Two Links on the Honor Roll

I wanted to point out two interesting links on my page's "The Honor Roll" (a phrase I blatantly stole from Hunter Thompson's book dedications). One is "Gunner Palace," which is a documentary about Iraq well worth seeing. It doesn't have a particular political axe to grind; it simply shows what life is like for one company of grunts operating around Baghdad.

The other is "Fight to Survive" which is a blog compiled by guys serving in Iraq and, as a kind of companion piece to "Gunner Palace," tells of their average days, from the mundane to the absolutely ghastly. It's been quiet of late, but it's worth going back to read past posts. Soldiers' voices are always worth listening to and ring much truer than the noxious rhetoric that flows unendingly from politicians and talking heads.

"Happiness is Iraq in my rear view mirror."

Indeed.

Steve