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10 Years
A decade. Nearly 1/3rd of my lifetime. Ten. Years. On a Sunday, 10 years ago today, B co. HQ element rolled out just like so many Sundays before. Just a routine cruise around our sector, stopping at some key locations. However, this Sunday was not like the others. Not too far outside of the Taji […]
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A decade. Nearly 1/3rd of my lifetime. Ten. Years. On a Sunday, 10 years ago today, B co. HQ element rolled out just like so many Sundays before. Just a routine cruise around our sector, stopping at some key locations. However, this Sunday was not like the others. Not too far outside of the Taji gate, […]
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5 Years Ago
An explosion goes off behind me. Dust, everywhere. My ears are ringing, and I’m stunned. My body locks up momentarily before succumbing to gravity, as I collapse into a heap inside the Stryker. I hear my brothers yelling “Ian!” and “Doc!” The darkness begins to creep in and I think to myself “They got me… […]
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It’s Been Eight Years Now.
So today marks eight years since I was hit by shrapnel from an IED. Now most of the time, when you hear about someone who has been hit by a bomb you tend to think the worst; traumatic amputations, grossly deformitive injuries, TBI, and other things as well. However none of those really happened to […]