simplyspoken

Well its been awhile since I've been on dA. Its been awhile since I've picked up my camera... I've been away from home now for over a year, and I'm hoping I will be back before Christmas.  This past year has had its up and downs, especially these past 9 months in Iraq... As much as I love my job and the excitement that comes along with it, I'm not a big fan of the life altering decisions that I sometimes have to make...  Don't get me wrong, I love leading soldiers; I'm known for making calm, correct decisions under pressure, but when I come back in from a mission and I'm laying in bed in the evening...thats when I start to think about all

Well I'm off to Iraq. Photos and updates soon to come.

Well I had to register my dA page with the Army database of web blogs so they can track my every move...  Due to the high security risk of my current assignment I have to be very careful about what photos I post this year, and also what I write about.  Its kind of a bummer, but as a soldier I understand.  All that I can say is that this year is going to be interesting; its going to be one of those once in a life time gigs... I will be doing things that some people in their military careers only dream about; and I will document what I can. This doesn't put a hold on my book project, but I just can't post photos of anyone on dA.  I'm not even