Introducing.....ME

jsbutc

Well hello everyone, I am new to the forum and fairly new to the site. Have just been ordering for the past couple months or so since I've gotten deployed to Iraq, cigars definitely help pass the time over here and they go hand in hand with war stories swapped around the platoon and a great cup of coffee (the strongest thing we can get). I've been trollin the forums for the past few days and thought I'd introduce myself and try to get to know you guys a bit better, so, here it goes. I am an officer in the US Army, a tanker by choice but beatin feet with the infantry guys since we have no more use for tanks in Iraq (tear). I am 24 and have been smoking cigars for probably 2 years now but not that often. I just recently bought a 100 ct Man O War humidor from this site so hopefully once I get my stash up I will smoke quite a bit more often (over here, me and the guys have a cigar almost every day from what we can get...we bum off each other until mail arrives and swap what comes in when peoples orders arrive). I have come to find out i like medium to full and full bodied cigars...but don't like spicy ones (I prefer smoky or coffee...earthy I guess is the description I'm looking for). My favorites so far have been Gurkhas (super excited when I saw the Gurkha sampler on here) Man O War and the 5 Vegas. Am looking forward to trying a couple of Cubans I bought off an Iraqi the other day but unfortunately they are a lil dry right now. I have a beautiful wife, the cutest 2 year old girl, and an awesome 4 month old son and a pup waitin for me at home when I return back to the real world. While I'm here, I am responsible for 17 other soldiers, most of whom I have sucked into the cigar world and have all since started ordering from cigar.com thanks to my gunner, a cigar.com vet since his first tour to Iraq when all they did was chill in tanks and smoke a cigar to pass the time they weren't fighting for their lives. Well, that's about it for me...I am deeply honored to be here and look forward to hearing from everyone here and am open to suggestions on new sticks I should try.

mfotis

Welcome, where are you in IQ?

jsbutc

Southern Iraq, port city of Basrah. One of the wealthiest areas of Iraq but you wouldn't know that from driving through. You said that you have spent some time in this vacation hotspot...where were you at? and when?

mfotis

06/2008-07/2009, Lovely Al Hillah, Babil Province

roland_7707

Welcome and thank you both for serving.

jsbutc

Roland- Thanks for the welcome mfotis- yeah, from what my guys are tellin me, its changed alot since they were here last (2007)...its frustrating now cuz the Iraqis are technically in charge so even if we know where and who the bad guys are...we gotta follow their rules and sometimes our escorts just don't want to catch them it seems (also, we can't roll on a mission without Iraqi escorts... Days are gone of rolling unilaterally and snatchin guys up Definitely makes one feel like your hands are tied. but, it also seems that the Iraqis are startin to take control of their country which is a good thing...

xmacro

Welcome and thanks for your service!!

mfotis

It would be nice if it works!!!!

xmacro

Ah, almost forgot - if you're looking for full or medium bodied, you GOTTA check out the Diesel line - rolled by AJ Fernandez, it's a great line, though I think the Unlimited's are a bit better than the Unholy cocktail. Check out the High Octane sampler to try the entire line

jsbutc

it would indeed....and some days I have my doubts...

jsbutc

xmacro:

Ah, almost forgot - if you're looking for full or medium bodied, you GOTTA check out the Diesel line - rolled by AJ Fernandez, it's a great line, though I think the Unlimited's are a bit better than the Unholy cocktail. Check out the High Octane sampler to try the entire line

Yes, I have tried a Diesel once, I can't remember which one but it was in an AJ Fernandez dirty dozen sampler I ordered...I gave it to a one of my soldiers during our nightly cigar time and took a puff or two of it and remember liking it. I will have to get the sampler and try them all. Thanks for the tip.

undulac

Welcome and Thanks!!

firetruckguy

Welcome brother, when your stash gets low, let us know........... we will have to send a "friendly bomb" your way for you and your boys!

nikostewart

Welcome! Thanks for everything you guys are doing over there.

xIcedGuardianx

Glad to have you and much respect for what you are doing over there!

Poker Slob

Welcome to the Forum Sir. We look forward to hearing about you and your men. Like firetruckguy says, we like to do a little friendly bombing around here.

gmill880

Welcome aboard and thanks for your service . Stay safe friend .

Redtailhawkoz

Welcome to the Jungle! Thank you for your service

Bobbo2009

Welcome!! And thanks for your service to all of us back here in the states!

fla-gypsy

Welcome to the group. I love you guys and what you have been able to accomplish.

Heavy

Welcome! And thanks for your service. I'll also throw in my med-full must try suggestion - La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte (also an AJ blend)

JCizzle

Greetings, I'm "down the street" in Doha. +1 on the Diesel line, although it is closer to full for my taste.

jsbutc

Heavy:

Welcome! And thanks for your service. I'll also throw in my med-full must try suggestion - La Herencia Cubana Oscuro Fuerte (also an AJ blend)

Funny you mention that, I had that one the other day out on mission but couldn't remember the exact name of it. Loved it. Thanks again for helpin me remember. Also, what are the bombs yall are talkin about?

sdloco30

Not trying to hijack the thread or anything, but this is eerily similar to my situation. I too am a Platoon Leader in Basrah, an Armor Officer. fairly new to cigars, and just joined the site. Kinda odd to log on and see this thread. Anyways, send me a PM with your unit. I usually smoke with guys from my plt as well.
P.S. , I'm pretty sure the bombs are not a literal sense of the meaning, but rather they send you free sticks.

RampMonkey

Welcome mate! Thank you for the service and be safe.

YankeeMan

Welcome and thank you for serving. My son is a Captain in the 82nd and returned in August from Iraq. He was in beautiful, downtown Ramidi, not a place I'd want to spent 12 months!

jsbutc

Word...lol, I kinda thought thats what it meant. I know for sure the guys in my unit wouldn't mind havin a few....I'm almost gettin too low to hand em out to guys now a days.

brotheradam

Welcome to the forums glad to have you and like others have said, thank you for your service.

Mayne Street

JCizzle - did you go to the New Year's Eve party in Doha?  One of my good friends is in the band, CatchPenny, that played a show in Doha for the troops on NYE.

jsbutc

sdloco30, just shot you a PM...its crazy, we are prolly within 30 mins of each other. Guess the Army and the cigar world are both small places.

ENFIDL

Welcome to the forum!