Archive for September, 2009

One more week in Iraq counted down.

A week of Tweets about incoming indirect fire.  Sudo stop the IDF!
The definition of sudo.

Here I sit in the dark at almost 1am in my little 4 foot by 6 foot space.  I am under 2 layers of cover due to the overactive ECU, and my somewhat stinky PT clothes dangle 12 inches over my head because thats the only hook I have in my spot. There are 8 other people in the newly dubbed “Planetarium” sleeping quietly in their own little 4×6 spaces on their own cots, probably freezing as well.

What happens when an Urgent MEDEVAC request comes down?  A lot of things happen in a very short amount of time to make sure that the call gets answered.

First, as the 9-line will come down one of two ways usually: by phone or by mIRC.  When the mIRC goes off, The 9-line streams across the screen in red to alert Flight Operations to the call.  They pick up the radio and announce “Mission, Mission Mission!”  to alert the crews that a mission has come down.  From the time the computer sounds off, we have 15 minutes to be in the air, we usually do it in less than 10.

Another week down.

Eight Years have passed, and all I can still say is “We will Never Forget!”

Once again, I am linking to my 9/11 EMS Memorial.  I chose to focus on the Paramedics and EMTs lost that day because so little has ever been covered concerning them.  They have been lost amongst all the firefighter and police memorials. I read something the other day that seemed appropriate when referring to them: The Forgotten Heros of 9/11.  That being said here is the link to the memorial:
9/11 EMS Memorial

Also if you would like to read more about each of the victims, please visit Project 2,996.

Another week of microblogging from the Front.  Also, this feed is changing to reflect @combatdoc since most of my followers are there and I am duplicating entries. @ffpblog will be used to publish links to new articles and such from now on.

I was promoted to Staff Sergeant today.  I was selected for one of a handful of coveted Battlefield Promotions.