"Attention to Orders:
The President of the United States hereby awards SGT. Jacob M. Uber the Army's Purple Heart Medal for injuries sustained during combat operations on 05 January 2007.
During a combat patrol SGT. Uber was the gunner on the lead humvee when it was hit by a roadside bomb. The blast sent shrapnel and debris into SGT. Uber face, knocking him unconscious. After...
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Just like every other little boy growing up I thought it would be really cool to be a fireman. To slide down the pole pull on my gear and race off to save the world or whatever kitten might be stuck in a tree.
While doing our usual rotations out at the patrol base the action has it's high and low points. That can actually...
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While doing our usual rotations out at the patrol base the action has it's high and low points. That can actually...
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Surviving an IED: Round 2
The short story of how I got blown up again goes like this. We were traveling north to go secure the perimeter of a village so a few Blackhawk helicopters could come in and land and drop off our first platoon so they could go through and kill or capture all the bad guys that hide out there. The timeline...
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The short story of how I got blown up again goes like this. We were traveling north to go secure the perimeter of a village so a few Blackhawk helicopters could come in and land and drop off our first platoon so they could go through and kill or capture all the bad guys that hide out there. The timeline...
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gijake:
Pictures from my life fighting the fight over here
This should be interesting. I have a blog already so odds are I will just repost most of that on here. I'm cheap, what can I say. Nevertheless, I wonder if I will get any hate about being a soldier and fighting over here in sun shiny Iraq.
Hmmm..?
I guess I should introduce myself as well. I'm Jake. I am married to the hottest...
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Hmmm..?
I guess I should introduce myself as well. I'm Jake. I am married to the hottest...
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