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A non-update update from Joe Honan, the Castle's Sailor in Iraq.

No actually, it’s really not another update.

I’ve been busy this week with a special project improving habitability on camp Ramadi by utilizing wasted space. It’s taken all my skill as a planner to design this and gather materials.

Actually the habitat being improved is mine. I’ve been working on making the container unit a little more livable using material that was abandoned by units leaving the country (Including a 21” TV).

It’s amazing what you can find if you expand your definition of “abandoned by the dumpster” out about 100 meters or so.

Other than that, good week, went to the range and got to shoot until I was tired of it, and went out to visit the Farmer’s Union . These guys are pretty much like farmer’s the world over.

I’ll put some actual thoughts on paper once I get my head around what we are trying to do.

Anyway…behold your tax dollars at work.

Click here for "Before." Click here for "After."

Keeping my head in the game.

Joe

JimC is *especially* going to approve of the "After." As we all well know - modern warfare, most lavishly equipped military in the world or not... the scavenger gene resides in *all* of Uncle Sam's soldiery, perhaps most especially the ones that float to work. - the Armorer

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huzzah for the squid! ya can't go wrong decorating with the harp of Erin.
 
Seconding Maj Mike Not to mention you can't go wrong with clean and neat compared to sleeping in a bombed out concrete crud hole. Yes? Yes.
 
Looks pretty good. Just remember to not sit up quickly while in the rack... Been there, done that! PeterT USN-RET
 
Cool! There's hope yet -- I'm still living out of a pair of 2x2x3 Stanley Tuff Boxes...
 
I most heartedly approve of the Green Banner. "We Stand Before Lances."
 
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