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I volunteered. I’m here again. But I’m in the safest place in Iraq.

During the indoc they said there hadn’t been a round impact in over 2 years. The next day I email a co-worker friend in the states and let him know things are safe and no incoming in 2 years, etc. Later that evening I’m on the phone with him when the incoming alarm goes off. Wump, wump, wump and one of them impacts the compound. No injuries. Heh.

10 years ago I was in the same area out on the road in the company truck waiting for a co-worker to come out of the BCT compound that was here at the time. We were in an unarmored Mitsubishi truck and I had the window down when 3 rounds were shot off from the same area south of the river. One round came in just on the other side of the BCT wall sending up a geyser of dirt, twigs and stuff. The was showered with debris but that was about it -except for two highly agitated NCOs in the back having choice words for the person we were waiting on. So 10 years later another 3 rounds from the same general Point of Origin hit the same area. I joke with ppl here that there must be some holes in a mosque somewhere which they shoot rockets out of during special events.