Kyrgyzstan – we finally arrived

Kyrgyzstan:  We finally retrieved our bags, ruck sacks, and weapons.  I was a bit proactive and my embroidered tags made it easier to distinguish mine from the sea of military bags that were unloaded.  The next stop is billeting to get some quarters.  As an E-8, I was given a hard billet with only 4 [...]

Kyrgyzstan – Part 2

I had trouble sleeping last night in my semi-private room.  Not sure if this was a side effect of my daily malaria preventive medicine or the idea of traveling through a half dozen time zones and only a few hours of sleep.  It didn’t help matters that I consumed 3 bottles of water before resting [...]

More Rex on WUSF

It’s Liisa again while Rex is still in transit. WUSF Radio posted a new entry today into the series following Rex’s deployment to Afghanistan. If you would like to listen to it, please follow the link here: WUSF Slideshow with audio May 7-09 Rex has arrived to Kyrgyzstan and hopes to fly on to Afghanistan [...]

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