Whatever:
yeah. me at 0600 before patrol. yes I am fully conscious and awake. doesn't show all the shit I am wearing very well so I need a couple better pics of this. they will come along. so yeah...whatever.

my favorite corner:
yeah it's nasty, but the kids here are amusing and the alley it is in is easily secured which is good because we often hear shooting in this area and the Mahdi Militia are pretty prevalent in this sector

outside the FOB:
this is a pic of the shit hole shanty village immediately outside the eastern wall of our Forward Operating Base

Peterson and Reynolds
:my two closest friends in the army. John Peterson (the one with the m16) and John Wayne Reynolds Jr (he's from Texas if the name doesn't give it away, and speaks far better for the state then your friend and mine Dubya)

Pete signs his leave form:
Petey is pretty fed up with the army and can't wait for his leave in June and discharge next spring. see how happy he is filling out his paperwork?

police station 1 and 2:
bombed in the Sadr Rebellion last year against 1st Cav. not sure who blew it up but I think it was the bad guys. oh well, cops in Sadr City are corrupt as all hell anyway.

shitmud:
5:1:1 ratio of shit to dirt to water. I got some on my boot taking the photo and got to smell it all day. yum!