IRAQ: Materials including chlorine tanks used to build IEDs filled the complex.
By Don Hunter
Anchorage Daily News
March 2, 2007
A crazy man, commuting by VRE train and bicycle, his escapades, wanderings, near misses and any other adventures that comes along.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
Only In Alaska
Both lose when cow moose collides with helicopter
EUTHANIZED: Darted animal from the Gustavus herd bumps rear rotor of a tagging aircraft
By KATIE PESZNECKER
Anchorage Daily News
March 5, 2007
EUTHANIZED: Darted animal from the Gustavus herd bumps rear rotor of a tagging aircraft
By KATIE PESZNECKER
Anchorage Daily News
March 5, 2007
"We" Continue To Help
Al-Rashid farmers’ union, cavalry paratroopers distribute fertilizer
Sunday, 04 March 2007
FOB FALCON — The al-Rashid Nahia Farmers’ Union and paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division worked together to sell 3,100 bags of a fertilizer to union members at a discounted price in the southern Baghdad al-Rashid district Feb. 27.
A civil affairs team, attached to 1-40th Cavalry, advised the council and arranged to provide security for the union distribution sites and council members as they move the union’s profits from al-Rashid to a local bank.
The farmers’ union is managed by an eight member council, representing the eight tribes in the local area. The farmers’ union has 3,000 registered members.
Members are entitled to use one of the nine union tractors and purchase discounted seed, fertilizer, and plastic for greenhouses. Recently, the farmers’ union has assumed a greater role as membership and profits increase.
Three units from 1-40 Cavalry participated in the fertilizer distribution.
The squadron forward support company, Company D, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, provided a distribution platoon to transport the 3,100 uriyah fertilizer bags.
Troop B, 1-40th Cavalry provided security at the distribution and dealt with one incident at the event. They identified unexploded ordnance near the distribution site which was secured, while an explosive ordnance disposal team was called in to retrieve it.
A civil affairs team and the squadron executive officer, Maj. Tim Davis, a native of Norfolk, Va., oversaw the effort and met with local tribal leaders.
“Supporting the local economy by working with the farmers’ union is a fulfilling part of our job in this area,” Davis said.
“The interaction between us, the local community, local tribal leaders and the Nahia government is what makes a positive impact here,” added Capt. Ray Buenteo, civil affairs team leader and Salem Keizer, Ore. native. “Supporting the farmers’ union improves the local economy and fosters a sense of cooperation between U.S. forces and the local population which helps to create a safe and secure Iraq.”
(By 1st Lt. Hayden Scardina, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment)
Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK
Sunday, 04 March 2007
FOB FALCON — The al-Rashid Nahia Farmers’ Union and paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division worked together to sell 3,100 bags of a fertilizer to union members at a discounted price in the southern Baghdad al-Rashid district Feb. 27.
A civil affairs team, attached to 1-40th Cavalry, advised the council and arranged to provide security for the union distribution sites and council members as they move the union’s profits from al-Rashid to a local bank.
The farmers’ union is managed by an eight member council, representing the eight tribes in the local area. The farmers’ union has 3,000 registered members.
Members are entitled to use one of the nine union tractors and purchase discounted seed, fertilizer, and plastic for greenhouses. Recently, the farmers’ union has assumed a greater role as membership and profits increase.
Three units from 1-40 Cavalry participated in the fertilizer distribution.
The squadron forward support company, Company D, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, provided a distribution platoon to transport the 3,100 uriyah fertilizer bags.
Troop B, 1-40th Cavalry provided security at the distribution and dealt with one incident at the event. They identified unexploded ordnance near the distribution site which was secured, while an explosive ordnance disposal team was called in to retrieve it.
A civil affairs team and the squadron executive officer, Maj. Tim Davis, a native of Norfolk, Va., oversaw the effort and met with local tribal leaders.
“Supporting the local economy by working with the farmers’ union is a fulfilling part of our job in this area,” Davis said.
“The interaction between us, the local community, local tribal leaders and the Nahia government is what makes a positive impact here,” added Capt. Ray Buenteo, civil affairs team leader and Salem Keizer, Ore. native. “Supporting the farmers’ union improves the local economy and fosters a sense of cooperation between U.S. forces and the local population which helps to create a safe and secure Iraq.”
(By 1st Lt. Hayden Scardina, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment)
Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK
In The Weeds
U.S. Army Pvt. Craig Plaisante carries the radio as Capt. Jason Good, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (C-1/40th CAV) commander calls in a situation report to squadron headquarters from an insurgent fighting position found during a cache search in Al Jabor, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2006. C-1/40th CAV is conducting a search for weapons caches in the area after receiving a tip from human intelligence sources.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A.
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This photo looks like it could have been taken at Fort A. P. Hill instead of Iraq.
1/40th CAV is from Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A.
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This photo looks like it could have been taken at Fort A. P. Hill instead of Iraq.
1/40th CAV is from Fort Richardson, Anchorage, AK.
Joshua 1:9
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God
will be with you wherever you go."
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For the Corbin family, Scott, Tanya, Paige and Ethan
All our prayers are with you for Ethan's speedy recovery
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God
will be with you wherever you go."
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For the Corbin family, Scott, Tanya, Paige and Ethan
All our prayers are with you for Ethan's speedy recovery
Sunday, March 4, 2007
I Have Studied Many Times...
I have studied many times
The marble which was chiseled for me --
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.
In truth it pictures not my destination
But my life.
For love was offered to me and I shrank from its disillusionment;
Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;
Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.
Yet all the while I hungered for the meaning in my life.
And now I know that we must lift the sail
And catch the winds of destiny
Wherever they drive the boat.
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire--
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.
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Edgar Lee Masters
From Spoon River Anthology
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Because there is a God!
This poem by Russell Kelfer sums it up:
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You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!
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You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!
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