7th December

I was lead Valum man today East down the Neb as point man, and I was fucking shitting myself. First time I had been out as point man and it’s a whole different ball game from being the 6th or 8th man back. The feeling of total exposure at the front was crazy like there was nothing between me and the enemy. I done okay though, and by that I mean no IED’s went off! I was making sure that I was doing the job proper, maybe a bit to proper at time’s but I’d rather be safe than sorry. There was no contact either, we did have the Jackal out behind the patrol as fire support, so that was a good deterrent, with a GPMG and a mounted GMG, you have to be on crack to start on that with an AK!

The days are long, and the stag’s are even longer, that’s why these entries are getting shorter.