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(2 years, 5 months)Sep 1999 - May 2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ah, another Christmas without the family. Even worse, we changed millennia too!! PSG for a 4.2" mortar platoon here. Presence patrols, ICTY mass grave guards, QRF, and fixed site security. The first time I can remember running into the KBR...
Jan 1994 - Aug 1994
Haiti
Platoon Sergeant for a 81mm mortar platoon on this deployment. Haiti seems to be the text book definition of God-forsaken. But, we did what we could to help while we were there. Made the Army Times for an ignominious event that didn't directly involve me but me and the PL both took it in the shorts.
Aug 1990 - Apr 1991
Saudi Arabia
Still FDC chief for the same 81mm mortar platoon. The fear of chemical attacks was very real but I hated taking those pills. Not to mention, we had a "die in place" mission until the heavier units got there. Second Christmas in a row spent away from the wife but my son was born 2 days after I got home.
Dec 1989 - Feb 1990
Panama
Jumped into Operation Just Cause, a name we all hated because it was nothing like "Urgent Fury", as the FDC chief of an 81mm mortar platoon. Did a few fire missions and "neutralized" a few Panamanians. Worst part of the deployment was having to spend our first year married apart on Christmas. This would become a trend...
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