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Tag Archives: Bosnia
Random Memory: Sledding in Bosnia
By: Peter Sessum I started the Dogtag Chronicles because of experiences I had on campus at the University of Washington. Too many people seemed to think people in the military are a bunch of clone troopers waiting to be sent … Continue reading
Posted in Random Memories, So There I Was
Tagged 1-26 INF, Army, Big Red One, Blue Spaders, Bosnia, Camp Dobol, Deployment, dogtag chronicles, Enlisted, Experiences, FOB, Grunt, IFOR, Infantry, Life Skills, Military, Mortars, Mount Vis, My Deployment, NATO, Operation Joint Endeavor, POG, SFOR, So There I Was, University of Washington
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Girl Among the Grunts
By: Peter Sessum In the late ’90s I was part of 1-26 Infantry in Germany and we almost never saw women. In Schweinfurt, the military garrison was split into two and our part didn’t have any women soldiers. So when … Continue reading
I Miss the Pig
By: Peter Sessum When the going gets tough, the tough get cyclic. That is why you gotta love machine guns. A sniper rifle is like a surgeon’s scalpel, removing bad guys one at a time. A machine gun is like … Continue reading
Posted in So There I Was
Tagged Army, Bosnia, Experiences, Firing Range, Fort Lewis, Fun Times, Germany, ground pounder, gun fires, JBLM, M60, Machine Gun, Pig, range safety officer, Shooting
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The Culinary Arts in Bosnia
By: Peter Sessum So there I was, in Bosnia, no shit. I was part of the second rotation into Bosnia to enforce the Dayton Peace Accord. Things in country were still a little hairy. We were on a little hilltop … Continue reading
Posted in So There I Was
Tagged Bored, Bosnia, Cooking, Culinary Skills, Dayton Peace Accord, Entertainment, Experiences, FOB, Grunt, IFOR, Improvising, Keeping the Crazy Away, Life Skills, Mt Vis, My Deployment, SFOR
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What is a Veteran and Other Definitions
By: Peter Sessum This is going to be pretty knucklehead for most people, but there are a few terms that people still get mixed up. Especially in the media. Here is a brief rundown on what is a veteran, how … Continue reading
Posted in Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Air Force, Army, Big Chicken Dinner, Bosnia, Combat Troops, Discharge, Honorable, IFOR, Iraq, Marines, Military Advisers, Navy, Operaton New Dawn, Ranger, SFOR, Special Forces, tab, Veterans, Vets, what is a vet?
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