October 2004 - Posts

• Grand Opening

  The 181 Support Battalion celebrated the Grand Opening of its MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) Tent today. Troops now have access to their own well stocked Gym, a library, Big Screen TV with DVD, Foosball and Ping Pong, a Gaming LAN which allows multiple Read More... Posted Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:50 PM by edquayle | 6 Comments

• The "Mini Mutiny" Incident

  I was surprised to read today that up to nineteen members of a unit in Iraq were under investigation for refusing orders. According to numerous articles, members of the 343rd QM refused to deliver fuel, which had already been rejected by one base as contaminated, Read More... Posted Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:15 PM by edquayle | 4 Comments

• Mortaritaville

  I just read an article circulating around the unit today from yesterday's Baltimore Sun. It's an interesting perspective on life at LSA Anaconda. Look it up in the articles section. It's worth a read. http://armyadvice.org/edquayle/articles/716.aspx Today Read More... Posted Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:47 AM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• Catching Up

  It has been awhile since I made a post and time to get back to it. I really thought I’d have more time for things like blogging but I’m amazed at how easy it is to fill entire days with little or no time left for myself. The odd thing is that Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:41 PM by edquayle | 1 Comments

• New Attacks

  This has been an eventful week and it is not over yet. I have seen two vehicle probes of my position and a well placed large mortar round. We are being prepped for a sophisticated attack against local nationals and ING soldiers. Today I was approximatley Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:19 PM by edquayle | 4 Comments

• Incoming....

  Boy are we popular today. LSA Anaconda has been under alert on and off numerous times today due to multiple indirect fire attacks. It is appearent that there are no Field Artillerymen amongst them. We have received (as of the last count) more than 15 Read More... Posted Saturday, October 02, 2004 8:06 PM by edquayle | 1 Comments