May 25, 2005
THIS IS YOUR WAR
One of the best written milblogs, by an Army infantryman in Iraq whose prose snaps, crackles, & pops with poetic details of life on patrol.
"Tonight the clouds created a roof over the earth, the distant lights of Baghdad reflected off the undersides of the clouds. The wind carried the muted sounds of conversations & the occasional bark of laugher. The palms scraped & rustled against each other. Hushed voices from the night, trying to tell me something, but just out of hearing.
"I don't really mind guard duty. It gives me time to myself & time to think, except when you are fighting to stay awake because you haven't slept in days & have been moving hard. I've spent shifts stabbing myself in the hand just to keep my eyes
"Or it's raining & you're soaked, fingers numb, nose running, the wind tearing through you, cutting exposed skin like knives. Then you just retreat inside, shut down your higher senses, & wait it out like a beast of the field. I've seen plenty of good Soldiers defeated by their own minds. Driven to the point of madness by being miserable."
Posted by Jeff at May 25, 2005 12:35 PM
Comments
Jeff,
Super find, and fantastic writing. Who would have thought an infantryman was even capable of writing? Ha, just a little jest from a former artilleryman.
I'll be spending a good deal of time there. Thanks for linking it.
Posted by: Dan at May 25, 2005 02:16 PM
Have you read this?
http://americanshort-timer.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Jinny at October 2, 2005 08:55 PM
