As I walked back to my housing unit from my office tonight, I noticed something...something I hadn't noticed before. The night sky is beautiful here. We're out in the country, and Iraqis don't have much electricity, so there's no beaming lights to wash out the view. Imagine sitting in a field, miles away from any city, and just looking up at the stars. That's what I saw. I saw stars dancing in the atmosphere, shining down on us reminding me that we're all just a small piece of the universe pie. I saw planets bright as the moon stitched across a canvas of black. And I heard....
...the loud hum of the generators that give my office power. Totally ruined the thought and the brief moment of peace that came of being able to look up and see something beautiful.
Then I hurried to my CHU just in case tonight was the night the terrorists decided to drop a mortar round on us.
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Glad you are okay, Jim. I was really wondering, when neither Abby or you, had posted in a long time. Thanks for your posts and letting me know a little bit about my soldier son's life. He doesn't get to communicate much and I really miss him.
Mom of 2LT M
Isn't it amazing what you can see when you don't have the city lights to mess is all up? That was one of the first things I was struck by my first deployment...and then it WAS ruined by mortar fire on the neighboring LSA. Go figure.
Glad you've had the opportunity to experience one of the few beautiful things about that country.
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