american_tourister Says: It is special because it is the only game in town. If you want pizza you have to come here. It is all thick crust pizza too. Everyone who knows me well knows I like it cracker thin and crispy. This stuff is thick and chewy but in a pinch it will do. The trip[le pepperoni....
american_tourister Says: The PX serves as a distraction from the reality here. you can go in and wander the aisles looking at consumer goods and just for a few minutes you are back in the USA. I hear a lot of complaints about their prices but considering we are in a war zone I think they do a pretty...
hjohnso4 Says: The quaintly named "Bazaar" sells a quite terribel selection of 'souvenirs,' all made in India and all overpriced. The prices are only to be expected when you are the only shop in town and must have all your goods sent via convoy from Kuwait. And when your clientele know no...
hjohnso4 Says: Modern Wars require modern conveniences, so you will find a FedEx office to cater to your express mail needs during your stay at Camp Anaconda. Following the current fad of self preservation, the office is nicely protected from incovenient enemy fire by classic sandbags. A...
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Modern Wars require modern conveniences, so you will find a FedEx office to cater to your express mail needs during your stay at Camp Anaconda. Following the...
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I had heard so much about this place and finally got the chance to be there for a couple of weeks on a TDY (Temporary Duty Assignment). It was everything they described it to be. It is big, dusty, and...
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Temporary duty in Balad, Iraq was not a fun experience. Incoming mortar attacks repeatedly came weekly. A few lost lives were experienced as convoys went outside the wire. Theatre was very big with a...
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