Clara does it again

Bouhammer | January 28, 2008

My good friend, RN Clara Hart has done it again. Brought big old alligator tears to this tough old war-torn soldier’s eyes. It is one thing to see dead Afghans and feel no compassion. However there is no way to read this and not have your tears roll down your face and have your heart [...]

Toggle is back

Bouhammer | January 25, 2008

The latest war wounded Doonesbury character, Toggle, is back in the strip this week. For those that have followed Doonesbury in the past or followed the strip after I talked about Toggle last time on this blog, check out http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickcomics/20080121/cx_db_uc/db20080121 and see the latest updates on his evac out of Iraq after he hit an [...]

Clumsy and Jihad do not mix

Bouhammer | January 23, 2008

Apparently being a suicide bombing jihadist and having two left feet is not a good mix. Click on the link to read what I am talking about. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=114307 Lord knows I was laughing pretty hard after reading this one.

Check out SGT Freedom

Bouhammer | January 21, 2008

I have seen several videos from SGT Freedom, but this one is the best. This is his 24th episode and is his top 10 things he would like to see happen 2008. Take the 10 minutes it takes to watch this, as it puts across some great messages in a rant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc8rnnk4HPk

Advice

Bouhammer | January 17, 2008

Well my old unit (the 2/101 Cavalry,) and in fact my entire Brigade has started their journey that will take them all to Afghanistan and hopefully back in one piece. I will never be able to communicate to all of them how much I worry about all of them and how much I will worry [...]

Write up review of The Fighting 69th

Bouhammer | January 10, 2008

Popular blogger Badger6 over at the milblog Badger’s Forward has done a nice write up on the book the fighting 69th. The Fighting 69th is the nickname given to the 1st BN of the 69th INF out of NYC. The BN is part of my Brigade, but at the time of their tour they were [...]

A great Radio Interview about The Sandbox

Bouhammer | January 8, 2008

KUOW 94.9 Radio over in Seattle WA held a one hour radio show profiling milbloggers that wrote entries for both the Sandbox website and the Sandbox book. I talked to David Standford a while back about this after he told me that he was lining up bloggers to be part of this interview. I am [...]

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The Bouhammer [boo-ham-er] blog was originally created by a 22-year retired First Sergeant of the Army. This blog started out as a way to write about military related issues. It turned into a way for Bouhammer to document his 16 month tour as an ETT leader in Afghanistan for family and friends. It is now one of the leading and award-winning blogs written exclusively on operations in Afghanistan and other military related topics. In addition to Bouhammer, another writer is "The Dude" who is a National Guard Officer who served with Bouhammer in Afghanistan. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy what you see. If you care about what is happening in the land where the attacks of 9/11 were planned and if you care about our military, this is the blog for you. Tell your family, tell your friends, and even tell people you don't like.

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