Bouhammer | September 27, 2006
After we spend a few days invading the privacy of just about all the people in a town, we then hold what is called a Shura. A Shura is a meeting of all the elders from the different tribes and villages in and around the town. During this Shura, the Battalion Commander and Company Commander [...]
Bouhammer | September 26, 2006
Day 4 started with a dismounted presence patrol in the southern part of the village that had not been searched from the day prior and a village to the south. Since Face was on the Kulat clearing team the day before, I went on this one. I moved out in the morning with the dismounted [...]
Bouhammer | September 26, 2006
I was able to get on a computer this morning, but did not have my note cards with me to write about Day 4. So I decided to take a break from Op MTN Fury and write about something I have been wanting to since the start of this operation. So this entry is a [...]
Bouhammer | September 24, 2006
Day 3 started with an early wakeup and move out. Since the ANA do not always move with the zest that we would like to see, we have to get up extra early and make sure they are ready. Wake up was around 2 AM, and then we moving fast. We had to load our [...]
Bouhammer | September 23, 2006
I call this piece and the following entries, Phase 2 because in Phase 1 I was in the mountains with the Observation Posts overlooking a valley that was being cleared out by the ANA. This operation was the one where we hit IEDs on the way down and back and got rocketed. I was back [...]
Bouhammer | September 21, 2006
I just wanted to drop in a say Hi and I am doing OK. I have been in the field for 10 days and just had my first shower today in 11 days. Myself and Face man (also called Jerry by the Terps after Tom and Jerry, because Face is such a funny guy) have [...]
Bouhammer | September 11, 2006
Five years and one day ago was September 10th, 2001 and I had just flown in to Boston-Logan Airport that day to begin another week with my client. I was an independent contractor at the time and was working on a large project for Sun Microsystems, Workscsape Inc, and General Motors. The week of 9/10/01 [...]
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