As my friend Jase said on his weblog, I now know someone who is going to war in Iraq. (And yes, America is still fighting a war there. It ain't over yet.)
Ira was someone I first met online maybe 10 years ago and finally met him in person when I moved to San Francisco. He joined the Army (Reserves, I think) around the time I moved to Bangkok, and now he has his orders to pack up and ship out.
I check into his weblog every now and then and I hope that he has a chance to continue updating it even in Iraq. Ira has an amazingly unique view of the world and so I am sure his posts from the desert will be interesting reads.
So, for now I say: Good Luck, Ira. I look forward to hearing all about it in "past tense" a year from now.
