It’s not all gloom and doom in Iraq, even in the bullet-torn city of Najaf. In fact, SPC Mary Robinson, driver of a Humvee gun truck, is leaving it almost peaceful.
“’I couldn’t ask for a better deployment,” said the 24-year-old from Monroe, La. ‘ We’ve lost a few guys, but for the most part it’s been pretty safe.’
"For most of the last year, Robinson’s unit — the 3rd Battalion of the 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division — has helped train Iraqi army soldiers and navigated the stormy and fractured world of Shiite politics in this city of more than 1 million."
And for those who didn’t come home physically unmarked, the wounded art of Warrant Officer Michael Fay. Via Op-For
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