 Eagles |
 Kurdish refugees |
 No better friend...no worse enemy |
 Pre mission |
 AK shooting |
 Kuwait |
 I'm a sucker for sunrises |
 One of the son's palaces |
 Coffee in the morning |
 Crazy Iraqi bug that stung me. |
 AK47 class |
 Kids in Ramadi |
 Iraqi kids with soccer ball |
 Frias Luis |
 Doublemint gum anyone? |
 Letters |
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 I'm even more of a sucker for sunsets |
 San Diego just being bummy |
 First time seeing clouds in months, and first time in Iraq |
 Thumbs up |
 Dancing |
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 LoL |
 Myself and Major Royer |
 What was I looking at? |
 Stress balls...when you get stressed....take 2, pull pins and throw...you'll feel better afterwards. Promise... |
 Another one of the palaces...can't see very well in the background |
 Being overwhelmed |
 Kids in Ramadi |
 Otto is overwhelmed |
 Otto is overwhelmed #2 |
 The kids have breached the perimeter |
 Doing security...I'm not posing! I swear! Didn't even know this pic was taken! |
 What the heck is that smell!? |
 uhh...nice sheepy... |
 Why you so ANGRY!? |
 .... |
 .....#2 |
 There's a darker cloud in the middle of the blue...looks kinda like an Eagle don't you think...? |
 America good! |
 Take my picture... |
 Take our picture |
 yay! |
 hi |
 take my picture! |
 moon over charlie med |
 Tarbox...aka Boxtar...aka tearbox....aka starbucks... |
 chatting with local |
 chatting with local #2 |
 chatting with local #3 |
 chatting with local #4 |
 chatting with local #5 (they have no water...no electricity) |
 conversing as little girl looks on |
 :( |
 villiage |
 something from us to them... |
 it's not much...but all we can offer now |
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 flexing |
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 smiles |
 Almost Heavenly |
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 Ramadi kids |
 Smoking the hooka....Apple flavored tobacco |
 Luis, Scott, Rom |
 my friend Luis Frias...he became a daddy Nov. 10th, 2004 (Iraq time) |
 Mail call |
 Luis letter |
 Luis letter #2 |
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 G is angry! |
 "hi" (Ramirez in pic) |
 Operation --------- (raid) |
 yes..... |
 it's a "G" thing... |
 picture! |
 Football (soccer) Iraqi's favorite past time. |
 Frias |
 Frias #2 |
 Iraqi Bar B Q...Kabob's made of lamb & beef....mmmmm |
 Luis Frias with Chris Gimello and a US soldier before mission. |
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 G and Hamnou Chulas sister.JPG |
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 before op.JPG |
 Making friends |
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 bd |
 Hair cuts |
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 Luis |
 G and Luis |
 Rob with SAW weapon |
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 "Starbucks" in Va |
 Sand storm (a little one) |
 "Starbucks" |
 Norm kicking back |
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 Just waking up.jpg (or so he say's haha) His e-mail is joseph.sebastian.rossi@us.army.mil |
 Luis' baby.jpg (4 days old in the picture as of Nov. 13th, 2004. His 1st baby, born while he is on deployment) |
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 I tired....JPG |
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 Peace |
 Group Peace |
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 Gimello grillin.JPG |
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 She's making tortillas from scratch#2.JPG |
 G & Luis.JPG |
 Luis, S. and me |
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 I got mail! Thanks for the detergent guys! .jpg |
 And the gum!.jpg |
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 John |
 Leds & John |
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 Luis |
 Affection |
 Ramraz |
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 some of the guys |
 Lt. and the adorable kid |
 Adorable kid and not so adorable Marine. Just kidding Luis |
 High five! |
 Home is towards the sunset...... |
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 Kicking back |
 Bro's |
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 Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader's autographed our picture and sent it to us. |
 Rob having dinner |
 Luis in up armor gun truck |
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 I'd like to call this picture "hope" |
 I....can....barely.....move.... |
 G handing out school supplies |
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 Ben handing out water |
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 One leg crane style vs. Kung Pow Cow style |
 Luis |
 Luis vs. Rob |
 G |
 Christmas bar b q |
 Hanging out during Christmas |
 Rob and G before mission |
 Bill and Harr working |
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 Someone lose a cow....? |
 Bill and kids |
 Hi |
 Bill and sheep herders |
 Sheep herders |
 That's me....and a lot's of locals |
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 Starbucks and Luis |
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 Night vision in a tank |
 Convoy, watching sector of fire |
 Sunrise... |
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 A & N |
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 Your caption here: |
 A picture say's a thousand words. What does this picture say to you? Put your caption here: |
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 G under Soulas tree.JPG |
 Little girl who left Fallujah.JPG |
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 Marines heading out |
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 Boys school |
 John with some students |
 Be cool...stay in school! |
 Terrorist's/insurgents, will never make kids smile like this. |
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 Dropping off medical supplies |
 Would you turn your back on them now? |
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 G and new friends. |
 Me and friends |
 Rom with local kids |
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 Q |
 Tarbox looks like he's really hurt...what did you do Luis...? |
 Shoes for HA mission (Humanitarian Aid) |
 Blankets for HA mission being forklifted |
 Shoes/blankets on truck |
 Unloading food for HA (MRE's: Meal Ready to Eat) |
 Unloading blankets and shoes |
 Starting a human chain |
 Luis getting ready to hand out Humanitarian MRE's |
 The only thing keeping this crowd from rioting, trampling one another and us, and causing pure chaos to get to the food.... |
 .....is this gate...... |
 ...and these barb/ wires... |
 Passing out food, shoes, blankets into black bags(winter here is pretty cold) |
 Blankets |
 The men hauling the aid in bags |
 All this stuff can get heavy...Marine helping out |
 G lending a hand |
 A medic helping local's out during HA mission |
 Lot's of palm tree's here |
 Another sunset...... |
 He wants to come with us. Sorry little buddy, it's not that safe yet, but we're working on it. |
 Cooking breakfast.... |
 Steak....&.... |
 ...eggs....mmmmm |
 Care bear with Local Iraqi children |
![Candy anyone? =]](http://thump01.pbase.com/u17/nclinh/small/42390998.1EEF1732.jpg) Candy anyone? =] |
 Quigster driving Humvee past jet |
 Handing books out to kids |
 Father and daughters come out to greet us |
 Big Smiles |
 Little girl with little smile, little brother, big eyes |
 It's just too early for me... |
 Vanilla sky sunset |
 Reflection of sunset in puddle of muddy water |
 Vanilla skies |
 Little girl holds US soldier's hand |
 Me and local Kurdish kids |
 Local kids |
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 Thumbs up in front of Bradley tank |
 Local's bring out Iraqi dishes for us |
 Starbucks must've been hungry cause he sure is happy |
 Stormin' Norm' and Starbucks have lunch |
 Fly by over Iraq |
 Chatting with local's |
 G chatting with locals |
 Talk with locals |
 Starbucks |
 Conversation |
 Little girl shyly waves to Starbucks |
 Kids coming out to greet us |
 Kids coming out to greet us #2 |
 Kids coming out to greet us #3 |
 Girl and her brother |
 Ben, Luis, and Shea in front of Iraqi clinic after dropping off medicine |
 G during sandstorm |
 Norm in sandstorm |
 Light sand storm I'm in |
 G playing "football" (American soccer) with Iraqi's |
 Iraqi man playing American Football |
 Iraqi tossing football around |
 Nice catch |
 US soldier and Iraqi man play football |
 Luis and G during week long operation |
 Marine passing out books in Girls school |
 Me and Starbucks at Blud Diamond |
 Kevin |
 Kevin and me with kids |
 Friends |
 Thumbs up! |
 Hey everybody....look at me...I'm Sgt Frias everybody! |
 C and friend |
 C and M with local kids |
 Is that a map of Iraq? |
 Stormin' Norm on guard |
 Sisters |
 Smile's and Peace sign |
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 Young boy salutes us |
 Group picture....still too early in the morning for me |
 Nice sunrise |
 Nice sunrise #2 |
 Sunrise with Marine peaking over hill |
 Luis with kids |
 Kids in front of desecrated Saddam painting |
 G in front of a Mosque |
 Me walking quickly to a position as Luis takes a quick picture |
 Yay |
 Inside a Humvee |
 Sweaty.....covered in dust...and sunburned.....but...... |
![.....still smiling..... =]](http://ic2.pbase.com/u17/nclinh/small/42393527.OperationRiverBlitz063.jpg) .....still smiling..... =] |
 Riding into the sunset |
 Riding into the sunset #2 |
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 Sunset |
 Norm |
 Little chilly huh Kevin? |
 Me and my brother |
 To all bad guys: Coming soon to a neighborhood near you |
 Hmmm....which way do we go now? |
 Stay low Luis |
 Hanging out |
 Luis being served chai (Iraqi tea) |
 Cheers! G is served some too. |
 Bottom's up |
 Local' bring Luis some Iraqi dishes for lunch |
 Young Iraqi girl come's out of her house to greet us |
 and so do her sisters |
 Smiles all around |
 Group photo in open desert |
 Luis shakes hands |
 Hey little fella |
 Leaning against an interesting wall for a break |
 Me shaking hands |
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 Young Iraqi boy happily runs towards us |
 Team GURKHA photo after our last operation in Iraq |
![I think she wants to tell us something...so her father lift's her up towards our truck for her to tell us. =]](http://thump01.pbase.com/u17/nclinh/small/42394443.OperationRiverBlitz033.jpg) I think she wants to tell us something...so her father lift's her up towards our truck for her to tell us. =] |