Thanksgiving Fieldtrip

Today was a slow day so I decided to take advantage of the extra time and do some exploring. Here are some pictures from the day's outing...


















This is what a Baghdad Freeway looks like. Note the lack of cars. Sharing the road with tanks has that effect on traffic. It's weird being in Baghdad this time (my second time in Iraq). I spent the better part of two years running Strike Rescue missions out of Kuwait into Southern Iraq before coming back as a civilian.

















This is part of downtown Baghdad that survived relatively intact. The tall building is an Iraqi government building.

















Here I am standing in front of a very humble monument (or 3 humble monuments) to Saddam.


















I ride around with these guys from time to time. I'd love to take one of these out to Borrego Springs.


















Tomb of the unknown Soldier, Baghdad.