Yep. January 18, 2009 will make five years. I was going to do one year when I came in January 2004. LOL
I kept getting talked into coming back and have now been here in a variety of capacities - everything from participating in building coalition and Iraqi bases, mentoring and advising Iraqi government officials at the Ministry of Interior to infrastructure reconstruction which is what I'm mixed up in now.
But what's cool is that I've seen the worst of the war when it was at its highest escalation and now I'm seeing peace and a return to normality.
I see you're in bella Italia. Can you say where? I lived in Napoli (Pozzuoli) as an adolcscent Navy brat.
Thank you for your service. :)
That is really cool. I unfortunately have not been able to do a tour in Iraq. I am in Sigonella, Sicily and loving it.