Ruff's War by K. Sue Roper

Author:K. Sue Roper [Roper, K. Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781612513812
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

We believed we were mere hours from a declaration of war on Iraq. We had immersed ourselves in a flurry of prewar activity, including packing, repacking, bidding farewell to our battle buddies, making the one brief three-minute phone call stateside, and receiving last-minute essential survival training. In an instant, our life at Camp Guadalcanal was completely changed, and the changes were eerie.

The camp’s chow hall was especially quiet the evening of 19 March, less than eight hours before President Bush was expected to declare war. This special place, where we had spent hours bantering, joking, discussing mundane silly events and issues, and sharing our successes, failures, and frustrations, was now quiet and devoid of many familiar faces from the FRSS and STP groups. Most of us sat silently, lost in our own thoughts as we ate our meals.

As I settled into my sleeping bag that night, I thought of my home and family in the States. I also thought about the average poor-income Iraqi family and wondered how they must be feeling tonight. Were they afraid for their lives and those of their children? Would they be safe? Would any of us be truly safe in this war of unknowns?

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