2009.05.19
19MAY09--9-Line Tattoo
Today, I met a Soldier from North Carolina. He had the most interesting tattoo that I have ever seen. Read more »
2009.02.05
05FEB09--Scarface, now 'Scarchest'?
This afternoon, the team returned to our base as normal. But instead of Scarface, the energetic team puppy, greeting us as we dismounted the trucks, we located him sprawled on a doormat with a sizable gash on the right side of his chest. Read more »
2009.01.24
24JAN09--Election Preparations
For the past several days and the week to come, both the U.S. and Iraqi forces have been preparing for the upcoming January 31st elections in Iraq. This historic election is said to be the most important event in Iraq for the last five years. Read more »
2008.12.03
Train the Trainer: Bestowing the Ideals of a Valuable Sergeant
For two months Sergeant Kevin "KC" Connaughton of Texas has been working on a class, a map reading class for the Iraqi Army. The halfway success of this class, which was for the Iraqis by the Iraqis, explains a lot about the Iraqi Army. Read more »
About this blog
Rich Connaroe graduated from Northside High School in 2000 and VMI in 2004. Now a Captain in the U.S. Army, Connaroe begins a one-year deployment to Iraq in August. During that time, he plans to make regular blog posts that he hopes will connect readers of the The Roanoke Times to U.S. soldiers who are deployed in Iraq.
