Sand in the Engine
An experience I had while I served with His Majesty King George the Second's forces in Iraq.I didn't go on the road. In the morning, I stayed back and did chores. I burned manure, did dishes, got fuel for the generator, dumped the used shower water out on the driveway and filled the shower tanks. At night, I pulled extra shifts of guard duty, and four hours of radio watch every night. I averaged six hours of watch a night. In the hot middle of the day I did things like taking parts off broken trucks so that the...
