Waayyy off topic, but...

I found this in some video I shot in a "junkyard" at Camp Cooke, in Taji, Iraq, in the winter of 2004. Randalls are everywhere!

Wally,

THAT,should be in the Randall Museum. They would gladly approve.

Wally,

did you buy anything while you were there???. I was there at the same time but I never saw that. I can't believe I missed that. I guess I had my head up my A$$$$$ that year.

tell me you bought something.

max

Max, If you call it "fortunate" to visit 18 different forward operating bases multiple times that tour I'll say I bought a few trinkets. A couple of car tags, bayonets, the usual, but I also came away with two coasters made by Christofle, engraved with the Ba'ath party seal, and two China plates made by Noritake also gilded with the Ba'ath seal. One of my favorite souvenirs is an exploded 25mm shell that was fired air to ground on the highway of death... I just kicked it up out of the sand while my team and I were snooping in the remains of it.

Link to video. The end is filmed at Camp Warhorse, in Baqubah.
https://youtu.be/RU6OyW1R34k

Wally thanks for the video. I don't think I ever went to Warhorse. anyway I don't remember it. that is a hell of a bone yard. I was responsible for all the Hospitals/medical unit in the 3 BCT. I was the Resident Engineer for the 3 BCT, with the 1st Cal, 7th Engineers.
So I didn't work at any FOB's outside of my BCT.
Thanks Brother,
max

Max, were you at Taji, or Biap?

I was at Biap many times, Taji once.

max

Wally,do you remember the first time you flew into BIAP? I do, came in on a RAF transport. We had just left My Kuwait, got of the plane at midnight and it was 110 degrees. I was sure I was in Hell

My first landing was at KCIA, mid-day on September 21, 2004. I thought someone was holding a hairdryer right in my face, and I thought there is no way I'll make it a year here.

Wally,

you should start a Iraq war Veterans thread in the Lounge. you have some great photo's and obviously well traveled in Iraq. I got there in June 2004, I had a CD of photo's but I haven't been able to find it. I am still looking.
Great visit, thanks
max

OK Everyone,
Thank you for your service but this "is", after all the Randall Picture gallery and this topic has strayed far, too far from that.
Thanks, Capt. Chris

Take it down, Cap. Won't bother me.

I'll leave it Wally as it is worth the read.
Best, Capt. Chris