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The wrong place, at the wrong time

corey    Military, News    

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Thankfully, no one I know was hurt. It is still unfortunate that this happened! One of our guys was too close for comfort when this happened, but he got away without injuries. (Note: I don’t know why they call it a “logistics” base, but we are the only base near Balad; just FYI: the Army side of the base is known as Camp Anaconda).

On a semi-good note, they did fix the generator for our rooms. It comes complete with that locomotive engine sound, even with the “chuga-chuga-chuga” of a fast moving train! I think they use a sound track, but I can’t find the speakers. We were given a half day off today (thankfully), so we were able to catch up on our sleep.

Anyhow, please keep the families of these guys in your thoughts. It will be rough on them once they are notified.

Update: I didn’t want to create another post for this, so I’m tacking it to the end of this one. This is a picture of EoR (end of runway) where we prepare the jets for takeoff. You can see me standing next to the AIM-120 missile. I really like working on the jets when they are running; it’s not something you get to do everyday!

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9 Comments to “The wrong place, at the wrong time”

• Deb June 17, 2004 at 5:08 pm

  so – did that happen while you were awake (on duty)? If you’re not on the Army side of the base – what side are you on – and what’s it called? Will say a prayer for the families. :(
• Corey June 18, 2004 at 12:45 am

  I was on duty at the time, but at chow. Apparently another rocket had gone over the chow hall I was in, but I didn’t know that until last night.

  The AF calls the base Balad AFB. The Army calls it Camp (or LSA) Anaconda. Same place, just different names.
• Cheryl June 18, 2004 at 12:35 pm

  Amazing picture Corey! I’m so proud of you.
• Mary Dormer June 18, 2004 at 12:58 pm

  So sorry to hear about the rocket attack. I hope that is the last close call you have. Cool picture, Corey! My gosh, you look so important!! And here we treat you like a shmuck! Shame on us! We’ll have to show you more respect. Don’t let it go to your head.
• Ryan, Rachel and John June 21, 2004 at 9:48 pm

  Ryan – hey, all those mortar attacks sound pretty heart stopping, come home soon: )
  Rachel – Hey Corey, your picture looked really cool. Stay safe!
  Johno- I know that we all appreciate what you are doing for your country and we all hope and expect you to be home safely and on time. Thank you for everything that you have done.
• Ken Majors June 21, 2004 at 9:55 pm

  Hi Corey,

  Cheryl and I are down at Pam’s to celebrate our mom’s birthday. My mom is prety anxious to meet you. She thinks that Cheryl made you up or that you are a figment of her imagination. Luckily, Pam and I have had the opportunity to meet you. I am glad to hear that you are just about to rotate home. We will need to get together once you get home. Thanks for doing your duty. We all appreciate it.

  Ken
• Ganell (Cheryl's Mom) June 21, 2004 at 10:02 pm

  Corey, I was looking forward to meeting you at Easter, but I ending up with the flu. I’m very proud of what you are doing for our country. As soon as you get home, you’ll have to come over for dinner with Cheryl. See you soon.
• Pam June 21, 2004 at 10:05 pm

  Corey, Cheryl showed us the picture of you by the jet and I told her that I really liked your new hairdo.
  Seriously, be safe and come home soon.
  Pam
• alan mccrary December 8, 2004 at 9:45 am

  hey,nice story,my boy is at camp anaconda, he’s DOD contractor,name is matt working for kbr say hi if ya see him,