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Soldier Cutting Grass Found
The Oregon Statesman Journal has an article about that photo of a soldier in Iraq tending a small plot of grass (which I posted here back in October). They identify the soldier as Warrant Officer Brook Turner stationed at Camp Cooke north of Baghdad. They even provide his email address in case you want to send him a happy New Year's message. Plus, they mention the Museum of Hoaxes in the article. The weird date on the photo which had everyone confused was apparently just a result of not resetting the camera's date after the batteries had been changed. So that's one mystery cleared up. Officer Turner, who's preparing to come home from Iraq soon to his home in Hawaii, seems pretty laid back about the whole episode, remarking that "Everyone seems to be a little more excited about it than me... I just planted some grass -- nothing big." (Thanks to Dwight Mears for forwarding me the article)
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Categories: Military, Photos/Videos Posted by Alex on Fri Dec 31, 2004 |
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Happy New Year Alex and all!
Posted by Darren on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 05:40 PM
So it was real grass, really planted by a soldier in Iraq, but the part about shipping dirt and fertilizer over from the states was embellishment.
Posted by Big Gary C in Dallas, Texas on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 05:49 PM
I also note that the story says the seeds his wife sent him didn't sprout, so he ended up buying some grass locally.
Posted by Big Gary C in Dallas, Texas on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 05:51 PM
also, uh, they link you as www.museum-ofhoaxes.com....
Posted by Jacob on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 07:45 PM
I noticed that. Annoying. But out of my control.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Fri Dec 31, 2004 at 07:50 PM
You said they provided his email address; maybe I'm blind, because I failed to see it in the article.
Posted by Tornado on Sun Jan 02, 2005 at 01:09 AM
Look at the contact info in the column to the right of the article.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Sun Jan 02, 2005 at 02:27 AM
Poor guy. If it wasn't bad enough that he was all the way out there, the ants hauled away all his seeds from home? :p
Posted by Ponygirl on Sun Jan 02, 2005 at 08:40 AM
I can't stand yard work. I sure as hell wouldn't be doing it thousands of miles from home.
Posted by Maegan in Tampa, FL - USA on Mon Jan 03, 2005 at 01:35 PM
how much water did he waste growing that grass?
Posted by mike in il on Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 10:07 AM
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