Welcome back to "paradise." Glad you made back it safely man. I remember my teacher let us read about fallen soldiers every monday morning most of the men were young. What is your line of duty there?

Great news, it's good to see you made it out all right.

Now you have the grand opportunity of telling small children what it was like back in your day.

"See kiddies, back in 'Gannastan, I used to engage in physical combat with spiders!"

And they will be in awe.

But anyway, welcome back!

Welcome home man. I hope you're all right and intact physically and mentally.

LOL oddly enough...



Anyway here are some other fun pictures.

Me getting my NATO and ARCOM medals pinned.


Me inserting a NPA into my own nose! (it sucked!)





Germans!


11Cs doing stuff.



On patrol.

Welcome home hero.
I hope you killed that spider with fire.

Well, if by killing it with fire you mean running away from it while screaming like a little girl than yes. I certainly did.

Welcome back, and thank you for your service.

That pic with the Germans is pretty cool. I like the iron cross on the tanks.

Man, I need to start checking the general section more often.

Welcome back, dude. Good to know that your safety is now a perpetual thing. Don't really have a specific question, accept maybe: do you think you'll ever miss the desert life? As crazy as it was?

Thank you. As for your question, no I will never miss it. It was honestly the worst thing I've ever done and I'm glad that it's nothing but a memory now.

In regards to the comment above about the Germans yeah, they're fucking great. We would have been fucked if it wasn't for them. They're super nice and they honestly took care of us when our battalion wouldn't. It was actually a kind of good arangement. We did the fighting/killing and the Germans did everything else for the most part. The Germans were actually pretty good fighters when they had to be. They were content letting us do the shooting which was actually pretty smart.

I'm glad you made it home doode. What's next for you?

Welcome back. :)

Welcome back. Glad to hear all is well. Thank you for all you've done.

Looking good my man. Put your feet up and have a cup of tea.

I'm glad as well, and pose the same question. I hope they gave you guys some brews to go along with those medals!
Um, what's an NPA and why were you shoving it into your face?

Well, what's next for me is GTFO of the Army. I did my time and I don't want to be shot at and/or blown up anymore. Going back to college and finishing up my degrees which is what I should have done instead of running around Afghanistan.

As for the brews that's coming this weekend. Couldn't really drink the past week since I had family around along with a ton of errands to do. Getting fucked up and screaming at little kids on Black Ops tomorrow though.

The NPA or Nasopharyngeal Airway/Adjunct is a tool medics use. It's super basic. Pretty much it just helps keep an open airway for you to breathe out of. I did a video on the NPA and insertion of said adjunct when I was but a wee private.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrJK5oSh_i0

It sucks.

Single military service warrants vererancy?

Yes.

raw

@chrome can i kiss you

Damn typo.

No.