The Experiences of Army Sergeant Joe Roche

Keep the Faith: A Letter from Iraq by Joe Roche
(this is the most widely-read essay of this collection, reprinted by newspapers nationwide and in Stars & Stripes, and read on the air by Rush Limbaugh, Kirby Wilbur and other talk radio hosts in April 2004. It subsequently was quoted by President Bush in the President's speech at the Republican National Convention of 2004 and a line from it was featured in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington)

Blog: Joe Roche: Antidote to Defeatism - 8/26/05

Blog Entry: A Honeymoon for American Soldiers Based in Europe - 2/18/05

Blog Entry: Iraq: Stay Determined - 1/12/05

Blog Entry: Death of a Patriot by Joe Roche - 10/4/04

Blog Entry: Joe Roche to be quoted in Smithsonian Institution exhibit - 9/10/04

Blog Entry: Joe Roche quoted in page one Washington Post article - 9/10/04

Blog Entry: President Bush quotes Joe Roche in Republican National Convention speech - 9/2/04

Blog Entry: Fahrenheit 9/11 and Its Impact on Military Morale, by a Soldier - 9/26/04

Press Release: Fahrenheit 9/11 is Having "Devastating" Impact on Military Morale, Says Soldier Deployed Overseas

Blog Entry: "Here in Baghdad We are Facing a Serious Sustained Terrorist Offensive" - 6/27/04

Press Release: A Soldier's Update: "Here in Baghdad We are Facing a Serious Sustained Terrorist Offensive"; Soldier Recounts Support for Enemy from Iran and Elsewhere; Describes Fortitude and Dedication of U.S. Servicemen - 6/27/04

Blog Entry: "I've Seen Many Tears Today in the Eyes of Big Strong Soldiers As We Watch the News Coverage of Reagan's Death"- 6/7/04

Blog Entry: Right in the Middle of the Karbala Fighting - 5/24/04

Blog Entry: A New E-Mail from the Front in Iraq: "I Ask That the American People Be Brave" - 5/12/04

Press Release: A Combat Soldier Writes From Iraq: "I Ask the American People to be Brave" - 5/12/04

Press Release: From the Front lines: A Combat Soldier's View of the Iraq Prison Abuse Case - 5/5/04

Blog Entry: "I Hope People Don't Lose Faith in Us": A Soldier Discusses the Prison Abuse Incidents - 4/30/04

Press Release: From the Front lines: A Combat Soldier's View of the Iraq Prison Abuse Case - 5/5/04

Blog Entry: "One of the Most Inspiring and Important Things to Us Has Been the Incredible Arrival of Care Packages..." - 5/4/04

Blog Entry: The Good Men Do (list of the battalion's achievements) - 4/30/04

Press Release: Amid the Nightline Controversy, Remember: Our Troops Are Doing A Great Deal of Good - 4/30/04

Blog Entry: Page One Washington Post Coverage for Joe's Unit - 4/20/04

Blog Entry: It is Like They are in Denial - 4/19/04

Blog Entry: "It's Mentioned by Nearly Every Soldier That I Have Met..." - 4/16/04

Blog Entry: But, Mostly, He Talked About the Children - 4/15/04

Blog Entry: Democrats.com Claims Soldier Who Proclaims News is Good in Iraq Doesn't Exist  - 4/11/04

Letter-to-the-Editor in Maui News: Hang in There, Says Vietnam Vet - 4/11/04

Blog Entry: Help a Soldier, If You Can - 4/10/04

Blog Entry: "My Battalion is Right in the Middle of Sadr's Challenge" and the News from Iraq is Good, Soldier Says - 4/7/04

Press Release: "My Battalion is Right in the Middle of Sadr's Challenge" and the News from Iraq is Good, Soldier Says - 4/7/04