Another Day Down

Wow it’s been quite some time since I’ve written anything here. Well I’m still in Iraq and I’m still at FOB Falcon. Things here have been alright. With each day that passes the more I miss home and my wife. During my downtime I try to find things to occupy my time whether its playing video games, drawing, or watching movies, but sometimes it doesn’t always work. I’m guessing summer is in full swing here or at least it feels like it. I don’t think it can get any hotter, average temp is usually around 115 but it has been about 120 a few times.

It really has been an experience that I am proud of but I think it’s about time for us to pack it up and bring it home. Don’t think I’m not supportive of the war because I am, but in my opinion I believe the Iraqi’s are ready for us to leave. Case in point there was the June 30th withdraw from the cities and I just read that many of the barricades and T-walls that US forces put up for security around Baghdad are coming down per the Iraqi government. What is not in the news is that military convoy’s are only allowed to be on the roads between certain hours of the day and that each vehicle has a sheet of paper explaining who we are in case we’re stopped at in Iraqi checkpoint.

We’re on water restrictions here because of a broken sewer main somewhere in Baghdad so we are only allowed to use the showers between certain times of the day and bathrooms have been converted into Porta Johns…nothing like using one of those in 115 degree weather.

I hope to post more just so I can find an outlet. I’ll leave you with this link of the area:Local Area