Chris Whong

I actually saw a cornfield today… and to top it all off, it rained, AND it was chilly this morning! Go figure!
As you go further north the climate changes dramatically, and it’s much more fertile. I crossed the Tigris river for the first time, and saw a lot “nicer” areas of […]

I was walking back from the MWR early this morning, and I passed through the KBR Truck Driver’s area (Kellogg, Brown, and Root). These are civilians who drive supply trucks for the military. They don’t get uparmored vehicles, and they don’t get weapons, so they are even less protected than we are, braving […]

Tonight, at the dining hall, I looked over and saw three Korean soldiers sitting at the table next to us. I had been meaning to get a photo with some Koreans, to show my dad and my brothers.
I asked if I could have a picture, and they agreed. They were pretty quick to […]

So…. today, I am back at the base where Saddam’s old palace was (one of them anyways). What I didn’t know last time I was here is that I know someone who works inside. I didn’t know we would be stopping here for the day, so I couldn’t give her any notice, but […]

No, I can’t really tell you what I am sighing about, but it’s definitely giving me a headache.
In other news… literally… my brother Jason plugged my blog in a newspaper article in the star-gazette, and sent me a copy of it. It’s actually a whole write-up about how my blog is better […]

The outgoing platoon leader from the unit we replaced left me a few goodies because he couldn’t take them with him. Most units sell off things like refrigerators, TVs, DVD players, microwaves, and other appliances that they can’t or won’t being home with them when they leave. I got lucky, and LT McCoy […]

Everyone’s back safe. We had a few snafus, but you know I can’t go into detail on this blog. If you are lucky enough to get phone calls from me, I’ll fill you in then.
Since I can’t talk about the mission, I’ll talk about the down time. Outside of some of these […]

http://blog.tmcnet.com/telecom-crm/ Someone who I don’t even know has plugged my blog, and used my own first hand rants and raves to fuel his own, complete with quotes!
Check it out.
-LT

Chicago Sun-Times
September 28, 2005
Combat Feeding Chefs Hunt Elusive Prey: PB And J
By Janet Rausa Fuller, Staff Reporter
Making a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich is easy. But developing one that will remain stable under battlefield conditions has become a monumental task for scientists at the Defense Department’s Combat Feeding Directorate.
Researchers at the Natick, Mass., center, which develops food […]

Out in Iraq again. It’s pretty wild how harsh this climate is, yet it’s beautiful at the same time. Without all the light pollution of a big city, the night sky in Iraq is pristine, and you can see thousands and thousands of stars that you don’t see where I come from. […]