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In Which You Learn that Camp Victory is a Big Base
Greyhawk, writing from elsewhere on Camp Victory, hears that there was some sort of attack recently...
For additional perspective - I was on Victory Base Complex when this attack occurred and didn't know about it until I read it in the news today.
That's because he doesn't read his email. We noticed it where I was. I had to go out and look for my roommate, who had just gone off jogging before the IDF started falling. He was OK, though.
I have some thoughts on the attack, but I won't post them in order to prevent giving the enemy information about their targeting or insight into defensive measures. If there are any of you reading this who were also on site, I'd like to compare notes with you -- in person, here at Victory. Please don't put your thoughts in the comments, but do email me and let me know you'd like to get together for some of our fine DFAC coffee.
October 11, 2007 • Permalink
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Sounds like a good idea. You up for breakfast?
Posted by: Francis Marion | October 11, 2007 at 01:25 PM
How about dinner? I was going to take off the afternoon, since it's my birthday (and since I am only obligated to work 6 and 1/2 days a week, 12 hour shifts, so I get to have half a day off once in a while). I think Greyhawk's going to come by, too.
Posted by: Grim | October 11, 2007 at 02:00 PM
Oh, happy birthday, Grim!!!! I read the report about that attack and just decided not to get all wrapped around the axle about it. Glad you are okay.
Posted by: SemperFi Wife | October 11, 2007 at 02:37 PM
Happy Birthday, Grim!
Did people take cover under the wide brim of your Stetson...?
Posted by: Blackfive | October 11, 2007 at 02:47 PM
Let's just say that they would have had to have gotten down pretty low to have done that.
I did bring the Stetson, though. Nothing better for this sun.
Posted by: Grim | October 11, 2007 at 02:59 PM
Happy Birthday, Grim!
Sound like y'all can have a mini-milblog conference there at Camp Victory ;-)
Posted by: Miss Ladybug | October 11, 2007 at 04:16 PM
Well, as usual I'm a day late! Happy Birthday Old Son - belatedly! :-)
Posted by: JarheadDad | October 11, 2007 at 05:18 PM
Happy Birthday, Grim! And happy half-day off ;-)
Posted by: MaryAnn | October 11, 2007 at 05:24 PM
I've done two tours. One out of Baghdad at Victory and one out of Balad at Anaconda.
Both are pretty darn big. And in both cases I've heard we were attacked way after the fact. "All Clear" "All Clear" "All Clear".
Of course, the other times we were attacked I had a pretty good idea.
Posted by: Swede | October 11, 2007 at 09:21 PM