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Welcome to SurvivalArtist.com
Welcome to my blog, SurvivalArtist.com. I am an Iraq Veteran. I original created SurvivalArtist.com to vent. To me it has become so much more. You see, I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
It is here, where I have discovered my voice.
The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.
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Improvised Explosive Device IED, or Roadside Bomb. Photograph by Stephen Crowley
I served in the US Army, 216th MI CO, Kirkuk, Iraq, 2005. This blog is a creative mix of my best and worst recollections. I had my own experience, I will not glorify or exaggerate the truth. It is what it is. You won’t find exciting stories of combat heroics here. It just wasn’t like that. It was actually, for the most part, anti-climatic, stressful, physically and psychologically and extremely tedious. I was often left to wonder, ‘Why am I even here?”
Results of a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). Photo by “Slippy”
came to this site today 11.9.10 heart wrenching.a must visit for everyone.
hi my name is travis i am a senior and my goal is to join the marines and be an aviation mecanic im working on a senior prodject about survival i love it, this is my fourth year in A.F.J.R.O.T.C we are currently learning about survival shelters fire body temp etc if you have any information about survival id like to know i like the blog if you can tell me anything about your expierence in the millitary that would be good thanks Travis
Hi, Thanks for commenting. I survived Iraq and I am an Artist. Hence the name SurvivalArtist.com. It’s not really a blog about survival training. I would visit Military.com if you haven’t already. It’s a great resource. Good Job with sticking to it! I would stay in school, go to college and become an Officer. The pay is way better
just saw this website from a tweet, I like what you are doing here.
i love survivalartist.com
Thank you!
What you are doing here is incredible. I have a loved one that I wish could have found an outlet like this, in order to learn how to live with his experiences. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you for starting the petition to keep Ann on the Today Show. I think her fate is already a done deal, but I feel better now that I have joined the petition.