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SGT Saffar Arjmandi (1977 - 2006) -- part 03 3 Feb 2013 | 01:28 pm
Monday was the eighth anniversary of the death of SGT Saffar Arjmandi, of whom I wrote a couple of times while I was deployed before. This year, for some reason, my grief moved to the front burner an...
Some prayer requests 2 Feb 2013 | 08:21 am
I just spoke with my cousin Gail (well, she's actually married to my first cousin Mike, but I consider her to be in every way my cousin, as well), and it seems Mike has been admitted to the V.A. This...
Feedback 1 Feb 2013 | 08:34 am
I'm taking a class that is required by the Army, and I do not know who's grading my papers, etc., that I submit online. A couple of weeks ago, I turned in an essay exam covering four questions, with ...
A waking nightmare 31 Jan 2013 | 12:58 pm
The Colonel's cat, Buddy, tends to be very sweet and interactive, and I'm very aware that I will miss him when I mobilize and deploy. He's a very beautiful animal, and while it's taken some getting u...
Spectacular sunsets 31 Jan 2013 | 12:56 pm
For the three winters I've been here since getting home from Iraq and Kosovo, I've been grateful for the mildness of the weather (usually), though I suspect I feel the cold more acutely than I once di...
Dribs and drabs 31 Jan 2013 | 12:48 pm
I've actually spoken with one person who will be deployed to the same place, and I think I was able to answer many of his questions (since I've been there once before, and he and his people have not),...
Remembering to breathe 31 Jan 2013 | 12:48 pm
Relative to my upcoming deployment, it's been ten days now since I found out I'm being sent back to Southeastern Europe, and I still have had no contact with anyone who's been able to tell me what I'l...
Like the dewfall 31 Jan 2013 | 12:48 pm
"Like the dewfall" is a phrase from the mostly unfortunate reworking of the official texts used during the celebration of public worship in my religious tradition. Sigh. We had some mostly-light rai...
How can I keep from singing? 31 Jan 2013 | 12:47 pm
Though I majored in music (and biology) when I was in college, and though I've flirted with voice lessons from time to time, it's taken me a long time to get used to singing in public. This year at t...
MIchael and Gail 31 Jan 2013 | 12:47 pm
My first cousin Mike was a spook with the Air Force during the Vietnam conflict. Years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from that theater of operations, Mike's courageous and honorable service occ...
