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Brandon

True Friendship Knows No Inconvenience

About Me

Just wanted to let everyone know I have successfully landed here in Iraq. Yes, it is hot, and we haven't done much, but that is about to change and things are going to get really busy. We are going to do a 10 day training program and then get ready to take over our part of the mission. Everyone can be at ease, while it is dangerous here, it's not that bad, I have a lot of great Marines working with and for me,a dn I am motivated to try and spread democracy, even if the Iraqis really don't understand what dempcracy is. Miss everyone and especially the fact that NFL/College footbal season is starting.....should be able to catch a couple of games over here, hopefully. More to follow.......

My Interests

Politics, social issues, friends, swimming, running, surfing, scuba diving, traveling, Vegas, reading, skydiving, the Dallas Cowboys, diversity, Venti White Chocolate Mochas from Starbucks, outside stuff.......

Music:

All music, some Raggae. Dave Matthews, Metallica, 3 Doors Down, Linkin Park, Jimmy Eat World, James Taylor, Green Day, Hole, Enya, Foo Fighters, Eve 6, Eagles, Guns and Roses, Techno (at times), anything with energy, The Offspring, Puddle of Mudd, Tenacious D, Stroke 9, Eminem, Soul Asylum, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Creed, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, The Goo Goo Dolls, Everclear, Fuel, Nickelback, Carbon Leaf, Everclear, Jonathan Mayer, The Darkness, Slightly Stupid, Blink 182, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Steve Miller Band, and whatever else is in my i pod.....Video code provided by Music Video Codes

Movies:

Snatch, Lock, Stock, and Three Smoking Barrells, Boondock Saints, The Sum of All Fears, We Were Soldiers Once (Fathers, Brothers, Husbands, Sons), Braveheart, Bridges of Madison County, The Notebook, Fried Green Tomatoes, Monty Python's The Holy Grail, Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Dead Poet's Society, Blackhawk Down Band of Brothers, Raiders of The Lost Ark, American Pie, Old School, Swingers, A Night at The Roxberry, Full Metal Jacket, and so on.......

Television:

Seinfeld, Friends, Sports (football)

Books:

The Notebook and all other Nicholas Sparks' Books, Any book by Tom Clancy, Any book by Bill O'Reilly, Gates of Fire by Stephan Pressfield, We Were Soldiers Once and Young, JFK-PT109, The War for Muslim Minds, Islam and the West by Giles Keppel, Flags of Our Fathers, Cleared Hot, The Hot Zone, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Bell Jar, Where the Red Fern Grows, American Soldier (Gen Tommy Franks) more to follow...

Heroes:

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My Blog

Iraq

For any of you wondering what the 'real deal' is with Iraq, and not what the media is telling you, I am putting together a blog on the subject.  I am still compiling some info so it is not ready ...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:34:00 PST

GOING HOME!!!

Life cannot get any better than it is right NOW!!!  Just want to let anyone know who cares that I am moving back to SD.  I am going HOME!!  No offense to the East Coast, but later, hope...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:24:00 PST

My virgin blog experience.....

So this is my virgin blog experience, but I felt I had to get into it because a friend of mine always has a cool one and it really helps to understand some of the wierd shit in the world......So post ...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST