I was on patrol in Dora during this game. Right around the time the game ended, I told all my Soldiers to get down inside houses and off the roofs. Good thing, b/c as soon as they won, the volleys of celebratory gunfire were heard all over the place!
Another one of those “Only In Iraq” moments: my Soldiers and I had been clearing houses all day in 115+ degree heat, so we holed up in this one house with A/C and a whole family sitting there watching the game. We came in, greeted them, searched their house, let them know everything was OK, then we sat down, ate MREs, and watched the end of the game with them. My Squad Leader teased them by saying “Go Korea!...just kidding!” It was pretty funny, and even the family thought it was too.
What an absolutely odd existence...can you imagine watching the NFC championship and having a squad of armed foreign soldiers glued to the game along with your family? Boggles the mind...
I just posted some information from a Baghdad newspaper about the vast improvements in quality of life in Dora on here yesterday. You guys are doing GREAT!
I'm in the Rusafa District (where the stadium they currently can't use is) - you probably know which FOB. Strangely enough, we had more bullets rain into the FOB on Saturday night when Iraq beat Vietnam than we did yesterday.
The warnings are already up around the FOB about Sunday afternoon. In spite of the celebratory gunfire dangers (we'll all be locked down inside hard buildings), I really, really hope Iraq wins.
LOL! Only in Iraq! And thank you!