Our embedded correspondent Don has his take on the Election: oh my gosh, i have a few minutes to myself! i don't konw what to do! the elections are over and they were a whopping success despite whatever the bullcrap faggot media may tell you. sorry, i'm very bitter since the only new i ever hear about is the 'bad stuff we do'. well they dont have the pictures of me and lots of other soldiers handing out meals to iraqi police and candy to kids. they also don't tell you that over 60% of the population voted (at least in our area), which is fantastic considering their lives are threatened for it. we pulled down several posters that said if you vote, the streets will be lined with your blood. we did have a few bad things happen, you heard abotu the suicide bomber at quaniquin that killed 5 iraqi police. that bomber had a little boy with with him in the car. some ieds went off, but so far i haven't heard one thing about an american getting hurt.  i wasn't able to contact anyone considering i was running about 19 hours a day during this part of history. so sorry. also i'm sorry that i am putting out mass email since i despise it myself, but i don't have time for anything else. actually, i'm on duty right now. but i am able to do other things while on this duty as long as i have a radio. actually, its just like working at the fire department!  but i am safe. i was scared a few times, but ok. i'll tell you the iraqi police and iraqi army handled most of this themselves. it is a step for them taking control of their own country, which is positive. they are some brave guys. they stand around at checkpoints all the time with no body armor and get shot at.  well, that's it. i will try to write some of you back personally,sorry if i can't get to you all.  don  All men die, some men never really live.

The latest from the front lines… sans the media bias. hello. i have arrived back to my fob safe and sound. since it has past, i think i can tell you where i was. we went on a trip to baghdad for supplies. i can't get more specific than that though. i actually had a great time. i got to use a toliet that flushes! it was wonderful. i also had a day off while there and was able to get some gifts. i enjoyed a burger king double whopper and french fries too. the chow hall was magnificant. they had a milkshake bar! four hot meals served a day with several choices. i loved it. at my fob, i get t rat meals for breakfast and dinner, with a mre for lunch. mmmhhhhmmmmm, wholesome goodness! thanks to all who send me stuff so i can live off pringles and snickers. anyway, i will surely volunteer for that mission everytime from now on! thnigs are getting more intense with the elections closing in. we are anticipating a few days of no sleep and constant business. i wonder what the big difference is! really, i don't have it too bad most of the time. i am able to get on the phone or computer usually once a day. amy seems to enjoy the phone calls and webcam sessions. well, that's it for now. thanks for all your prayers. keep them up, our attorney fees are getting outrageous. but hopefully with the help of the newest addition to the attoney team, the next appearence in court will be the last. thanks don All men die, some men never really live. Don's attorneys are for a State Side matter unrelated to the war.

I received some news direct from Iraq today and I realized that I somehow didn't post the last email from Iraq I received back in December. My bad. So here is the old one, with the new one to come tommorrow: well here i am. i have made it to my destination safe and sound. flying on a c130 was a trip. i thought my eyes were going to explode due to the great pressure that built up in my head. they descended very rapidly. it hurts for hours later. then we flew on a shcnook or however you spell it. that was cool! i wish i haed a camera for the recording of the counrtyside and seeing us fly seemingly 30 feet or less above the ground. i twas really cool. first helicopter ride.  things are a little crazy right now. there are too manyt people here for this small area. in about three weeks we will lose all the guys that are leftover from the previous occupation. but until then, it is crowded. but not too bad. i have to live in a small chew with four other guys until i get my own with the other medic.  i don't knw anything yet about the phones. they are supposed to work with the internet thing i got, but i've heard rumor about that company going bankrupt! so i'll find out more and tell you later. don't send me any calling cards – they don't work here. you have to buy a certain kind, and if they are still running, you can recharge them. i'll give out the pin to amy if someone wants to recharge it.  food right now is not very good. it is t rats (military food). but the same people at anaconda are supposed to some here soon to take over chow. that was some of the best food i've ever had. so i'm looking forward to taht. as usual, the army doesn't know where our bags are. so i have just my aid bag with me. no shower materials, dental stuff, change of clothes, etc. i really hope it gets here real soon. i'm going to start smelling pretty bad soon.  don't send me anything until i can give you a good address. if you already sent something, don't worry about it. they are talking about breaking up our company and making a different one that sounds a lot better anyway, but with a different name. i don't know about all that yet, but i will. as of right now, just hang on. my name and fob will still be the same, so even if you do send something out, it should get to me…theorically. that's why i say wait.  anyway, i have 30 minutes on the computer at a time. so i'm gonna go. hope everyone if faring well. don't worry about me, so many others before me have had it much worse. its not that bad. i don't want a summer home here, but not too bad. we'll see how i feel in the summer though!  don  All men die, some men never really live. Oh and did I mention that I didn't edit this email in any way? Yeah, let's just chaulk it up to hurrying w/ little computer time and not go there. Ok? :D