I had dinner tonight with an Army pal that got back from a stint in Iraq recently. He gave me a few photos he had taken and collected from people in his squad. Lots of them were pretty bad, as well as the stories that went with them, but there were a few that were interesting...

"Iraqi Ben Stiller" on his mound of dirt.

Kids in school...

Captured goods...

Fallen soldier...

Dusty...

Humvee ambush where a soldier lost a foot...

Surfing the net...

Destroyed tank...

Patrol tower...

Thanks for sharing.

That Patrol Tower pic should be in a magazine. I really like the overall feel of it.

Thanks for sharing Roikins.

Thanks Roikins.

I been thinking about this pic. And I really need one of these.

Isn't that a 50 caliber?

I would love to see a theme made out of the patrol tower pic if it was bigger as I for one would probably use it as well as some vets I know

Not sure. Barrett has a new one out that I have not seen real good yet. But heck I would like one of the old 60s. I like the sound of those.

No problem. I think seeing photos from Iraq always helps people to realize the gravity of the situation. The news and politicians handle stories from the Middle East in such a way that it makes people forget that troops and civilians have their lives on the line, regardless of the reasons and if you agree or not with them. When you see stories on the news, it often seems like politicians and generals are playing with toy soldiers and toy tanks.

I always heard that young men fight old mens wars.

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