Colonel Jill Morgenthaler - Someone You Should Know

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In 1997, two weeks before my marriage to Mrs. Blackfive, we went to the Armed Forces Day Ball in Chicago. It was supposed to be one of the better events around the country for Armed Forces Day - the Chief of the Air Force was there as VIP with the Air Force Band. My wife-to-be did not have much exposure to the military at that point. I was Captain and was awarded the Junior Officer of the Year award so we had free tickets to the ball.

As we walked in, Sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base popped to attention. As far as formal military events go, this one was one of the best I had seen.

We were seated with newly promoted Lieutenant Colonel Jill Morgenthaler who had just returned from a year's duty in Bosnia. Our table was made up of mostly Sergeants, me and my fiance, and the Lieutenant Colonel. LTC M had class. As the senior officer, she took her duties seriously and bought bottles of wine for everyone at the table. Not many Field Grade Officers would do that for soldiers that they don't really know. My wife-to-be was impressed by her generosity.

A few weeks ago, I saw a news wire article quoting Colonel Jill Morgenthaler - THE Public Affairs Officer for the Multinational Force in Iraq. I wasn't surprised to see that she was a full-bird Colonel or that she had a very important job in the War on Terror. So I shot off an email to her and she responded within minutes AND she has just started a blog!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present GI Jill's Adventures In Baghdad

The first few posts at this new site are great reads so go there and read about what the good Colonel is doing in Iraq.

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Colonel Jill Morgenthaler - Someone You Should Know

In 1997, two weeks before my marriage to Mrs. Blackfive, we went to the Armed Forces Day Ball in Chicago. It was supposed to be one of the better events around the country for Armed Forces Day - the Chief of the Air Force was there as VIP with the Air Force Band. My wife-to-be did not have much exposure to the military at that point. I was Captain and was awarded the Junior Officer of the Year award so we had free tickets to the ball.

As we walked in, Sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base popped to attention. As far as formal military events go, this one was one of the best I had seen.

We were seated with newly promoted Lieutenant Colonel Jill Morgenthaler who had just returned from a year's duty in Bosnia. Our table was made up of mostly Sergeants, me and my fiance, and the Lieutenant Colonel. LTC M had class. As the senior officer, she took her duties seriously and bought bottles of wine for everyone at the table. Not many Field Grade Officers would do that for soldiers that they don't really know. My wife-to-be was impressed by her generosity.

A few weeks ago, I saw a news wire article quoting Colonel Jill Morgenthaler - THE Public Affairs Officer for the Multinational Force in Iraq. I wasn't surprised to see that she was a full-bird Colonel or that she had a very important job in the War on Terror. So I shot off an email to her and she responded within minutes AND she has just started a blog!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present GI Jill's Adventures In Baghdad

The first few posts at this new site are great reads so go there and read about what the good Colonel is doing in Iraq.

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