IS THERE A MARINE BIOLOGIST?

Never a dull moment in Iraq. Wednesday nights are SURF N TURF here in Iraq. A choice of a slab of meat, crab legs, or shrimp. As CDR and I were eating I noticed some Marines a few tables down that looked to be rough housing. It turned out that someone was choking and was receiving the Heimlich maneuver. I stood up and looked back to where our ER docs were sitting, but they had left already. By this time the thrusts were so intense that the pt was being lifted off the ground and puking all over the floor. It looked like he was getting the job done so I did not feel the need to ask if I could cut in. The pt was ok so I gave the rescuer a pat on the back and said good job.

It reminded me of a Seinfeld episode where the whale was choking on a golf ball Kramer hit into the ocean. George was pretending to be a Marine Biologist and was called upon th save the whale.

WHAT TO EXPECT...

Well, here is CDR working again. An earlier post you may notice her top was a few sizes too big. Her family asked her when she was due and said how exited Grandma was going to be. This pic is to show that she is not expecting. Sorry Grandma! Actually this pic makes her look about 10 weeks. JK I think I will have to change this caption once she reads it, so enjoy while it is up.

JOE

CDR's favorite pt.

MEDEVAC

COOL DOWN

After a nice game of volleyball we decided to cool off the tough guys.

RED SKY...

Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red Sky in morning, sailors take warning. Red sky all day, better start to pray!

TV

Yes, I have a TV. Since we have been in Fallujah for some years now there have been many before us. A lot of junk has accumulated, but some good stuff has also been passed down. Just about everyone has a tv in their room, some bigger than others. The Armed Forces Network consists of about 10 channels here. It is by no means HD, but we can't complain. The commercials are so bad they are funny. Shows air about a day later than in the states. Lost is on tonight at 2300 and is worth the wait.

The other night when our power went out CDR said "I can deal with no lights, concrete floors, and boarded up windows. When you take away my American Idol, then life is just unbearable."

TV night consists of covert operations. Some of these include Operation Alpha India, Sierra, and coming soon Delta Whiskey Tango Sierra. Anything to keep us entertained.