Blogs about: Desert Shield
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Hardcore
“Hardcore,” in the circles in which I grew up, was a compliment. It was something to aspire to. In retrospect, I certainly wasn’t. I wanted to be, which was kind of pathetic, but I n… more →
Rich Redman Rambles On
Desert Storm
queervet wrote 3 weeks ago: Shortly after leaving Khobar Towers, we boarded a C-130 aircraft and flew to an area of Iraq near th … more →
Remembering Desert Shield's First Day
garridon wrote 1 month ago: Hard to believe now Desert Storm was 19 years ago. One of my published articles on an experience I … more →
Al Khobar
queervet wrote 2 months ago: After flying into Saudi Arabia, as part of my “whirl-wind” tour of the Middle East (not … more →
Which way is Club Med?
queervet wrote 2 months ago: Once our plane landed in Rome, I looked out an airplane window and saw blue tanks greeting us with t … more →
Hardcore
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Rich Redman wrote 3 months ago: “Hardcore,” in the circles in which I grew up, was a compliment. It was something to asp … more →
A Veteran's Dog Days - A Story of Hope
provets wrote 3 months ago: As you may know, I am a former USAF Sentry Dog handler. I met a young man yesterday whose story touc … more →
The Worst Day on My Calendar
Rich Redman wrote 3 months ago: I may never forget it. We were milling around in the dark. We didn’t really know where we were … more →
Flashbacks
Rich Redman wrote 4 months ago: When I went in the military, I thought I knew what flashbacks were. There was a lot of talk back the … more →
Bronze Star Epilogue
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Rich Redman wrote 4 months ago: The cease-fire happened before the great collision between the RGFC and the coalition. Anticlimactic … more →
Bronze Star III
Rich Redman wrote 4 months ago: The day after we raided the RGFC logistics base was day 3 of the ground war, but we weren’t co … more →
Bronze Star II
Rich Redman wrote 4 months ago: Part I had most of the background information for this story, but there’s one more thing I nee … more →
Bronze Star I
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Rich Redman wrote 5 months ago: I’ve told the story about why I have a Bronze Star before, but never in a blog. I originally w … more →
Desert Storm Detritus: Part 2 / 3
robertod wrote 5 months ago: Hussein’s sudden decisiveness in taking military action against Kuwait clearly took the US Administr … more →
Desert Storm Detritus: Revisiting the 2nd Gulf War
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robertod wrote 5 months ago: Six years on from the launch of the Coalition invasion of Iraq – a brutal war of attri … more →
Confidence: Get Some
Rich Redman wrote 5 months ago: When I was in the Army, there was some pressure for every officer to attend Ranger School and either … more →
I'm Not a Teacher
Rich Redman wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been working for two years at a business that scores standardized tests. Many of the peop … more →
Superman!
queervet wrote 8 months ago: What the fuck, WAR? My heart was beating so fast I thought I would either have a heart attack on the … more →
Gulf War Syndrome is Real; says a Congressionally Mandated Panel of Medical Experts
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Paul wrote 1 year ago: UPDATE II: I find it hard to believe that none of the major Military Bloggers have picked this up. I … more →
Gulf War Syndrome is Real
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lens1 wrote 1 year ago: Gulf War Vet The 175,000 to 210,000 affected Gulf War veterans would like to say, no shit. Thanks fo … more →
