Good Morning Baghdad

Well I've been in Bagdad for going on 4 Days.

I started on in Ft. Bliss for a week of shots, physicals, and briefings.

A bunch of us left(15) left there at 2 PM on Friday the 14th of Jan. We arrived in Kuwait at 2 AM Sunday, later that afternoon we went on to Baghdad airport where I was finally able to get a bed and sleep some.

The next day Monday another guy and I moved to the Green Zone. But before we could leave a motar attack came in. We heard the whistle, but before it registered what it was it impacted about a klick away (1/2 mile) with a loud explosion. No one was hurt they over shot and it landed in an unused portion of the base. It was at noon and I think they were hoping for a lucky shot on a chow hall. Was enough to make my butt pucker!!!!!!

The trip from BIAP (Baghdad International Airport) was wild. It is follows a route the Military call Irish, the most dangerous 14 km of highway in the world. We traveled with a civilian PSD team (Personal Security Detachment) of 3 armoed SUV vehicles armed to the teeth.

The Iraqis still use it and at times is got very dicey. If this was the Old Disney land it would be a lot of E tickets. Speeds reach at times up to 90 mph with a lot of evasive driving thrown in.

Yesterday, there were three car bombs set off outside the Green or Internation Zone. Sure you all saw it on TV or Google News. They were any where form a mile to 3 miles from where I was working. Very loud heard in doors and all the windows rattled. one as outside the Australian Embassy and another at an Iraqi Police Station of some type. You also here alot of small arms fire around here, you here a few last from AKs then a whole crap load of ours. They might fire 10 seconds buts we follow and light them up for 3-4 minutes.

Sometime later I will be moving up to Mosul then back south to finally end up in Tikrit. One of the many hot beds around here.

Will right more then.
God Bless

Wolfie