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This photo was taken the morning after we entered Iraq. After we established our firing positions, we all took a break for a photo op. Looking back at it, it seemed kind of silly to take photos with all that was happening, but we did.

My unit, the 1/196 FA BG, was attached to the 24th ID at this point of the war. We didn't stay at this position long before we were ordered to advance and support the 24th. The problem with my unit was the simple fact that our howitzers were old and weren't very mobile. The 24th had modern systems, and out ran us. By the time we caught up to the 24th, there was nothing left but smoking tanks, trucks, and debris. (The photo below was taken around noon, on our way northward into Iraq, trying to catch the 24th. It was dark due to the oil well fires that had been set by the Iraqis retreating from Kuwait.)

On this page, I've thrown on a few photos taken at some point in my military years...mainly during the Gulf War.

I enlisted in the Tennessee Army National Guard in August of 1984, when I was 17, before I even graduated from high school. I entered basic training at Fort Sill, OK in July of 1985, and after graduation returned home to Chattanooga.

I also served on active duty at Fort Campbell, KY for a short period of time, before returning home to Chattanooga once again. All throughout my years in the military, I was assigned to "8 inch" artillery units.

The photo above was taken just a few days before we returned home to the U.S. I woke up one Sunday morning, and thought I heard sheep. I got up, looked out of the tent, and saw sheep everywhere, being tended to by this guy. Me and another guy in my unit asked for a photo with him, and he allowed us the chance...all for a cigarette.

The photo directly below was taken at KKMC (a Saudi military base just south of the boarder with Iraq), about a week before we came home. The great thing about being at KKMC for a while before returning was the fact that we had the chance to meet a lot of troops from other countries. These guys were from Egypt. I couldn't understand a word they said, but they were nice enough to have their photo taken with me. =o)

The photo below is just one of many I took like this from my howitzer as we moved from position to position. It was strange to say the least.