To all of our readers, I just wanted to report that I am safe and sound in Al Anbar province. I am currently living and working in a small outpost north of Saqlawiyah. So far it’s been relatively quiet, as the Iraqi Civilian Watch is helping to keep the insurgent activity down. Of course, some of them were insurgents, but counterinsurgency often makes strange bedfellows. More updates to follow.

Good news and great job. Hope these trends continue.
Stay safe, Slab, and best of luck with your mission. People are pulling for you on the other side of the Atlantic.
Stay safe and good luck out there!
Slab:
I’ll send you a SIPR check as soon as I can.
Until then… head down, eyes open, powder dry, bayonet sharp!
jpp 89
great to hear from you! I thought you weren’t shipping out until October. Stay safe, send pictures!
Stay safe and good luck!
One grunt’s opinion of his commander in Anbar:
“I’d do anything for that man,” said a third, “and I don’t like officers.”
Do you think that one will make it into the leadership manuals?
Stay safe my friend.
google chrome
Great read! Your views are very similar to my own!