http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/Iraq-up-close-blog.html New Information gives a description of all the new pages and information on this site. en-us iraq Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:54:08 GMT Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:54:08 GMT iraq-up-close-and-personal.com http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/myfamilysites.html This page is about my family sites. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:24:41 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/canadianforcesafghanistan.html Canadian Forces Afghanistan mission began soon after the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:13 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/tajiiraq.html Taji Iraq is a rural region about twenty miles north of Baghdad. Taji is the location of a large United States military base that has a prision complex full of insurgents. The population of Taji is Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:54 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/weatheriniraq.html Weather in Iraq can be as messy as a Michigan snowstorm in the upper peninsula. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:08:30 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/aafesiniraq.html AAFES in Iraq aka Army Air Force Exchange Service can be found on almost all of our military bases in Iraq. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:38:44 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/afghanistanmajorcities.html This page is about Afghanistan Major Cities and other comments by the Author. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:28:29 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/afghanistantimezone.html This page is about the Afghanistan Time Zone. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:17:18 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/airiraq.html This page is about Air Iraq which is the new air line for Iraq. They will have direct flights from Iraq to Washington. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:09:16 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/civiliantraveliraq.html Civilian travel Iraq and other parts of the Middle East is fairly simple but it takes time. Bring your patience with you, along with a few good books to read. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:45:11 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/campbuccairaq.html This page is about Camp Bucca Iraq. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:00:40 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/civilianrecruiters.html This page lists some possible job contact information for civilian recruiters. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:06:38 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/iraqoilindustry.html This page talks about the Iraq Oil Industry. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:04:13 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/sportsiniraq.html This page talks about Sports In Iraq. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:17:40 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/atlasmapofiraq.html This page talks about an Atlas Map of Iraq. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:50:39 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/treatmentofwomeninafghanistan.html Treatment of Women in Afghanistan Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:46:11 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/prayerforsoldiers.html Prayer for soldiers and reading the Bible are what will sustain our troops and civilians in harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:36:13 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/iraqcombatfootage.html Iraq Combat Footage starts off with an M1 tank firing at some insugents in a building. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:21:01 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/iraqwarpics.html This page depicts life in Iraq by showing Iraq war pics. These are not of the war, but of the people fighting and supporting the war. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:17:18 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/combatfootageiraq.html This page has Combat Footage Iraq. Some things you see will upset you so be sure you really want to look at these before you start. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:14:46 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/worldwidejobs.html This page is about World Wide Jobs found through a company called Aprodex. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:37:59 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/afghanistanflight.html So you are taking your first Afghanistan flight. Flying in and out of Kabul Airport is fairly routine. Here are a few tips that might help with your entry and departure at Kabul. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:36:03 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/contactme.html Please feel free to contact me at any time with your comments and experiences in Iraq. With your permission, we may post them to the website. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:16:33 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/campwarhorsebaqubah.html I would like to share the story of how I first got to Camp Warhorse Baqubah. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:51:42 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/baqubahiraq.html One of the major hot zones in Ithis country is Baqubah Iraq. I spent 18 months there at Camp Warhorse and we took a ton of incoming. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:42:24 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/campphoenixafghanistan.html This page is about Camp Phoenix Afghanistan. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:55:17 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/climateinbaghdadiraq.html This page is about the climate in Baghdad Iraq. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:49:52 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/armybasesiniraq.html This page gives a list of Army Bases in Iraq. For detailed information visit the pages we have on actual bases. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:44:03 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/index.html Are you bound for the Middle East? Have you been wondering what Iraq up close and personal is really like? If you are with the United States military or have been hired as a civilian contractor to Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:15:53 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/abouttheauthor.html This page is about the author, David Schulze. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:30:40 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/mealsiniraq.html Military meals in Iraq, whether in battle or the field, are popularly known as MRE's or meals ready to eat. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:18:02 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/prayers-for-jeffrey-a-soldier.html Please pray for my nephew Jeffrey. He is being deployed in 6 days to Afghanistan. Jeff has been married since October to Kately and they are expecting Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:45:33 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/pray-for-theodore-e-the-nc-national-guard.html Pray that there will be no more lives are lost. Pray for safety and covering in Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:45:09 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/carepackagestoiraq.html The best way to send care packages to Iraq is by US mail. Your package will be sent to Iraq by a military overseas address. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:49:39 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/hescobarrier.html This page is about the Hesco Barrier or Hesco for short used for defense in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:25:40 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/iraqwarcasualtystatistics.html This page is about Iraq War Casualty Statistics for all countries. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:28:16 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/kuwaitjobs.html This page is a daily update for Kuwait jobs with Iraq and Afghanistan. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:03:44 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/alasadairbase.html I have been at Al Asad Airbase since October of 2005. I was called over by my company to build a hardward store. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:02:54 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/foodiniraq.html Food in Iraq is provided by the United States military and other sources. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:39:51 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/civilianjobsiniraq.html Civilian jobs in Iraq are plentiful and most pay very well, especially the jobs with American companies. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:24:56 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/casualtiesiniraqwar.html The American casualties in Iraq war show that currently 4047 (as of April 23, 2008) troops and civilians have been killed, and more are killed everyday. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:21:55 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/campvictoryiraq.html I just received orders this past weekend to head to Camp Victory Iraq instead of Fallujah or Baqubah. I visited Camp Victory for a short business trip a few years ago but did not get to see much. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:19:49 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/buildyourownbusiness.html This page is about how to build your own business with site build it or SBI for short. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:29:36 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/camplibertyiraq.html Camp Victory North, also known as Camp Liberty Iraq or Camp al-Tahreer, is located northeast of Baghdad International Airport. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:12:15 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/scottspeicher.html This page is about Captain Scott Speicher, an American pilot who was shot down during the First Gulf War. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:27:19 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/womensoldiersiraq.html American women soldiers Iraq fight valiantly for the freedom of the Iraqi people just as our male soldiers do. Male and female soldiers are treated equally in the military and in Iraq. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:53:36 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/wildlifeiniraq.html I did not see a lot of wildlife in Iraq or Afghanistan. So I am not entirely sure what remains in the country. But I had a feeling that a lot of the wildlife no longer exists. I did not Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:50:04 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/whywarwithiraq.html This page is a fellow up for why war with Iraq. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:45:18 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/whyisamericainiraq.html Why is America in Iraq? Well, if we do not win in Iraq, the insurgents will look upon it as a victory. With this victory they will bring religious slaughter to Iraq and only the strongest religious Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:26:28 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/weaponsofmassdestruction.html This page is about Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:18:02 GMT http://www.iraq-up-close-and-personal.com/wateriraq.html You may have read a recent article about the water Iraq has in early March of 2008. This particular article was about KBR. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:15:54 GMT