funny

Alright kudos to my Dad who forwarded this to me.

"Possibly the funniest chicken joke ever"
A chicken and an egg are lying in bed.
The chicken is leaning against the headboard smoking a cigarette, with a satisfied smile on its face.
The egg, looking a bit pissed off, grabs the sheets,
rolls over,
and says, 'Well, I guess we finally answered THAT question.'

That just made my day!

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Slow day at work + a piece of charcoal = a Camel on a concrete wall.