Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on February 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
The First Sand Storm
Living in this dessert is something that most American’s will never experience. Personally, I wouldn’t mind going without the experience myself, but life had other plans for me.
We had our first sandstorm yesterday.
A cold front had crept in over the last couple days. It had been […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on February 20th, 2008 2 Comments »
Winter in Iraq
When you tell people “I’m a Marine.” There are various reactions. If you are the stereotypical Marine – tall, young, male, athletic – I imagine the response to be, “Oh thank you your service, we’re so proud of you.” If you are the less stereotypical Marine the response is for […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on February 11th, 2008 3 Comments »
Lost
I watch Lost. I only have a TV and DVD player – no channels. I never watch TV at home, so I’m not missing anything. Here, I watch Lost and I understand. I am on a deserted island. Only there are no white sand beaches. The water in the […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on February 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
Part I.
0500. My alarm goes off. I hit snooze even though I know it only gives me five minutes and it is more annoying to hear it go off again then the five minutes of laziness I gain. 0505 my alarm goes off again. I have to pee, but to go […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on January 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
So I made it to Iraq a few days ago. We are now 11 hours ahead of California so my body is still adjusting to the time change, but getting used to it. It’s actually cold and rainy here - which isn’t what I expected, but nice. We have a lot long […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on January 16th, 2008 4 Comments »
My best friend Cara and I have been friends since the 6th grade (coincidentally she was a co-founder of the ‘I hate Libby Club’ during our elementary school’s fifth grade ‘Girl War’ the previous year). We were inseparable throughout our high school days but went to different colleges on opposite sides of the state. […]
Posted in Deployment on January 8th, 2008 9 Comments »
Ordinary days. That is what I will miss. Waking up next to my lover. Kissing him softly on the lips, not even waking him up, before finding my clothes scattered around the room and putting on a pair of cold jeans, stuffing my bra into the pocket of my jacket and sneaking […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Deployment on January 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Dear Reader,
Greetings and welcome to my blog! I am 1st Lieutenant Lisbeth Prifogle, USMC. I will be deploying as a Supply Officer in the United States Marine Corps to Iraq.
Outside of being ‘The Ma’am’ I am a student in Antioch University’s MFA Creative Writing program based in Los Angeles. As part […]
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