First let me tell you that gunfire is not involved in any way.
While I was overseas our squad started to receive what we would call drive bys. For months and months when we first were in country we would have platoon meetings. Informal gatherings where MSG Chiles would put out information that we needed. Nothing exciting nothing formal just a gathering where we would find out what was going on. Eventually these meetings stopped and we would receive a “drive by”. Continue reading Drive Bys
I spent a little over twenty years playing army. Not quite six years in the Nebraska National Guard and over fourteen in the Army Reserve. I was deployed only once, serving on active duty for 18 months with 13 of those overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom. I do not go out of my way to draw attention to my service. In fact I don’t really enjoy talking about myself with people I don’t know (I even have trouble writing here even though no one knows this blog exists). I have met several people though that have no problem drawing attention to themselves regardless of their service. Continue reading Retired Army