September 16, 2010
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The Ghost of Birthdays Past
For most people, birthdays are a day to celebrate. For me, September 16 is never something to look forward to. For some reason, it seems like something other than my birthday was always planned.
1999-2002 – West Point
2003 – Fort Benning, GA. In a foxhole with a machine gun.
2004 – Ranger School, 2 days away from graduation.
2005 – Afghanistan.
2006 – Stationed overseas. generally uneventful.
2007 – Unemployed during transition from military to civilian. Kinda broke.
2008 – 20 weeks of training.
2009 – **EDIT** [Classified] I just remember what I was working on that day.
2010 – 2 weeks of training.My prediction for the future:
2011 – Shot.
2012 – Digging up dead bodies.
2013 – Raped by bees.
