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Friday, December 03, 2004
Possible Kirkuk living situation
We’re still not sure if we’ll all be driving into Iraq but it sounds like most of us, including me, might be flying up. We’re hopeful about that, for sure. Also, someone from the 25th (the unit currently in Kirkuk) is coming down here to help us train and pick his brain about everything. Thus far it looks like we’ll be staying in some old Iraqi barracks, possibly with a pool, in one of the smaller fire bases, versus the actual FOB Warrior. Four guys to a room, indoor plumbing (maybe), and we are all still holding out hope that we’ll have internet for our four-man rooms. Most importantly though, the 25th has not had a single fatality during their entire year up north. Apparently the local Kurds work with the US troops to help catch bad guys, since they just want to go to work, send their kids to school, and generally get on with their lives without any gun fights in the middle of their town. All pretty good news, although Kirkuk still could very well be a ‘hot spot’ for the election.
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