Lost in Thoughts... ... |
The other night I was laying in bed and could not manage to fall asleep. I tried to tell myself that it was my matress or that I could only count so many sheep before they quit (humor is always around...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:22:00 PST |
MaRiNeS (Part 2) |
You Know You're A Marine When.... You've ever used the term "Oohrah" in any context other than sarcasm. Your dream home is base housing. You've ever rolled pennies to buy beer on a week night. You've ...
Posted by Raul on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:47:00 PST |
MaRiNeS |
Marines come in all shapes, shades, weights, sizes, and states ofsobriety, misery, and confusion. He is sly as a fox, has the nerveof a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of apol...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:00:00 PST |
Can't Sleep... ... |
I can't sleep!!! I fear that it may happen again, that I have to go through what I went right after coming back from Iraq. For some reason I try to block it out... to tell myself that it's nothing and...
Posted by Raul on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:25:00 PST |
Who Gives a Damn if a Marine Dies.... I DO! |
Who gives a damn if a Marine dies...I do!
Take a man and put him alone, Put him twelve thousand miles from his home. Empty his heart of all his blood, Make him live in sweat and mud. This life I cho...
Posted by Raul on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:07:00 PST |
11 1/2 days! |
Hurricane Wilma did quite a number on us! It hit on October 24 and early that morning the power went out and not until November 4 would I SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN! It completely took me out of the loop in ...
Posted by Raul on Sun, 06 Nov 2005 06:22:00 PST |
Back Stateside |
My unit got back this month from our deployment to Iraq. I must say that it's a huge relief to be back in the good ol' U.S. of A. Eventhough I'm back and have fun (i.e. get wasted, party, etc...) the ...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
Just another day... |
It's funny how something that means so much, that I've celebrated as a child and teenager, that's meant to be spent with family and loved ones... seems to have no meaning to me anymore. The Holidays a...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
Wounded in Action |
On the night of October 28th while on the outskirts of the city of Fallujah and Sakaweah I was wounded by the enemy. The insurgents used one of their many IED's (improvised explosive devices) to try t...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
Mixed Feelings in Iraq |
I sit in the computer room of the firm base where my unit stays (Camp Baharia) it's a rare occasion to do so as we are out most of the time. As a Marine I do my duty for my country and I ask no questi...
Posted by Raul on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
