If by 'keeping it gangsta' you mean sitting at a desk behind a computer, then yes, you did keep it gangsta. :) - Michelle Martinez

on snaps! - Cee Bee

Business Gangsta mami, quit hating!! And btw, I did spend a couple of weeks on Heifa St. - jamar78

When Joel and I were in Iraq, he spent 11 months on the FOB, did not go outside the wire once. Meanwhile, I did more convoys outside the wire than I can count. Anyway, 2 weeks before he is scheduled to fly back to the US, a captain requested that he go to Haifa Street for a few days during their first election. At the time, Haifa Street was one of the most dangerous places to be. I was an absolute nervous wreck because I knew it was just bad karma to send him there with only 2 weeks left. Fortunately everything went well, though. - Michelle Martinez

must've been quite an experience - Cee Bee

In retrospect yes it very neat to witness and be a part of Iraq's 1st election and watching the Iraq people run up to me to show their inked fingers. But at the same time it sucked having 4 polling stations surround you and knowing that we were basically a huge target. - jamar78

Whoa. Joel, I'm glad you came back safe. - Admiral Anika

Thanks Anika, like most things in the Military, you don't really enjoy them or appreciate them till after the fact. - jamar78

Bumping for Veterans Day. My favorite vet :) - Michelle Martinez

Did you two know each other before you went to Iraq? - Rochelle

LOL...thanks boo...caught me off guard to see this pic up...;) - jamar78

I missed this back in April but you totally got pwned by your wife. Not that this is a bad thing, just sayin'. - Jim Iz Not on Ur List

Rochelle, Yes, we met about five months before we deployed. - Michelle Martinez

Damn Jim....was that necessary....*blocked* LOL - jamar78

I asked her out while we were in the field. - jamar78

Aww. :) - Rochelle

well, I was about to make a comment about how badass you looked in uniform when I saw Michelle's first comment. Ouch! So I posted a different comment, which was made in complete sympathy with you. - Jim Iz Not on Ur List

Thanks for your service. - Matt Hilton

Thanks to both of you for serving. :) - JA Castillo

Yes :) What Matt and JA said. <3 - joey

Thank's ya'll we appreciate it....its like I tell people...a service member never truly appreciates what they are experiences till after the fact. It was hard going through the field exercises, the pt, the deployment, the staff duty and what not, but after the fact you truly miss what went along with all those experiences. - jamar78

Hope you had a great Veterans Day and Thank You !!! - Eric Logan

Glad you both came back okay! (And got together.) My brother was in both Afghanistan & Iraq for a couple tours and I was worried sick about him. (He came back ok, too. Though friends of his didn't...) - Spidra Webster