i'm in najaf now. i didnt think it could get any worse than the last location but this place is hell. there is absolutely nothing around the camp for 5 miles but sand. no shade other than the vehicles and tents. ground temperature will reach 170 degrees by next month.
The city of Najaf is nearby and that's our mission here. Come June 30th, it will be ugly. One vehicle was hit by an IED already and several times, we received rpg and ak47 fire. Last time we were here, we got hit pretty hard too.
There's only 1 internet terminal in this whole camp so I will not be able to check mail often. Mail to my apo will be forwarded to this forward operating base.
the air is so dirty here that i received a staph infection on my hand and neck. thank god there was a medic with some anti-bacteria cream.
son
The city of Najaf is nearby and that's our mission here. Come June 30th, it will be ugly. One vehicle was hit by an IED already and several times, we received rpg and ak47 fire. Last time we were here, we got hit pretty hard too.
There's only 1 internet terminal in this whole camp so I will not be able to check mail often. Mail to my apo will be forwarded to this forward operating base.
the air is so dirty here that i received a staph infection on my hand and neck. thank god there was a medic with some anti-bacteria cream.
son
