Here's a grim tale to remember:
I don’t want to talk about this, but considering current events, I’ll share something I saw in 2006 in Iraq. Understand that I hate discussing this. Not a single day goes by that I don’t think about it. One night our PL walks in the enlisted tent inside BIAP around 2300 and asks…
— Iraqveteran8888 (@Iraqveteran8888) October 10, 2023
GLOSSARY
BIAP = Baghdad International Airport
PL = platoon leader
M249 = light machine gun
LT = lieutenant
HQ = headquarters
M113 = armored personnel carrier (on tank-like treads)
FOB = forward operating base
Sometimes, flowers in gun barrels are not enough. Remember.
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