Thanks Juan for the opportunity to chat, and to you too Holly for that great write up. My readership much enjoyed the interviews. Even if they *did* wonder a bit about the beard.

Thank you, Juan! It was a great experience. And Holly, thank you for your write up.

Great interview Juan, I had a good time talking to you and Holly, nice write up, I'm looking forward to reading more of your work in the future.

I don't know why you guys act like this issue is more complicated than it is. Our presence in Iraq is CRIMINAL and the ONLY answer is to pull out all our troops immediately. No more of our young men and women should die for this worthless cause. Bush belongs in prison.

These blogs present such an amazing insight into this war through the minds of those who have sacrificed their lives to fight. It completely blows away my previous perspective of war and how it gets represented through media. Prior to reading these blogs, I can only think about statistics and the political advantages or ramifications for fighting...forget all of that. Posts from Army Girl immediately pushes the lens forward (in yo face) and sheds an emotional or very human light on the issue. It creates such a visceral effect, and if only the ones to create policy could spend a few minutes reading these pages maybe this country would be a bit more hesitant in engaging in war.

Great interviews! When I first started listening to Army Girl, I thought, man, she sounds so young, we really are sending kids to war. But as I kept listening, I realized how mature she actually is. Great stuff. Keep it up!

I really like this. Early on in this war there were a few blogs doing this sort of thing but since then there haven't been very many glimpses into the lives of people on the ground. I hope this series continues.