http://militarytimes.com/blogs/sandbox/2007/08/01/outside-the-wire/ Military Times Staff Writer Kelly Kennedy was embedded with U.S. forces in Iraq in July-August 2007. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:36:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://militarytimes.com/blogs/sandbox/2007/08/01/outside-the-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Brian Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:02:16 +0000 http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/sandbox/2007/08/01/outside-the-wire/#comment-34 I feel for everyone over there struggling through boredom to the extreme. My son in-law is in Afghanistan now, and many of my friends who have served over there relate to the same sense of loneliness. I've experienced the same during my time in the service, in Iraq as well and other assignments. It's probably the unwritten combat of being in the armed service. No glory just existence waiting for your life to pick up again in the real world. Not the one on TV or Hollywood. It's no wonder the state department has a tuff time getting volunteers for embassy duty. Everyone over there deserves our praise and this new GI bill is a good start on showing respect for their sacrifice and thankless duty. I feel for everyone over there struggling through boredom to the extreme. My son in-law is in Afghanistan now, and many of my friends who have served over there relate to the same sense of loneliness. I’ve experienced the same during my time in the service, in Iraq as well and other assignments. It’s probably the unwritten combat of being in the armed service. No glory just existence waiting for your life to pick up again in the real world. Not the one on TV or Hollywood. It’s no wonder the state department has a tuff time getting volunteers for embassy duty. Everyone over there deserves our praise and this new GI bill is a good start on showing respect for their sacrifice and thankless duty.

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