Sgt Bruce Sorge Iraq Blog

29 January 2009

A day in the life

What life is like on the FOB when don't do missions

Categories: Iraq

So, people keep asking me 'Bruce, what do you do all day anyway'? So, here is our life right now. And understand that we have not done missions in about three weeks now.
Wake up
Run
Shower
Dress
Eat breakfast or go to Java Hut and get coffee
Study math and read book for on-line classes I am taking
Eat lunch
Come back to room, watch movie or more studying
Chat with girlfriend
Watch another movie
Go to bed

So that is pretty much it. Soon though we will be back on our mission cycle and we will be much busier.

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25 January 2009

Moved yet again

Categories: Iraq

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So we have moved yet again. Third base in four months. We are now in Mosul Iraq, at FOB Marez. It is a sprawling complex but everything we need is less than a mile walk from our chus. This fob is a bit more dirty than the others because all the roads are dirt, but that is OK, it is not as bad as other FOBS. I can't wait till we start our mission cycle back up. It will make the time go by so much faster. Things should be heating up for us here so I will keep everyone posted with info.

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12 January 2009

First Mission in Two Weeks

Categories: Iraq

So we finally got to go out on our first mission in our new AO. I got to finally see downtown Kirkuk for the first time, and I was very impressed/shocked. It is a lot more modern than I though. There was a huge section that was nothing but car lots, a couple of cement plants that were very modern, new apartments, gyms, hardware stores, grocery stores, gas stations. Things we never saw in the smaller farming communities. I am really looking forward to seeing more of this city. And next time I won't forget my camera.

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03 January 2009

PB Howell is no more

Categories: Iraq

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So we were told about three weeks ago that we were going to close our patrol base and turn the train station back over to the Iraqi's. Yesterday we did just that. We tore down all of our living areas, removed our shower/latrine and removed all of the stuff that belongs to us as well as removed the barriers that closed the tracks. We had a small ceremony and then we pulled out and moved to FOB Warrior. Warrior is an Air Force base located in Kirkuk. It is a huge sprawling base that has all the amenities - PX, laundry, fast food (Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Green Bean Coffee) as well as state of the art gyms. We are now in two man rooms that are very nice. We will soon have our own internet in each room and AFN tv. We like the place a lot more than Howell.

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