Sandstorms, Blech.

Its the loveliest part of the year here in Iraq – sandstorm season.  Its not bad enough that its so dry here your sweat directly evaporates leaving salt on your skin.  Its not bad enough that its so hot (138 F) you can’t drink water and you literally fry in your own oil.  No, this place tosses tons of ugly brown dust into the air for you to choke on too!  You can’t even see 100 feet in front of you most times.  I tried to take a picture, but all you could see was white/brown.  All this place is missing is brimstone (they have sulfur springs) and it could literally be Hell.

And this morning, my platoon went for a 3.5 mile run…

Gotta love the Army! 

Note:The photos are examples from Google images, and are not from where I am at in Iraq currently.