The Simple Reality Of Things Here...
I know I've mentioned in some of my other posts about how things are dangerous here, and how it's all a part of the job, but...
I'm not trying for sympathy, or anything like that... but now, when I see the news on t.v. (yeah, we get it here in some places), and I see a headline like "Four U.S. Soldiers die in roadside blast while driving in a convoy" (something similar was on this morning's news), I have to wonder... could any of those (or all) be some of my friends? Or at least, someone in my unit or another unit that I know?
I say this because I heard that another convoy with some guys from our unit was hit the other day... and a very cool Lieutenant was in the Humvee that was hit... he and I aren't exactly friends, but we know and talk to each other often... and he's a very good person, and a good LT... to the best of my knowledge, he wasn't hurt badly, but... there's always the possibility that it could happen again, and worse, to someone else that I know...
We traveled a road a couple of nights ago that was literally a dirt trail through the desert... we figured it was fairly safe, because the conditions of the road was so poor that there was little traffic on it at all... when we got to the Camp we were going to, they were shocked... the reason there was little or no traffic on it was because of the fact that there was a very high chance of being hit by an IED somewhere on the route... which goes to show that even a dirt trail in the middle of nowhere can be dangerous, not just the high-traffic areas...
So, I guess we were lucky... I hope it stays that way...
Peace...
I'm not trying for sympathy, or anything like that... but now, when I see the news on t.v. (yeah, we get it here in some places), and I see a headline like "Four U.S. Soldiers die in roadside blast while driving in a convoy" (something similar was on this morning's news), I have to wonder... could any of those (or all) be some of my friends? Or at least, someone in my unit or another unit that I know?
I say this because I heard that another convoy with some guys from our unit was hit the other day... and a very cool Lieutenant was in the Humvee that was hit... he and I aren't exactly friends, but we know and talk to each other often... and he's a very good person, and a good LT... to the best of my knowledge, he wasn't hurt badly, but... there's always the possibility that it could happen again, and worse, to someone else that I know...
We traveled a road a couple of nights ago that was literally a dirt trail through the desert... we figured it was fairly safe, because the conditions of the road was so poor that there was little traffic on it at all... when we got to the Camp we were going to, they were shocked... the reason there was little or no traffic on it was because of the fact that there was a very high chance of being hit by an IED somewhere on the route... which goes to show that even a dirt trail in the middle of nowhere can be dangerous, not just the high-traffic areas...
So, I guess we were lucky... I hope it stays that way...
Peace...
posted by julio at 2:05 AM
2 Prayers:
I hate to even think about what must go on over there!!
but I think of you when I see little clips on tv - I don't watch the news but once in a while a news clip makes it's way in
I'll send good vibes and cross my fingers that you stay safe :)
Kitty, as always, Thanks... and I'll take all the good vibes I can get...
Peace...
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