[mkr8683]

I was in Baghdad 05-06 and 07-09, 4ID both times. Made a few trips to Taji in '08, matter of fact that's where we got our MRAPs from. We flew up there on Blackhawks and convoyed back to Liberty in them. Taji was a dump, from what I remember. It was cool seeing the boneyard, though. I wish I'd have taken some pictures. The chow hall was the best one in that whole area. One of my buddies was killed and his driver blinded by shrapnel by a EFP on Senators, coming back from Taji after dropping off the deputy 4ID commander to go eat lunch with an IA general. All because he didn't want to wait for a Blackhawk at the IZ.