Yeah, I know lots of military men and women blog now. What is different about 1st. Lt. Neil Prakash (apart from the fact that his name is very close to my son’s) is that he is an Indian American in the US military serving in Iraq and blogging while doing so.
Apparently he has been doing a great job of both blogging and fighting. Read below for details.
Platoon Leader awarded Silver Star for conduct under fireFORWARD OPERATING BASE SCUNION, BA’QUBAH, Iraq — After leading his platoon through a fierce onslaught, enemy fire pounding them from every direction, 1st Lt. Neil Prakash went back in for more.Posted by shanti at January 24, 2005 9:51 AM
First Infantry Division Commander Maj. Gen. John R.S. Batiste joined Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment at FOB Scunion Jan. 14 to award this 24-year-old tank platoon leader one of the military’s highest honors - the Silver Star Medal.
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Wonder how many Iraqis has he mowed down
Posted by: Al Mujahid at January 24, 2005 10:05 AM
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Posted by: anonym at January 24, 2005 10:35 AM
Better watch out, al Mujahid. The penalty for blog troll behavior in some jurisdictions is disemvowelling.
Posted by: Mitch at January 24, 2005 12:40 PM