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I recently read an article on the CNN website about how the army now encourages soldiers to write blogs whereas previously there was prohibition. That got me to thinking about my old blog, this one, I had long forgotten the user name and password, but after jumping through a few e-mail hoops I got myself back into my profile and updated it.

Previously I wrote entries about living with an old friend and her kids. There is nothing to add to that old theme but a few un-rumored facts. She we went back to her ex-husband before I even finished basic, and before I finished AIT she was remarried to a whole new guy. No bitterness now, but there was a little, for a time.

I joined the army partially because I imagined that a dedicated launch into a new career would solidify some of the uneasiness, economically and socially. The the initial craft was abandoned, but I continue to destinations new and unknown in this new ship. I keep a decent wind in my sails. My work is rewarding and I look forward to my duties, when I used to, in my overextended bohemian childhood, avoid duty of any kind, and wondered in my empty spaces why I felt unfulfilled and down.

I was stationed at Fort Carson Colorado where I spent a year. I've been in Iraq since June '07. I spent some time here working as an RTO (radio transmission operator) while my unit got settled in at our FOB (forward operating base). Since that time I've gone on patrols and worked in our aid station. More recently I've done a rotation at the Ibn Sina Hospital with members of the 86th CSH out of Fort Campbell.

I plan on writing about my experiences within the parameters of what is acceptable to the military and our mission. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/13/soldier.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCText