I Need......

...to win the lottery. That way I can just attend classes and lectures and cool stuff like this:

Implications of the Long War on Naval Expeditionary Capabilities and Forces
Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA 5 September 2006

The panel topics include "Fighting on the Terrorists’ Turf: Lessons Learned in Iraq & Afghanistan and the Gap Between Expectations and Realities" and "The Long War: Where Are We Now?"

The kickoff speaker is Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN,Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

And how bad did I want to go to this one!!!!!!!

2006 USNI Applied Naval History Conference
"Riverine Warfare: Back to the Future?"
6-7 April 2006
U.S. Naval AcademyAlumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland