Sunrise during livefire exercise before our Troop left for Iraq.

Loaded RPG found in an unsecured building just outside our camp. This RPG was ready to fire.

Sgt Philipp and Sgt DeChaume, me, showing some of the weaponry that we discovered. There was ammo found with the weapons.

Sgt Mitchell with these same weapons.

Spc Halley with RPK, I think. Not sure of the type of weapon.

Mitch with mortar tube and recoiless rifle. This was typical of the equipment found unsecured in the ASP that we secured for 11 months. Just one of the many duties that we had.

Me, Sgt DeChaume, with the same equipment.

Me in an Iraqi bunker. These were located everywhere around our camp. FOB Barbarian. Better known as Camp Ashraf. Most people will not know of this camp.

The day we arrived in Kuwait. Boy were we in for a rude awakening.....lol

This is our convoy to Camp Ashraf for the first time. Crossing the Tigris river a few kilometers from LSA Anaconda, Balad, Iraq. No armor on any of these vehicles. That came later.

Relaxing flight in Military First Class seating. Flight from Kuwait to LSA Anaconda.

SSgt Cotton on the .50cal.

Live fire from Ft Dix, N.J. This made no sense. Send us from Texas to New Jersey to train to go to the desert. Can anyone say "STUPID"?

Damn, my guys can shoot. They never even got close to hitting me.......lol

Iraqi anti-aircraft. These were everywhere around the camp. Most were beyond repair.

SSgt Irvine, My teamleader at the start of the deployment, and Sgt Teague getting ready for a night of dismounted patrol.

Iraqi chemical protective masks found outside a building on the camp.

One of three insurgents found with Artillery Rounds to be used for IED's. They tried to run and hide, but 3rd Platoon soldiers of the 1-124 Cav caught them and turned them over to higher.

Insurgent #2

Insurgent #3

This is the front gate area of Camp Ashraf. My squad was getting ready to do an escort mission to a pump station on the Tigris river. The Vehicle is an ASV. The crew is Corporal Halley, Sgt Teague and Spc Simmons.

Iraqi nationals doing fence detail. They completed a chain link fence that was on the ground for 1.5 miles on the Northern side of the ASP.

Refreshing information during guard duty. Very slow area. Not much movement around the perimeter.

Living area for 11 months. Sgt Munoz listening to some music with his AT-4 speaker towers.