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This week I read three happy milblogs. One of the blogs, airborneparainf82.blogspot.com, went through a seemingly average day with several potential situations for danger. Eddie, the blogger, began by telling his agenda, which was to check out some banks in the sector. He tried to get his own bank account, but couldn’t because they didn’t allow Americans to have accounts. From there he heard an explosion in a car garage which he went to help with. At night, his troop went on a raid and heard several shots fire, but nothing escalated. I thought it was neat that Eddie tried to open an account just to say he had an account in Iraq. I was glad it wasn’t a sad story and his troop made it safely through the night. Another blog, desertflier.blogspot.com, talked about a ice day he had where he was invited with others to a part of Ramadia by the Euprates for weapon range time. The place happened to be one of Saddam’s general’s house which was rather luxurious. Most of the time, I believe people imagine the Middle East as they see it on T.V., lots of abandoned buildings and poverty. This article helped me to see there is more than the ruin that we generally see on television. Another blog helped me to realize that it’s not just some desolate desert, actuepolitics.blogspot.com. The author described the landscape in an almost poetic manner, and was very descriptive. I liked this blog the most, because it showed the soldier’s hope and how you can either look at what’s around you as bad, or good, and this soldier choose good. All these blogs helped show me just how much hope there still is when everything seems so gloomy.