1st Lt Prifogle’s Blog

I. Rivercity.
Rivercity is when we are cut off. Something has happened (usually unbeknownst to those of us on base) and a Marine, Soldier, Sailor or Airman was killed or had to be medevaced. They implement Rivercity so that we don’t contact our families or fellow service members to spread the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The things I was given
To say it seems like an eternity ago would put a value of time on it and out here time has no value. The workday never really ends and everyday is Monday when you work seven-day weeks. So, I’ll say it seems like a daydream ago. It being […]

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 […]

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. […]

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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