So two week ago I boarding a plane going from kansas to maine to ireland and then kuwait. Not much in kuwait be desert as far as you can see with a few beatles and sand storms... not cool. Its not so hot, and when I say that, I mean unless you like feeling your brain boiling inside your own head. we went through all the same training that we did at FT Riley, ranges, convoy live fires, and mostly we just acclimated to the searing heat. we got new combat vests that are just as heavy and awkard as the old combat vest (about 40-50 pounds) and got to run around the desert playing soldier. I came up with a couple goals:
1. get better God.
2. get into the best shape of my life.
3. educate myself (seems broad but I have my areas of focus)
4. document this experience through music
After about a week of fun in kuwait we boarded a C130. the seats were roomy with AC but the on flight movie was sub-parr. Ok not really we were in full battle rattle on top of each other in what felt like a suna with a every bump having a bar shoved up my backside... good times.
Bagdad is a little cooler but dirty as hell. The palaces from sadaams rule a massive but its kinda sad how the military has reformed the green zone in to a military compound.
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..."document your experience in music"? Are you writing again? Can't even imagine walking around -- let alone -- fighting -- w/ an extra 40-50 pounds bundled around you, w/ your brain boiling in the heat.
good man, keeping the right brain active through creativity (i.e. music) will help you stay mentally balanced and sharp. plus you might create something that hits home with others who've been through what you're going through, as well as sharing with those of us who haven't.
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