The Doobie Chronicles (Iraq Edition)

[JonDaAzn]

posing afterwards

[Army]

tsk tsk tsk...just look at those dirty rifles...hmmph.

Despite being a Full Bird, how does he rate a 1911 carried in condition 3? Dang officers

Keep your head on a swivel Doobie. Make it a little safer for me!

[Doobie]

Great Pics! I haven't seen those yet!
Army: I'll do my best
Also, in those guys defense...you can't step outside around here without getting your weapon dirty> I have to clean mine evertime I come back from an operation. But that is normal for us
I know the armorer in you can't stand to see it

[Doobie]

Well, it looks like this may be the last real update of the Doobie chronicles. 2nd ID assumes control of Mosul soon and we will be left without a job. WHOOooHOOO! Good luck to them, and to "Army", and I hope we laid a good foundation for them.
The Bandit platoon has had a rather slow week last week. We were on security again, so it was a lot of pulling guard and loaning out our trucks. This week we are on Civil Military Affairs and escort. We will travel to a few outlying towns to see how they are doing before we leave and we will escort the Battalion Commander and the S-3 (operations) around when they need to go out. You can look at the picture site www.paintballmedia.com

[Creative Mayhem]

Great news Doobie!! We'll be here waiting for ya!!

[Caffiend]

Great to hear Doobie! Enjoy the 24hr+ plane ride (again)

[Doobie]

Thanks Caff! It should only be about 18 hrs of actual flying time. I just hope I get tosit in first class. On the way over, we were in a AA 777. The guys in first class were lying down and watching TV! They were almost beds! Hopefully, rank truely does have it's privilages

[logamus]

Originally posted by Doobie
Hopefully, rank truely does have it's privilages

one can only hope. congrats on a job well done, not only in your duty but in keeping your butt safe. remember the trip home is always shorter than the trip there!

[Trina]

Once again, thanks to everyone here on AO for all your support to Doobie and I during this deployment! You all are the best and I can assure you it is greatly appreciated!

**BIG VIRTUAL HUG** to all of you

[1stdeadeye]

Were these photos from your unit Doobie?



or this one?

[Trina]

I know the second pic definately isn't (note earlier comments in this thread). If they're in Doobie's unit they will have a heart on the helmit, even still that is a full brigade of people...and there aren't any females in his unit either, so I don't think the first pic is his...

Deadeye, that second pic is sooo awesome though isn't it! Can you imagine being one of the guys to capture Sadaam?? Talk about some bragging rights!!

[1stdeadeye]

I know. They were jokes!

Bragging rights indeed!

Did Doobie ever get that AO Tribal Paintball hat?

I sent it about a week and a half before X-Mas.

[Trina]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
I know. They were jokes!

Bragging rights indeed!

Did Doobie ever get that AO Tribal Paintball hat?

I sent it about a week and a half before X-Mas.

OH...duh!!

I don't remember him mentioning it, but that doesn't mean anything. We usually only have a short time to talk, and I'm usually the one doing all the talking..LOL!! I'd have thought if you sent it that early, he would've definately gotten it by now. I'll ask him when I talk to him again. Thanks though, I know he'll appreciate that!!

[Caffiend]

Originally posted by Doobie
Thanks Caff! It should only be about 18 hrs of actual flying time.

Only 18 hours? Must be flying "straight" back to the States huh? We were the first stop in a long list of stops around the box 25 hours later wheels down in BWI, but that did include ground time, maybe a few hours tops. Hopefuly RHIP works on the plane too, good luck

[Doobie]

Hey...i found some Internet!
1stdeadeye: I never got the hat! It should catch up to me eventually. Maybe back in the states?

Hope to see everyone real soon, THANKS!