Baghdad

Eric recently had a "mission" to Baghdad and was at the base there called "Victory" for three days. He said it was a nice change of pace, and he was excited to go. This photo is one of Saddam's palaces that did not get destroyed.

Eric is now back to the Balad Air Force Base. His e-mail yesterday said it was 121 degrees F, and he's working in a cement truck with no air conditioning. He goes through 20 water bottles a day, dumping most of them over his head. It sounds like torture. I think there isn't enough money to compensate these kids for doing these unpleasant jobs and being in a war zone. He has eight more weeks there.