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"We lose more of them [Iraqi Army members] on leave than we do in combat... these guys are bleeding for a greater voice than we are." -- Army First Sergeant John "Top" MacFarlane on the risk of being a member of the Iraqi Army (many are assasinated while they take their seven days off a month) "I think this is Bob's [ABC's Woodruff] blood right here." -- MacFarlane to me, pointing at a blood stain on his flak jacket "... they're all nuts." -- Army Major Mike Jason on insurgent groups all within a 10-mile radius of here "Go ahead...

Hello from Baghdad. This week we were supposed to be at gunnery and I was not going to put out a newsletter. But things took a turn around here and gunnery got postponed. This newsletter will not be the standard format, rather it is to be an open account of what has been going on over here the past few days. I feel it is right to keep the families informed even when unpleasant things happen. Policy statement: this is not a bunch of gossip, but truth, as I know it today. If you want to quote someone or blame...

Hello from Baghdad. This week it is actually getting nice as temperatures get cool enough at night that soldiers are zipping up sleeping bags. We figure that just as we get comfortable the temperature will shoot back up again. Policy statement: this is not a bunch of gossip, but truth, as I know it today. If you want to quote someone or blame someone, it is I. Also, the names of PCS and ETS soldiers will not be mentioned except in special circumstances in order to protect people’s privacy. 1SG Engman Ghost 7 Events this Week This week we have...