Baghdad Blues
Saturday, 3 December 2005 | 121 readers so far
One of our duties in Baghdad is to escort the media through checkpoints. This photo was taken near one of those checkpoints. Spc. Pitcher arrived late but he’s learning his way around quickly.
My unit is lucky - our duties are undertaken in a relative environment of safety. We are not in constant danger, except from random mortars or perhaps a sniper.
The soldiers who man these checkpoints, both American and Iraqi, are frequently in harm’s way. They all have my admiration for doing a thankless and dangerous job and keeping good attitudes despite the danger.
1 December 4th, 2005 at 6:29 am
Barb says:
Trevor, although I KNOW you are over in Iraq..it is so strange to think of you walking around armed with a big rifle everyday and walking around tanks. It seems surreal to me. Does it seem “normal” to you?
2 December 4th, 2005 at 8:25 am
Trevor says:
Actually, honey, our rifle is not that big. Compared to the rifles used in World War II, ours are very light and svelte. Many would say that our bullets are too small. They’re much smaller than the bullets fired from insurgent rifles. I’ll show you the difference when I get home.
Does walking around near tanks and concrete and concertina wire seem normal? No. I hope it doesn’t become normal. I hope it goes away within a few years and becomes a bad memory.