and the time is ( we are +4.5 hours GMT)
Monday, May 2, 2011
OBL killed, Donald Trump pissed."I was that close to getting his birth certificate." Trump says
Wow, big news. For about an hour here. Then back to work. Was the talk at lunch but it really doesn't affect us. Security will be tighter. But we are fighting the Taliban, not Al Queda. OBL was up the street in Pakistan. We will probably get more rocket attacks. Al Queda will fight back but they will wait untill we have let our guard down. Ok, not we as in us, we as in you guys back home. We don't let our guard down here. As you walk along you always plan where to go in case of rocket attack. I have my passport on me in case I have to leave in a hurry. I always have two flashlights on me and a knife. Usually for opening packages. Takes me a half hour to change pants because of all of the stuff that I have in them. Always wear my dog tags. I always think about treating mass casualties should one happen in front of me. Someone asks for my ID, I smile and show it to them and move on. We bitch a lot here but we don't complain. Soldiers and Marines first. I let the sailors go ahead, but that's just me. We live in a giant fort, kind of like prison but with better food. And 5 PX's. Are we worried? Not really. Just part of the gig, really. Part of life here. I'm surrounded by heavily armed folk. Unusual to see someone without a weapon. Maybe that's why we are so nice to each other. Heavily armed Marines guarding the Dfac and checking Id's. Very polite but serious. In 5 days I'll be home. Then I'll worry about my security....
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