Change in Orders
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »Hey Guys, I have started my journey to Camp Lejeune NC where I'll start the three weeks of training to prepare for my deployment. I have to say that the tide of the war has surely been changed forever! Since I will ...
Reporting for Duty
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »The countdown begins till I deploy...S/FTaco
Semantics, The Rebuilding in Iraq…
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »You know, I’m tired of hearing people talk about the “Iraq War.” When you think about it, we aren’t at war in Iraq. As my Uncle Bruce pointed out, we are in the “Reconstruction of Iraq” right now. The last ...
Update #6 from Major Tucker
Friday, March 14th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Dear Family and Friends:In a short time I will begin my journey out of Iraq to Kuwait and back home to the United States and my family. First and foremost, I am grateful for having had this opportunity to serve ...
the Home Front Hero’s of this war
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »When serving in the Military, you take for granted that folks will die. Crazy as this sounds to me, you just know that if a buddy didn’t make it out of his plane or an IED blows up next to ...
Military Extreme Makeover
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Hi Gang, I have received word via Steel Jaw Scribe about an incredible deal for one of our guys. The VP of Navy Marine Corps Relief Society said that ABC's Extreme Home Makeover program wants to assist one of our ...
Post from BlackFive
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »This was brought to my attention and it's time out from story time to help out some of our guys...s/fTacoNot too long ago, Blackfive readers, joined by thousands of readers from other blogs, sent over 30,000 emails of support to ...
The Konkulators- Happy Halloween
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Hey guys, sometimes I admit that I’m a bit of a jerk, and this next story isn’t so much that I’m a total jerk now, but that I was just a stupid, single guy jerk at the time. Having four ...
Iwo Jima 1995
Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »Back in 1995, I was involved in the “Okinawa Plus Fifty Committee” with my close friend Jim Adams. Basically we were the guys who were trying to help set up the return of the WWII veterans to Okinawa, and let ...
What is worth Fighting for? Joe Foss knew
Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »Why we fight…Over there; anywhere. These are questions that went through my mind as I read Joe Foss’s book, A Proud American, to get a feel for my new job as a speaker for the Joe Foss Institute. It’s a ...
