Patches

The three of us from Iowa that are here at FOB Warhorse. This pose was after I gave PV2 Zuber and PFC Muehe their "combat patch". I got mine last week before i went to the other FOB. Typically, a soldier will wera only a patch on their left shoulder. But a soldier that has deployed to a combat zone, will also wear one on their right shoulder. The usually wear the patch of the unit that they served with. We are serving with a brigade from the 2nd Infantry Division. The patch is the 2ID patch. It is one of the more recognized patches, also one of the most decorated. From what I read, there have been 24+ recipients of the Medal of Honor from this division.

This is a photo fo the weapons that they found on the air assault mission. I was lucky that the only stuff that was found was in the objective that I was in. That way, I got to include that stuff as part of my video story.



This was just a dwelling that was in the area. Nothing special about it, just a picture to show what some people live in if not in a bigger town.


Just a random donkey hangin' out and looking bored.

Operation Tomahawk Condor

There is 10 seconds of black video before this starts. This is the air assault mission that I went on. It was actually kind of fun to play infantry for a day. We jumped (not literally)off the Chinooks and went to work. Well, the Iraqis did. US forces followed close behind and I videotaped stuff. I had one other interview with an Iraqi company commander, but it was really windy and the audio quality was poor. There were no shots fired at all and everyone returned to base safely. US forces did have mortars trained on targets in the area just in case the "you know what" hit the fan.

Extreme Tomahawk School Makeover

This is the video that the battalion commander wanted done for his youtube post. I spent several days taping and editing. When the commander saw this video, he was impressed and excited to get it posted. I am working on a longer piece that LTC Hodges wants to market to ABC and their Extreme Home Makeover show. His voice is the one you hear under the video. I will post some regular pictures on here sometime later. ENJOY!!!

This is the view from the roof of the school towards a park.

Apparently there are four families living here. usually in this situation, the families area all related.

A few days before i got to the school, some guys fired at the security detail guarding the place at night. Apparently, they fired from an alley and from this gate.

An exterior view of the school with a bunch of beat up old desks outside.

Inside one of the classrooms.

This is the school makeover that i videotaped. I will do more when it gets finished.

Archery Range

This is the latest attempt at making videos. Enjoy it. The combatives video I made, was aired on AFN Europe and seen by thousands in Iraq, Afghanistan, and all of Europe.