There’s a good note and a bad note to the Heroes’ Run that Mr Patriquin tried to set up for 28 July. The bad news was that the run in Lockport, IL was cancelled.
The good news was that Badger 6 picked up the flag and ran on 29 Jul. In Iraq, no less.
Archive for the ‘“Downrange”’ Category
Heroes’ Run Report
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Update From Jill Metzger
Sunday, August 5th, 2007Jill e-mailed a month or so ago to say that she’s doing a whole lot better, and that she appreciated all the support she got in the aftermath of her ordeal in Kyrgystan.
Thank you to everyone who offered to help, whether it was advice on Kyrgystan or praying for her safety! I just thank God she’s back with her family and her country!
Show Me the Support
Friday, June 29th, 2007My home state rocks! Thanks!
Hamnation
Friday, June 15th, 2007Here is a link to a YouTube site that ‘Animated’ Travis Patriquin’s PowerPoint show.
Heroes’ Run
Friday, May 18th, 2007Mr Gary Patriquin contacted me earlier this week! He’s planning a Heroes’ Run on 28 Jul in Lockport, IL to benefit the Travis Patriquin Family Memorial Trust Fund and to the Children of the Fallen Soldier Relief Fund. Please click here for a link to the Herald News Online story for more details. Here’s a link to the MySpace site.
If you’re in the vicinity of Lockport (southwest of Chicago, just north of Joliet), I encourage you to sign up to run! Perhaps you can’t be there, but would like to help sponsor a runner or the event itself? Either way, please contact Mr Patriquin at herosrun@yahoo.com.
Homeward Bound
Sunday, February 18th, 2007The Ready First Combat Team has transferred authority for the fight in Ramadi to the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division.
Welcome home, soldiers! Thanks for a job well done!
In the Fight
Sunday, February 18th, 2007Here’s what the squadron I normally fly with is doing. . . helping to win the war.
Me? I only managed to sandbag a local area orientation flight from RJSM last Friday. I’ve got a little ways to go before I get to be mission-ready.
Great Song
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007I first viewed this website a couple years ago. Things like this always choke me up. It’s a little more poignant now that I’ve lost friends in the war.
I wish I had the time to develop the talent to create these songs and videos. I’ll have to be content to link to the masters out there.
Targeting Difficulties
Saturday, January 27th, 2007 Have you ever wondered why no one in their right mind makes fun
of the intelligence of today’s American military Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen, and Marines?
Try interpreting the following while taking 7.62 rounds from multiple directions!
Iraq in Detail
Saturday, January 27th, 2007Travis Patriquin wrote a pretty in-depth explanation about the difficulties fighting the insurgency. His earlier, more famous PowerPoint slide gets to the point quickly and humorously. This article was recently published in The Military Review (Hat tip: Mr Patriquin and Matthew B).
Based on my own experience downrange, and the experience of some of my Airmen who were deployed with special forces, I tended to marginalize "Former Regime Elements" in favor of wanting to go bash the Jayesh al Medhi and the foreign fighters. It looks like I wasn’t giving the Saddam loyalists their due for the trouble they’ve caused in Iraq.
Using Occam’s Razor to Connect the Dots: The Ba’ath Party and the Insurgency in Tal Afar