Quote Of The Month

Depressoin is anger without enthusiasm!

8,000 Miles No Match For Brotherly Love!

Two brothers joining the Army at the same time, different jobs, diferent duty stations, and about 8,000 miles between the two. I had seen Sam last October after both he and I were done with our Basic and AIT training, for about a week and then again this past April for his wedding back home in Wyoming. Now both of us are in Camp Buehring, Kuwait. And what better timing than the holiday season. It's funny that Sam and I could have all of that time and distance between us then spend so much time together during the xams season in Kuwait.

A Little Fun in the Sand

Yesterday as Cpt. Turner, SFC Carter and I arrived at the Indirect Fire range, we noticed that Task Force 1-6INF Fist was having a little combatives tournament. Myself, being a FISTer, had to partake in the festivities. Here in my fourth round championship, I come face to face with PFC Aranda. We both had our strong and weak points in the round that ended up in a dual head-lock choke-out. We both didn't have the greatest of positions whcich ended in a "who's stronger" final seconds... ...I, PFC Niziolek, Ryan J, came out on top! Winning the pool of ten dollars.

Just a little fun out in the sand during some down time. In the mean time I hold down the spot of Hand-to-Hand Middle Weight Champion for the FIST.

6 Months Ago...

Not so long ago yet seeming like years I married Natascha Bianca Koch of Nohfelden, Germany. 6 months and counting now and there's nothing more I could've ask for than her. Between my lazieness and the Army's...eh hem... schieze...her love is growing more and more every day reminding me how lucky of a man I am.

Natascha's First...

Our vacation to dad's new house in Oregon was Natascha's first time to the states, her first time flying, and her first time carving a pumpkin! I did help a little. I did all of the dirty work - gutting the pumpkin! Other than the small corners of the mouth and the eyebrows, Natascha carved the whole pumpkin.

Natascha loved the ocean. She could've spent hours just sitting there watching the waves. This pic was on the beach in South-Western Washington just outside of Ilwaco. We sepent most of our beach time in Seaside because it was close. This was Nasch's "first time" to the ocean (the other was when whe was real young), and my first time to the Pacific.

One Day In Heidelberg

Natascha and I decided to see more of Germany the last month or so before I came to Kuwait, after living there for almost a year.

This shot was taken of one of the towers at the Heidelberg Castle in Germany. The sun was just starting to go down and I thought it was the perfect time for a shot.

The Castle was so huge! From the parking garage it was an agonizing 167 steps (all of them labeled), or a long up hill walk of , what we didn't know, a quarter mile. After we got up to the castle we took the non-crowded walk around the north and east side, then around the back to the enterance. Suprisingly it wasn't too expensive to get in to the courtyard then another fee for the tour. I think we could've done with out the tour - long and boaring - but we paid a small price to see the inside of the castle.

The next weekend we went to the Kusel Castle which was a little closer to home. Again a place we never went to in the first 11 months I lived in Germany even though it's a mere 20 min. away.

All's well that ends well I guess. Natascha and I saw more of Germany in the last two weeks, than the rest of the time I was there.

Spittin Fools!

Last week on the way out to a range with the Air Force ALO guys we spotted these camels. Being that we were a little early to occupy the range we decided to chase the camels around for a bit. Besides the occasional sand beatle and the copious amount of flys, these guys were the first signs of Middle-Eastern life.

Camels are one of the smelliest, ugliest animals I have ever seen. They are really loud and when someone says that they spit... ...they really spit.

Once we got done with the camels it was off to the range. I'd taken 'em out a couple of times (they don't have anyone with a Kuwaiti lisence so I drive them out there) and watched them drop 500 lb. concrete bombs. That day we, and when I say we I mean they, finally got clearence for a 500ft fly by with a couple of F-14 Tomcats - the kind in Top Gun. All in all it was a good day, another afternoon NOT spent in the TOC running erands and anwering phones.