If it's any consolation at all, I have been here on the ground for over five years and have been through the worst days here and I'm still in one piece. I've had a couple of close calls, but the worst I have suffered is a scrape on my hand diving into a bunker in the insane days of 2006.
Your son should be OK. Our troops have done an amazing job and the Iraqis for the most part have gotten very fed up with the terrorists and have joined the good guys' side.
I will keep Sam in my prayers.
Thank you so much and thank you for your service. Sam told me it looks like Iraq was taken off the table a week ago. He’s still in the “hot seat” for deployment. I cannot believe that there is a possibility that the photos from Abu Ghraib could be released nor can I believe that we would read Miranda rights to jihadists rather than question and ask for their cooperation. Nothing makes sense.