I just got back in from Iraq

you've had 3 kids since you last left? ..from what I remember you had just had your first ..twins?

welcome back ..what have you missed ... Portal, Tf2 ..that is all
 
I had my first and the wife got pregnant again. :) Little boy and girl.

I am back for good. Or well at least another 6-12 months.
 
any war experiences to share?

EDIT: she got pregnat whille you where in iraq? D: D: D: D:
 
Oh my god. thenerdguy!

Welcome home dude!
 
i didn't know you were in iraq, did you have a different av before btw? I'm confused.
 
What were the pings like? Bag many headshots?
 
Congrats on your son! Good that you are alright, you have a years worth of nerd news to cover.
 
I have no idea who you are, but I'm glad that you're back.
 
<RJMC> said:
if you want
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War is not a game. When bullets are flying by and shit is blowing up less than a few feet from you, Its wake the **** up and fight. If you freeze someone on your team dies. If you react fast enough someone else dies. War is hell. My company was hired to guard railroad shipments and every day someone would dump a clip or two at us from 300 yards. Every day we knew we would be shot at. Knowing that if the train stopped then we are ****ed. The worst is when we rolled into a new depot and would take RPG and ak-47 fire for a few minutes before we stopped.

Death is what wakes me up in the middle of the night. The dead visit you. War is hell but it is a necessary evil. I do wish that I had never seen or done the things that had to be done to insure that my team stayed alive. I know that what I had to do helped other people. It made the lives of other people better in some small way. If we helped guard food and meds wile it was being transported then I think that it was worth it.

In case some of you do not know me. I am a security contractor. Not military.

Yeah its ****ed up and rambling but give me some time and I might write something a little better put together.
 
thenerdguy said:
War is not a game. When bullets are flying by and shit is blowing up less than a few feet from you, Its wake the **** up and fight. If you freeze someone on your team dies. If you react fast enough someone else dies. War is hell. My company was hired to guard railroad shipments and every day someone would dump a clip or two at us from 300 yards. Every day we knew we would be shot at. Knowing that if the train stopped then we are ****ed. The worst is when we rolled into a new depot and would take RPG and ak-47 fire for a few minutes before we stopped.

Death is what wakes me up in the middle of the night. The dead visit you. War is hell but it is a necessary evil. I do wish that I had never seen or done the things that had to be done to insure that my team stayed alive. I know that what I had to do helped other people. It made the lives of other people better in some small way. If we helped guard food and meds wile it was being transported then I think that it was worth it.

In case some of you do not know me. I am a security contractor. Not military.

Yeah its ****ed up and rambling but give me some time and I might write something a little better put together.
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Respect broseph. Did you make a shit ton of money over there?
 
Hey nerdguy, I remember you. Welcome back. Glad you're safe.
 
Does this mean that CptStern is going to stop posting the Nerdnews stories?
 
No stern still has his "Stern's *blank* thread of the day" threads.
 
I remember you!

I didn't know where you went, but now that you're here, I'm glad you're ok.

:)
 
For now thenerdnews might or might not get posted. I am still getting my life back to normal and the things that used to be fun are no longer fun.
 
Yeah do you guys really want to know what goes on over there? My friend would call me from Iraq from time to time, he would tell me what went on, I really didn't want to hear about it. Most of its gruesome.
 
Hey man, welcome back. Really glad to hear you're alright and everything, much respect.
 
I don't mean to sound like a little kid, but I heard they have these drugs that they take before battle, and it makes them crazy, is that true? It just doesn't seem plausible - why would you take things to impair yourself before an event that could possibly kill you? But then again, they are basically trained for suicide (some of them).

I'm not sure if I remember you, but I'm pretty sure I do.
 
Dog-- said:
I don't mean to sound like a little kid, but I heard they have these drugs that they take before battle, and it makes them crazy, is that true? It just doesn't seem plausible - why would you take things to impair yourself before an event that could possibly kill you? But then again, they are basically trained for suicide (some of them).

I'm not sure if I remember you, but I'm pretty sure I do.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine#World_War_II

History

Methamphetamine was first synthesized from ephedrine in Japan in 1893 by chemist Nagayoshi Nagai.[3] In 1919, crystallized methamphetamine was synthesized by Akira Ogata via reduction of ephedrine using red phosphorus and iodine. The related compound amphetamine was first synthesized in Germany in 1887 by Lazăr Edeleanu.

World War II

One of the earliest uses of methamphetamine was during World War II when the German military dispensed it under the trade name Pervitin. [4] It was widely distributed across rank and division, from elite forces to tank crews and aircraft personnel. Chocolates dosed with methamphetamine were known as Fliegerschokolade ("flyer's chocolate") when given to pilots, or Panzerschokolade ("tanker's chocolate") when given to tank crews. From 1942 until his death in 1945, Adolf Hitler was given daily intravenous injections of methamphetamine by his personal physician, Theodor Morell as a treatment for depression and fatigue. It is possible that it was used to treat Hitler's speculated Parkinson's disease, or that his Parkinson-like symptoms which developed from 1940 onwards were related to abuse of methamphetamine.[5]
 
Oh, I didn't know it was meth, I thought it was some weird foreign drug.
 
Welcome back :D

Thanks for your service overseas. You've helped put those people on a road to a better future.
 
Hello, I didn't know you, but I'm really glad to have you back!
 
thenerdguy said:
War is not a game. When bullets are flying by and shit is blowing up less than a few feet from you, Its wake the **** up and fight.
If you freeze someone on your team dies. If you react fast enough someone else dies. War is hell. My company was hired to guard railroad shipments and every day someone would dump a clip or two at us from 300 yards. Every day we knew we would be shot at. Knowing that if the train stopped then we are ****ed. The worst is when we rolled into a new depot and would take RPG and ak-47 fire for a few minutes before we stopped.

Death is what wakes me up in the middle of the night. The dead visit you. War is hell but it is a necessary evil. I do wish that I had never seen or done the things that had to be done to insure that my team stayed alive. I know that what I had to do helped other people. It made the lives of other people better in some small way. If we helped guard food and meds wile it was being transported then I think that it was worth it.

In case some of you do not know me. I am a security contractor. Not military.

Yeah its ****ed up and rambling but give me some time and I might write something a little better put together.
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the last time you were in iraq you were helping iraqis learn how to drive trains ..I guess this time around was a lot tougher, huh?

thenerdguy said:
]Sorry Guys,
Ive been in Iraq working for a sec company thats been hiring train conductors to train the Iraqi's to take over.
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http://halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=96378
 
Hey welcome back TheNerdGuy, I've missed your news threads. Glad to know you made it out alive and unharmed (physically at least...)

Now I can only hope you remember me :p
 
Any relative person missed in Iraq war ? If yes, pray for all people who died in Iraq war.
 
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