Iraq Election Day: Mosul

Election day for the people of Iraq has come and gone. As far as we could tell, things went well in Western Mosul. A couple of small (i.e., ineffective) IEDs went off and there was a wazoo who's-shooting-at-who gunfight, but the city was for the most part calm and quiet. The Iraqi people patiently endured the lines and the (often multiple) searches to get into the polling stations. A lot of people brought their kids with them to the polls, so that they could see how democracy works. The IHEC (Iraqi High Elections Committee that administered the polling stations) allowed the kids to also dip their fingers into the now-famous purple ink, which was pretty cool.

The Mungadai are smoked. The last week we've been working days with the Knights and Coalition to ensure polling stations in our area were secured--moving concrete barriers, hauling concertina wire, moving the barriers again when someone didn't like their feng shui, clearing buildings and (especially) garages near the polling sites, etc. Our nights were spent with the Knight's Raid Company to disrupt known and suspected terrorists/insurgents/criminals to keep them too busy to concoct any attacks during the polling.

We've got some pretty good pictures we'll post later. Right now, we're all going to bed for about 147 hours.

Help I fell and I can't get up!!!!!

See what happens when the Witch Doctor isn't in.

Buddah got a boo boo.

Whats up Honey Buns

'Nuff said

JUST FOR YOU CHOP ! ! !

Hope all is well, had a little fun and as you can see the very next day, SNOW STORM :( so i'll be heading south for a few days, 19k i know you miss me daddy will be home soon so keep your nose off my bunk LOL. budda i thought you were back but i keep getting calls from Japan hummmmmm. Boss can i have a few extra days i need to stop in Japan for a few days LOL Budda you know i love ya......

This is how to act when you are with a female

see video

Buddha is in Japan

Happy New Year and I hope all is well! Leave is going great... Pictures will follow soon!

We give thanks

Let us pray. Our father------UM please don't give us dysentery. And please help us to remember that this is a family-friendly site, and that failure to render our language appropriately will result in BossMongo applying massive amounts of blunt trauma.

BossMongo writes: Max, remember: the life you save might be your own.

Good Bye Freind

The Knights Raid S-2, bids farewell with a dinner party, and we show him our apprecation for his hard work with a gift.

Home Chillin

Hey Happy New Year to all Fellow Mungadais