Buffiniraq

Here are some of my guys "breaking bread" at the DFAC here on base. They're very special guys responsible for all the construction "inside the wire" here which is creating a thorn in the side of some of our "local neighbors" (Syria to the west and Iran to the east) as you could well imagine. I tell these guys one day they'll be visiting here as tourists with their grandchildren and telling them about these great "mess hall" days when they were young and serving their country. They're special to me because they find ways to get these projects done in spite of the logistical nightmare of trying to get enough gravel on base for concrete placements. The local truck drivers have to brave threats, ambushes and elements night and day just to help these guys find ways to "gedderdun". It is truly remarkable to watch them perform under the circumstances. I am honored to serve with them to say the least. They are a "few good men" doing a whole of work under very difficult circumstances. Thank God we're blessed to have them. Next time will be my last blog from Iraq; then it's homeward bound...