Shrimp more then three
The band plays on
Life is good
Soccer
Easter - 2010
March 28 - 2006

I'm in truck 1 today as a scout - we prepped for our Habinaya mission at 0800 and proceeded to leave the IZ -- when our truck get's t-boned by a civilian force protection team in a traffic circle in the IZ.
Just bangs and bruises -- the truck is totalled.
The frame was bent so much the driver side passenger door flew open and ejected SSG Cameron. I was on the passenger side back seat and took the brunt of the impact. All are fine, just banged up.
We switched trucks --- and proceeded on with the mission to escort 1star Bolger - a 6'4" thin faced 60'ish cold hearted bastard.
After leaving the Fallugia area on approach to Habinaya -- about 1hr20min trip -- truck 3 takes an IED blast.. all is well.. no injuries and we drive on and deliver Gen. Bolger.
We travel to return at 1430ish from Habinaya... in the same area -- the same area... truck two takes a blast full force on the drivers side. Rear drivers side door blown off, rear passenger ejected, bolth legs in shreds below the knee. We used a poncho to carry him from his impact site about 40 yards off the road to the road. Turniquets on both legs below the knee.
The medic was God today -- Medivac unavailable -- no air at Fallugia -- no stable comms from our position -- Blue Force Tracker in use but not much help --- no cell reception.
Gunner may lose a leg -- driver takes shrap to back and should make a full recovery - TC has hole in cheek and may have piecies loged in skull somewhere.
One gun truck and Gen.Bolgers truck make trip back to Habinaya on their own for QRF and Ambulance!! Site is secured at 1615 -- wrecker arrives to recover humvee and we move out at 1700 - and arrive at IZ at 1830.
Ejected SSG Hernandez dies enroute.
SSG Hallberg (gunner) may loose a leg and is enroute to Germany
SGT Wilkerson TC - is critical to some extent as they access -- don't know where he is at (hospital)
SSG Bell (driver) shrapmetal to back - should make full recover - don't know where he is at (hospital)
We don't mark our contacts on blue force because we don't run secure -- that's why you don't see any of our stuff reported.
Jesus -- man.....
Everyone is in shock - after all of these months we are at war in an instant.
Everytime we travel to Habanaiya we get hit -- all because a 1 star doesnt' like to fly... hopefully that will change..
Zack Arias
Arias was the featured speaker at Photocamp Utah 2010.
It is a photographic event hosted by an all volunteer crew, created from a vision of a few, intended to
serve many. This last Saturday Jermy Hall and volunteers set out to host the second Photocamp Utah and it was a hugh success. The tickets to this even sold out in about 6 hours from what I understand.
Miles Daisher
Last year, upon visiting the in-laws in Twin-Falls Idaho, I love Idaho, I photographed a gentleman
jumping off the Perrine bridge. It's legal to jump off bridges in Idaho -- another reason to love Idaho.
And Idahoians love their guns also -- but I digress... so -- while I was in Las Vegas, watching NBC's
Today show last week -- I saw this story of a guy from Idaho, parachuting in a boat -- go figure. Long story short -- it's the same guy. See the video below.
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On the strip of Las Vegas CityCenter is complete and I couldn't resist making this picture, of of my wife and her mother, in front of one of the massive 80 foot long 60 foot high white walls.
Shot in color with the Canon SD780is and then convered to B/W using a LR preset from www.lifeindigitalfilm.com
Pete Stott @Stott and Scott Jarvie @Jarvie
I found Vegas a distracting place to make plans -- yet alone find a familiar face. From class to class - or
running back to the show floor I would catch a glimpse of @Stott and @Jarvie. Finally we sat down with the Smugmug owners to discuss our reactions to the constantly improving Smugmug services - that organization is great. Thanks to @Jarvie for the invite.
Jerry Ghionis
Being associated with www.Pictage.com, and having Full Access status, had its perks. I was able to sit in on numerious presentations from seasoned wedding photographers - one being - Jerry Ghionis. Here he gestures some of his techniques.
HOMBRE
Ronald McDonald House
A few collegues cornered me at the office and asked me to volunteer my photographic services to document the finished remodel of their efforts at the Salt Lake City Ronald McDonald House.
This remodel was of only volunteer effort, supplies, and resources, and I was more then happy to be a part of the great things this organization adds to the community and families alike.
Pictagerazzi
On a whim -- I signed up to be considered for what Pictage is calling their "Pictagerazzi" for
the WPPI convention in Las Vegas next week. Well -- as luck will have it -- I was chosen to be one
of 30 other photographers to photograph the event -- more can be seen at the link. This should
be really cool.
RARE from Joel Sartore on Vimeo.