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hey everyone. not much going on here tonight- it's my day off, so i thought i'd write a little bit. i just got done working at the aeromedical clinic; it was a busy night. more legs than feet. at least they are receiving outstanding treatment. balad leads the world in cutting-edge combat medicine- many hospitals are researching the progress our surgeons are making here. in a few hours, the patients i loaded will be in germany.
we've had several attacks lately, so we're in a hightened defense posture; helmet and body armor 24/7, except when you're sleeping or something. hopefully this doesn't last long. i heard that we were going to stay like this until saddam's trial is over, but i didn't think that started for a month or two. it's pretty uncomfortable, but i guess if they say i need to wear it, i probably should.
the word on the street is that we'll be leaving here from the 24th to the 26th, and arrive at duluth sometime the 28th. of course, that might mean anything from 1am the 28th to 8pm the 29th, so please don't plan around that schedule. i might get to spend a day or two in qatar waiting for a flight, or i might not even get to put my bags down before i fly out of there.
i feel like i've been here for months. i know it hasn't been that long, but i'm pretty sick of iraq and everything involved with being here. the boredom is eating away at my brain, and i'm running out of books. i have trouble forming clear sentences. when the most exciting thing that has happened for a month is that you found a really big spider, life starts to look different. i should stop complaining.
my sickness keeps changing track- first it was the throat, then the lungs, then the fever, then the sinuses, then the gastrointestinal area.... it's easy to understand how entire armies have been lost to cholera and dysentery. living with 100 guys in a building with no air circulation and a lot of door knobs leads to this sort of thing. i'm feeling a little better, though. with any luck i'll be healthy when i return.
there's not much else to say, i guess. i'll talk to you later.
we've had several attacks lately, so we're in a hightened defense posture; helmet and body armor 24/7, except when you're sleeping or something. hopefully this doesn't last long. i heard that we were going to stay like this until saddam's trial is over, but i didn't think that started for a month or two. it's pretty uncomfortable, but i guess if they say i need to wear it, i probably should.
the word on the street is that we'll be leaving here from the 24th to the 26th, and arrive at duluth sometime the 28th. of course, that might mean anything from 1am the 28th to 8pm the 29th, so please don't plan around that schedule. i might get to spend a day or two in qatar waiting for a flight, or i might not even get to put my bags down before i fly out of there.
i feel like i've been here for months. i know it hasn't been that long, but i'm pretty sick of iraq and everything involved with being here. the boredom is eating away at my brain, and i'm running out of books. i have trouble forming clear sentences. when the most exciting thing that has happened for a month is that you found a really big spider, life starts to look different. i should stop complaining.
my sickness keeps changing track- first it was the throat, then the lungs, then the fever, then the sinuses, then the gastrointestinal area.... it's easy to understand how entire armies have been lost to cholera and dysentery. living with 100 guys in a building with no air circulation and a lot of door knobs leads to this sort of thing. i'm feeling a little better, though. with any luck i'll be healthy when i return.
there's not much else to say, i guess. i'll talk to you later.
posted by Ben at 6:14 PM
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