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A free .NET chess game for PocketPC and desktop that I've been playing while deployed in Iraq.

After Rumsfeld was asked earlier this week why soldiers going into Iraq are having to scrounge for vehicle armor, the Army is now actively looking to boost production of uparmored Humvees. That’s a good thing, to …

Commentary on Secretary Rumsfeld's response to soldiers' questions about vehicle armor shortages in Iraq and the importance of up-armoring.

Visiting Tikrit and seeing Saddam's palaces from a distance, plus impressions of FOB Speicher's excellent facilities including the chow hall and MWR.

If you're asking this question, or wondering what B-L-O-G could possibly stand for, you're not alone. Blog was the

One thing that has bugged me ever since I first saw it is the use of the flag patch on Army uniforms. I’m not against having the patch – that’s fine – what bugs me are some of the details. The …

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Our Thanksgiving dinner here was actually pretty good. The task force chain of command served dinner for everybody on the base, which was a nice touch, something we used to do for Christmas …

A huge thank you to the Xbox team at Microsoft for sending our platoon in Iraq a care package with an Xbox, games, and SWAG.

A thank you note for a care package received from the Microsoft Xbox team for my platoon serving in Iraq.

Here’s some advice for those bringing laptops, gleaned from other soldiers here: 1) Bring extra batteries – they’re worth the $100 they cost. 2) Bring an extra power adapter – I know several …