Posted on Saturday, 6th August 2005 by Patrick Dorwin

If you or someone you know is going to be deployed to Iraq, or if you want to help supply those there with what they need, this post will give you some ideas.

Austin Bay Blog » Advice For A Troop Deploying To Iraq
In early July I received an email (via Creators Syndicate) from a retired Army Reserve Sergeant First Class. He had volunteered to go back on active duty. He asked me for a list of tips — what you won’t learn at your deployment base. I sent him a quick list.

I received a second email early this week. He reports to Ft. Bliss tomorrow for his two-week spin up session before deploying to Iraq. He thanked me for my short list of tips — seems they checked out with what other vets have said.

Here’s my original reply to him (with an explanation of a couple of items provided at the end, and a few editorial comments):

Go check it out!

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