Articles Archive for October 2009
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Some Obama irony, airing days before his deserved win of the Nobel Peace Prize:
NobelPrize.org
“for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”
I will also be submitting my entire platoon for the Medal of Honor for swearing to act “conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his [or her] life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.” in the mountains of Afghanistan next year….
Army Life, Featured, Headline »
Here I am, back in Lawton, Oklahoma. When I left six months ago I swore off ever having to come back. The Army had different plans.
No, I’m actually not that disgruntled. I’m actually pretty excited.
Tomorrow I start the Joint Fires Observer course. This two-week course is where fires support officer’s (FSO), forward observers (FO), and other personnel that are designated to call in indirect fires, go to learn to be more proficient in calling in fires from aircraft. Because I’ll be an FSO in the future — probably some time …
