Todd’s Photography
The Ziggurat Of Ur
Within the perimeter of our base lies the ruins of one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the best preserved Ziggurats in Iraq and Iran; The Great Ziggurat of Ur. The chaplains here on post organize occasional tours. We got to climb up on the Ziggurat, take some pictures, and even got a professional guided tour of the ..read more
A Trip To The Out House
Being “Fobbits” who never leave the base, we really don’t have it all that bad on this deployment. But we do still have guys that complain about having to get up and trudge through the cold and the mud if they have to take a pee in the middle of the night. Unless you’re a Full Bird Colonel or Sergeant Major/Chief it’s ..read more
Freeze Or I’ll Shoot
In case you couldn’t figure it out … when I go hunting (which is pretty much every day) … my weapon of choice is my Canon camera. Seriously though, since I started this project365 picture a day, that image above is pretty much how many people might be likely to see me … peering out from behind the lens. I carry my camera ..read more
Desert Chapel Wall Mural
Pretty much all over the base here, there are these really cool murals painted on the concrete T-walls. In many cases they are representations of the units who work in the adjacent buildings … as is the case with this picture outside of the Air Force chapel.
The chapel is about a 3 minute walk from where I live, so it was a ..read more
The Fog Of War
Hey, as long as I’m stuck here in Iraq, I might as well take a few “military themed” pictures for my project 365 picture of the day. I’m calling this one “The Fog of War”.
This is definitely a subject where I could probably quite easily write a 1000 word post. However, this blog is very rarely political. So, suffice it ..read more
Ail AB Iraq Flagpole – Picture A Day
Happy New Year!
This is a picture of the flag pole here at Ali Air Base, Iraq, that I got up and took early this morning. I plan for this to be the first in a series of “pictures of the day”.
About a month back, I got a comment on my don’t be an invisible blogger post from a young lady ..read more
Baghdad Tour Baath Party House
As promised, more pictures from my Baghdad Palace Tour.
First, a few more pictures from the roof of the Victory Over America Palace …View of Baghdad skyline from bombed out window on the palace roof.This is the “Flintstone Village” that Saddam built for his grandchildren.
Next we stopped at what is purported to be the last remaining mural of Saddam Hussein … where there was a rare ..read more
Baghdad Palace Tour
A couple of weeks ago, right after I got to Iraq this time, I had to go up to Baghdad for a conference, and change of command. While I was there, we got to play tourist for a couple of hours. A couple of times a week, the Army public affairs conducts tours of some of Saddam Hussien’s palaces. We ..read more
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