Going’s On
Hello from Lovely Iraq! I actually have a few free minutes to catch up on things, so I thought I would send out an update. Seems winter is over! Its starting to get hot here already. The mornings are nice, but by afternoon we are sweating pretty good. Lucky for us, the seasonal high is only about 120F where we are. With all the rain lately, its almost pretty. There is actual greenery sprouting up! Too bad it only lasts a few weeks.
What have I been up to? I was interviewed for some newspapers a few weeks ago (I can let you know where to look privately), I have been involved in teaching CLS classes to US troops and Iraqi Troops, and treated a few patients in the BAS. Still no heavy fighting here, although the IED count is going up. I am learning a bit of Arabic which helps a lot in just getting around here, especially when the Iraqis find out your the “Doctor” and start molesting you with all their ailments. Unfortunately, I don’t carry the things they need and end up directing them to the local hospitals and doctors.
Today, we put anti-sniper canopies on the humvees so our gunners have less profile when they sit up there. Not the kind of “Pimp My Ride” mods most people would thing of, but its a good addition here. Just don’t ask where the materials came from.. 
Besides that, its pretty much patrol after patrol, eating some goat or chicken, and patrol some more.
Time to go.
